वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-13, verse-2

तं दृष्ट्वा तौ महाभागौ वनस्थं रामलक्ष्मणौ ।
मेनाते राक्षसं पक्षिं ब्रुवाणौ को भवानिति ॥२॥

2. taṃ dṛṣṭvā tau mahābhāgau vanasthaṃ rāmalakṣmaṇau ,
menāte rākṣasaṃ pakṣiṃ bruvāṇau ko bhavāniti.

2. taṃ dṛṣṭvā tau mahābhāgau vanastham rāmalakṣmaṇau
menāte rākṣasam pakṣim bruvāṇau kaḥ bhavān iti

2. tau mahābhāgau rāmalakṣmaṇau vanastham taṃ dṛṣṭvā rākṣasam pakṣim menāte,
'kaḥ bhavān' iti bruvāṇau

2. Upon seeing that (vulture), located in the forest, the highly virtuous (mahābhāgau) Rama and Lakshmana took it for a demon-bird, saying, "Who are you?"

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that vulture (him, that)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• तौ (tau) - Rama and Lakshmana (those two, they two)

• महाभागौ (mahābhāgau) - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble, virtuous

• वनस्थम् (vanastham) - the vulture located in the forest (dwelling in the forest, forest-dweller)

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rama and Lakshmana

• मेनाते (menāte) - they two considered, they two thought

• राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - a demon, demonic

• पक्षिम् (pakṣim) - a bird

• ब्रुवाणौ (bruvāṇau) - saying, speaking

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (masculine polite)

• इति (iti) - marker for quotation (thus, so)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that vulture (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तौ (tau) - Rama and Lakshmana (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महाभागौ (mahābhāgau) - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly virtuous, illustrious, fortunate, noble

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahat+bhāga)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)

वनस्थम् (vanastham) - the vulture located in the forest (dwelling in the forest, forest-dweller)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vanastha

vanastha - situated in a forest

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (vana+stha)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rama and Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rama and Lakshmana

Compound type : Dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rama (a Hindu deity, hero of the Ramayana)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakshmana (brother of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)

मेनाते (menāte) - they two considered, they two thought

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (lit) of man

Perfect Tense (Lit)

3rd person dual middle

Root: man (class 4)

राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - a demon, demonic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit; demonic

पक्षिम् (pakṣim) - a bird

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

ब्रुवाणौ (bruvāṇau) - saying, speaking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bruvāṇa

bruvāṇa - speaking, saying

Present Middle Participle

Present Middle Participle of brū (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (masculine polite)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

इति (iti) - marker for quotation (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

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