वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-57, verse-31

तौ नूनं दुर्बलावन्धौ मत्प्रतीक्षौ पिपासितौ ।
चिरमाशाकृतां तृष्णां कष्टां संधारयिष्यतः ॥३१॥

31. tau nūnaṃ durbalāvandhau matpratīkṣau pipāsitau ,
ciramāśākṛtāṃ tṛṣṇāṃ kaṣṭāṃ saṃdhārayiṣyataḥ.

31. tau nūnam durbalau andhau matpratīkṣau pipāsitau
ciram āśākṛtām tṛṣṇām kaṣṭām saṃdhārayiṣyataḥ

31. nūnam tau durbalau andhau matpratīkṣau pipāsitau
ciram āśākṛtām kaṣṭām tṛṣṇām saṃdhārayiṣyataḥ

31. Surely, those two weak, blind, and thirsty individuals, waiting for me, will endure for a long time this difficult thirst that hope has created.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the parents) (those two, they two)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• दुर्बलौ (durbalau) - two weak ones, two feeble ones

• अन्धौ (andhau) - two blind ones, two blind people

• मत्प्रतीक्षौ (matpratīkṣau) - two awaiting me, two expecting me

• पिपासितौ (pipāsitau) - two thirsty ones

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, for long

• आशाकृताम् (āśākṛtām) - made by hope, caused by hope

• तृष्णाम् (tṛṣṇām) - thirst, desire

• कष्टाम् (kaṣṭām) - difficult, painful, miserable

• संधारयिष्यतः (saṁdhārayiṣyataḥ) - will endure (they two will endure, they two will hold, they two will sustain)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the parents) (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

दुर्बलौ (durbalau) - two weak ones, two feeble ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, infirm

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+bala)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill, hard
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'tau'.

अन्धौ (andhau) - two blind ones, two blind people

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of andha

andha - blind, dark, obscured

Note: Modifies 'tau'.

मत्प्रतीक्षौ (matpratīkṣau) - two awaiting me, two expecting me

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of matpratīkṣa

matpratīkṣa - expecting me, waiting for me

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+pratīkṣa)

• mad – me, my
  pronoun
  Ablative form of 'asmad', used here in compound for 'my' or 'me'.
• pratīkṣa – expecting, waiting, looking for
  participle/adjective (masculine)
  present active participle (root īkṣ with prati)
  Derived from verb root īkṣ (to see, look) with prefix prati (towards, in return).
  Prefix: prati
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tau'.

पिपासितौ (pipāsitau) - two thirsty ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pipāsita

pipāsita - thirsty, desirous of drinking

Past Passive Participle (from desiderative stem)

Derived from desiderative stem of root pā (to drink).

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tau'.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, for long

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as an adverb of time.

आशाकृताम् (āśākṛtām) - made by hope, caused by hope

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āśākṛta

āśākṛta - made by hope, created by hope

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśā+kṛta)

• āśā – hope, expectation, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: aś (class 5)
• kṛta – made, done, created
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'tṛṣṇām'.

तृष्णाम् (tṛṣṇām) - thirst, desire

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, desire, craving

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Object of the verb 'saṃdhārayiṣyataḥ'.

कष्टाम् (kaṣṭām) - difficult, painful, miserable

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kaṣṭa

kaṣṭa - difficult, painful, miserable, bad, grievous

Note: Modifies 'tṛṣṇām'.

संधारयिष्यतः (saṁdhārayiṣyataḥ) - will endure (they two will endure, they two will hold, they two will sustain)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, future (lṛṭ) of saṃdhāraya

Causative Future Active

Future tense of the causative form of root dhṛ (to hold, support) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two parents.

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