वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-87, verse-23

अथ नात्र नरव्याघ्रौ राजपुत्रौ परंतपौ ।
अन्ये रामोपमाः सन्ति व्यक्तमत्र तपस्विनः ॥२३॥

23. atha nātra naravyāghrau rājaputrau paraṃtapau ,
anye rāmopamāḥ santi vyaktamatra tapasvinaḥ.

23. atha na atra naravyāghrau rājaputrau paraṃtapau
anye rāmopamāḥ santi vyaktam atra tapasvinaḥ

23. atha atra naravyāghrau rājaputrau paraṃtapau na
vyaktam atra anye rāmopamāḥ tapasvinaḥ santi

23. But if the two best among men, the princes, the tormentors of foes (Rama and Lakshmana), are not present here, then clearly other ascetics, similar to Rama, are present here.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

• न (na) - not

• अत्र (atra) - here

• नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - two tigers among men, two best of men

• राजपुत्रौ (rājaputrau) - two princes

• परंतपौ (paraṁtapau) - two tormentors of foes

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• रामोपमाः (rāmopamāḥ) - similar to Rama, like Rama

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

• व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly, evidently

• अत्र (atra) - here

• तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - ascetics, hermits

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here

(indeclinable)

नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - two tigers among men, two best of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

राजपुत्रौ (rājaputrau) - two princes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rājaputra

rājaputra - king's son, prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

परंतपौ (paraṁtapau) - two tormentors of foes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - tormentor of foes, oppressor of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+tapa)

• para – other, enemy
  noun (masculine)
• tapa – burning, heating, tormenting (often from root tap)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root tap 'to burn, to torment'
  Root: tap

अन्ये (anye) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

रामोपमाः (rāmopamāḥ) - similar to Rama, like Rama

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāmopama

rāmopama - resembling Rama, similar to Rama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāma+upama)

• rāma – Rama (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• upama – resemblance, comparison, similar
  noun (masculine)

सन्ति (santi) - they are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly, evidently

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here

(indeclinable)

तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - ascetics, hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, hermit, one who practices austerity (tapas)

Derived from tapas (asceticism)

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