वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-34, verse-2

जानीषे त्वं जनस्थानं भ्राता यत्र खरो मम ।
दूषणश्च महाबाहुः स्वसा शूर्पणखा च मे ॥२॥

2. jānīṣe tvaṃ janasthānaṃ bhrātā yatra kharo mama ,
dūṣaṇaśca mahābāhuḥ svasā śūrpaṇakhā ca me.

2. jānīṣe tvam janasthānam bhrātā yatra kharaḥ mama
dūṣaṇaḥ ca mahābāhuḥ svasā śūrpaṇakhā ca me

2. tvam janasthānam jānīṣe yatra mama bhrātā kharaḥ
ca mahābāhuḥ dūṣaṇaḥ ca me svasā śūrpaṇakhā (asti)

2. You know Janasthāna, the place where my brother Khara, and the mighty-armed Dūṣaṇa, and my sister Śūrpaṇakhā reside.

Words meanings summery:

• जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• जनस्थानम् (janasthānam) - Janasthāna (name of a region)

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• खरः (kharaḥ) - Khara (name of a demon)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• दूषणः (dūṣaṇaḥ) - Dūṣaṇa (name of a demon)

• च (ca) - and

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, strong-armed

• स्वसा (svasā) - sister

• शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā) - Śūrpaṇakhā (name of a demoness)

• च (ca) - and

• मे (me) - my, to me

Words meanings and morphology

जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present Middle

Root jñā (to know), 9th conjugation, present tense, middle voice, 2nd person singular

Root: jñā (class 9)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'jānīṣe'.

जनस्थानम् (janasthānam) - Janasthāna (name of a region)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janasthāna

janasthāna - Janasthāna (name of a region in Daṇḍakāraṇya)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+sthāna)

• jana – people, person
  noun (masculine)
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sthāna – place, abode, location
  noun (neuter)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'jānīṣe'.

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Refers to Khara.

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

from yad + tral suffix

Note: Adverb of place.

खरः (kharaḥ) - Khara (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khara

khara - Khara (name of a demon, Rāvaṇa's brother); donkey, sharp, fierce

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, our, us

Note: Qualifies 'bhrātā'.

दूषणः (dūṣaṇaḥ) - Dūṣaṇa (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūṣaṇa

dūṣaṇa - Dūṣaṇa (name of a demon, Rāvaṇa's general); defilement, fault

Root: dūṣ (class 10)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Dūṣaṇa with Khara.

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, strong-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Dūṣaṇa.

स्वसा (svasā) - sister

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svasṛ

svasṛ - sister

Note: Refers to Śūrpaṇakhā.

शूर्पणखा (śūrpaṇakhā) - Śūrpaṇakhā (name of a demoness)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūrpaṇakhā

śūrpaṇakhā - Śūrpaṇakhā (name of Rāvaṇa's sister)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūrpa+nakha)

• śūrpa – winnowing basket
  noun (neuter)
• nakha – nail, claw
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Śūrpaṇakhā with Dūṣaṇa.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, our, us

Note: Qualifies 'svasā'. This is an alternative genitive form of 'asmad', shorter than 'mama'.