वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-65, verse-24

ताव् उवाच महाबाहुः कबन्धो दानवोत्तमः ।
कौ युवां वृषभस्कन्धौ महाखड्गधनुर्धरौ ॥२४॥

24. tāv uvāca mahābāhuḥ kabandho dānavottamaḥ ,
kau yuvāṃ vṛṣabhaskandhau mahākhaḍgadhanurdharau.

24. tau uvāca mahābāhuḥ kabandhaḥ dānavottamaḥ kau
yuvām vṛṣabhaskandhau mahākhaḍgadhanurdharau

24. mahābāhuḥ dānavottamaḥ kabandhaḥ tau uvāca kau
yuvām vṛṣabhaskandhau mahākhaḍgadhanurdharau

24. The mighty-armed Kabandha, chief among the Dānavas, spoke to them: "Who are you two, with shoulders like a bull's, wielding great swords and bows?"

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - to those two (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (those two (masculine))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, having great arms

• कबन्धः (kabandhaḥ) - Kabandha (name of a demon)

• दानवोत्तमः (dānavottamaḥ) - best of the Dānavas (demons), chief of the Dānavas

• कौ (kau) - who (dual)

• युवाम् (yuvām) - you two

• वृषभस्कन्धौ (vṛṣabhaskandhau) - bull-shouldered, having shoulders like a bull

• महाखड्गधनुर्धरौ (mahākhaḍgadhanurdharau) - wielding a great sword and bow

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - to those two (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (those two (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular active.

Root: vac (class 2)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, having great arms

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, having great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

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

कबन्धः (kabandhaḥ) - Kabandha (name of a demon)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kabandha

kabandha - Kabandha (a headless demon)

दानवोत्तमः (dānavottamaḥ) - best of the Dānavas (demons), chief of the Dānavas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānavottama

dānavottama - best or chief of the Dānavas (a class of demons)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dānava+uttama)

• dānava – a Dānava (descendant of Danu), a class of demons
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, chief
  adjective (masculine)

कौ (kau) - who (dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kim

kim - who, what, which

युवाम् (yuvām) - you two

(pronoun)

Nominative, dual of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

वृषभस्कन्धौ (vṛṣabhaskandhau) - bull-shouldered, having shoulders like a bull

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vṛṣabhaskandha

vṛṣabhaskandha - bull-shouldered, having shoulders like a bull

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛṣabha+skandha)

• vṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)
• skandha – shoulder, trunk (of a tree)
  noun (masculine)

महाखड्गधनुर्धरौ (mahākhaḍgadhanurdharau) - wielding a great sword and bow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahākhaḍgadhanurdhara

mahākhaḍgadhanurdhara - wielding a great sword and bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+khaḍga+dhanus+dhara)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• khaḍga – sword
  noun (masculine)
• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – holding, bearing, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from the root dhṛ (to hold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)