वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-9, verse-21

यौ तौ देवासुरे युद्धे वरौ दशरथो ऽददात् ।
तौ स्मारय महाभागे सो ऽर्थो मा त्वामतिक्रमेत् ॥२१॥

21. yau tau devāsure yuddhe varau daśaratho'dadāt ,
tau smāraya mahābhāge so'rtho mā tvāmatikramet.

21. yau tau devāsure yuddhe varau daśarathaḥ adadāt
tau smāraya mahābhāge saḥ arthaḥ mā tvām atikramet

21. mahābhāge,
yau tau varau daśarathaḥ devāsure yuddhe adadāt,
tau smāraya.
saḥ arthaḥ tvām mā atikramet.

21. O highly revered lady (mahābhāge), remind him of those two boons which King Dasharatha granted during the war between the gods and demons. May that objective (artha) not escape you.

Words meanings summery:

• यौ (yau) - which two, who two

• तौ (tau) - those two

• देवासुरे (devāsure) - in the war between gods and demons (pertaining to gods and demons)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle, in the war

• वरौ (varau) - two boons, two wishes

• दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (proper name)

• अददात् (adadāt) - gave, granted

• तौ (tau) - those two

• स्मारय (smāraya) - remind him (Dasharatha) (remind)

• महाभागे (mahābhāge) - referring to Kaikeyī (O highly fortunate one, O greatly revered lady)

• सः (saḥ) - that (purpose) (that, he)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - that objective (purpose, meaning, object, wealth, matter)

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• अतिक्रमेत् (atikramet) - may not escape you (may transgress, may go beyond, may escape)

Words meanings and morphology

यौ (yau) - which two, who two

(pronoun)

masculine, dual of yad

yad - which, who

Note: Here accusative dual, referring to 'varau'.

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Here accusative dual, referring to 'varau'.

देवासुरे (devāsure) - in the war between gods and demons (pertaining to gods and demons)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devāsura

devāsura - gods and demons

Compound type : dvandva (deva+asura)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, titan
  noun (masculine)

Note: Here used as an adjective for 'yuddhe'.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle, in the war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

from root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

वरौ (varau) - two boons, two wishes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vara

vara - boon, wish, blessing, choice, excellent

दशरथः (daśarathaḥ) - Dasharatha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśaratha

daśaratha - Dasharatha (father of Rama)

अददात् (adadāt) - gave, granted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dā

imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

root dā (class 3)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The augment 'a' before the root 'dā' indicates imperfect tense.

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Here accusative dual, referring to 'varau'.

स्मारय (smāraya) - remind him (Dasharatha) (remind)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of smṛ

causative imperative, 2nd person singular, active voice

causative of root smṛ (to remember) is smārayati (to cause to remember, to remind)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Causative verb, meaning 'cause to remember'.

महाभागे (mahābhāge) - referring to Kaikeyī (O highly fortunate one, O greatly revered lady)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mahābhāgā

mahābhāgā - highly fortunate, greatly honored/revered (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• bhāga – share, fortune, destiny, luck
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - that (purpose) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to 'arthaḥ'.

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - that objective (purpose, meaning, object, wealth, matter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, object, meaning, wealth, matter

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

अतिक्रमेत् (atikramet) - may not escape you (may transgress, may go beyond, may escape)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of atikram

optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice

root kram (class 1) with prefix ati

Prefix: ati

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used with `mā` for a negative injunction/wish.

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