वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-3, verse-27

ततस्तु तौ काञ्चनचित्रकार्मुकौ निहत्य रक्षः परिगृह्य मैथिलीम् ।
विजह्रतुस्तौ मुदितौ महावने दिवि स्थितौ चन्द्रदिवाकराविव ॥२७॥

27. tatastu tau kāñcanacitrakārmukau nihatya rakṣaḥ parigṛhya maithilīm ,
vijahratustau muditau mahāvane divi sthitau candradivākarāviva.

27. tatas tu tau kāñcanacitrakārmukau
nihatya rakṣaḥ parigṛhya maithilīm
| vijahratus tau muditau mahāvane
divi sthitau candradivākarau iva

27. tatas tu kāñcanacitrakārmukau tau
rakṣaḥ nihatya maithilīm parigṛhya
(ca) muditau tau mahāvane vijahratus
divi sthitau candradivākarau iva

27. Then, those two (Rama and Lakshmana), bearing their golden and beautifully adorned bows, having killed the demon and rescued Maithili (Sita), wandered joyfully through the great forest, resembling the moon and sun shining in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

• तु (tu) - indeed, moreover (but, yet, indeed, moreover)

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

• काञ्चनचित्रकार्मुकौ (kāñcanacitrakārmukau) - having beautiful golden bows (having golden and variegated bows)

• निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed (the demon) (having killed, having struck down)

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon (Viradha) (demon, rākṣasa)

• परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having taken (Sita), having rescued (having taken, having seized, having protected)

• मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Sita (Maithili (Sita, princess of Mithila))

• विजह्रतुस् (vijahratus) - they (Rama and Lakshmana) wandered (they wandered, they sported)

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

• मुदितौ (muditau) - delighted (by Sita's rescue) (delighted, joyful)

• महावने (mahāvane) - in the vast forest (in the great forest)

• दिवि (divi) - in the sky (in the sky, in heaven)

• स्थितौ (sthitau) - situated (like the sun and moon) (standing, situated, being)

• चन्द्रदिवाकरौ (candradivākarau) - the moon and the sun (moon and sun)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed, moreover (but, yet, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine dual nominative of tad

काञ्चनचित्रकार्मुकौ (kāñcanacitrakārmukau) - having beautiful golden bows (having golden and variegated bows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kāñcanacitrakārmuka

kāñcanacitrakārmuka - having golden and splendid bows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāñcana+citra+kārmuka)

• kāñcana – golden, made of gold
  adjective (neuter)
• citra – variegated, splendid, wonderful, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• kārmuka – bow
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound: kāñcana-citra-kārmuka (Bahuvrīhi, 'having bows that are golden and variegated')

निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed (the demon) (having killed, having struck down)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form with prefix

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon (Viradha) (demon, rākṣasa)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

Note: The form 'rakṣaḥ' can be nom/acc sing of neuter 'rakṣas'. Here, accusative object of nihatya.

परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having taken (Sita), having rescued (having taken, having seized, having protected)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root grah (to seize, take) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form with prefix

मैथिलीम् (maithilīm) - Sita (Maithili (Sita, princess of Mithila))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maithilī

maithilī - princess of Mithila, an epithet of Sita

विजह्रतुस् (vijahratus) - they (Rama and Lakshmana) wandered (they wandered, they sported)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, Perfect (lit) of hṛ

Perfect Active

Root hṛ, class 1, Perfect tense, 3rd person dual with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine dual nominative of tad, repeats for emphasis/clarity

मुदितौ (muditau) - delighted (by Sita's rescue) (delighted, joyful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mudita

mudita - delighted, joyful, happy

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mud (to rejoice)

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle, agreeing with 'tau'

महावने (mahāvane) - in the vast forest (in the great forest)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound: mahā-vana (Karmadhāraya)

दिवि (divi) - in the sky (in the sky, in heaven)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

स्थितौ (sthitau) - situated (like the sun and moon) (standing, situated, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle, agreeing with candra-divākarau

चन्द्रदिवाकरौ (candradivākarau) - the moon and the sun (moon and sun)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of candradivākara

candradivākara - moon and sun

Compound type : dvandva (candra+divākara)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• divākara – sun (day-maker)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound: candra-divākara (Dvandva)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison

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