वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-65, verse-26

इमं देशमनुप्राप्तौ क्षुधार्तस्येह तिष्ठतः ।
सबाणचापखड्गौ च तीक्ष्णशृङ्गाविवर्षभौ ।
ममास्यमनुसंप्राप्तौ दुर्लभं जीवितं पुनः ॥२६॥

26. imaṃ deśamanuprāptau kṣudhārtasyeha tiṣṭhataḥ ,
sabāṇacāpakhaḍgau ca tīkṣṇaśṛṅgāvivarṣabhau ,
mamāsyamanusaṃprāptau durlabhaṃ jīvitaṃ punaḥ.

26. imam deśam anuprāptau kṣudhārtasya
iha tiṣṭhataḥ sabāṇacāpakhaḍgau ca
tīkṣṇaśṛṅgau iva varṣabhau mama āsyam
anusaṃprāptau durlabham jīvitam punaḥ

26. iha imam deśam anuprāptau tiṣṭhataḥ
sabāṇacāpakhaḍgau ca tīkṣṇaśṛṅgau iva
varṣabhau kṣudhārtasya mama āsyam
anusaṃprāptau punaḥ jīvitam durlabham

26. You two, having arrived in this region, standing here, armed with bows, arrows, and swords, are like two sharp-horned bulls. For me, who is starving, you have now come within my grasp; your life (jīvita) will again be difficult to preserve.

Words meanings summery:

• इमम् (imam) - this

• देशम् (deśam) - land, region, place

• अनुप्राप्तौ (anuprāptau) - having arrived in this region (having reached, having attained)

• क्षुधार्तस्य (kṣudhārtasya) - for me, who is hungry (referring to Kabandha) (of the hungry one, for the hungry one)

• इह (iha) - here (in this place) (here, in this world, in this case)

• तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - standing

• सबाणचापखड्गौ (sabāṇacāpakhaḍgau) - armed with bows, arrows, and swords (with arrows, bows, and swords)

• च (ca) - and

• तीक्ष्णशृङ्गौ (tīkṣṇaśṛṅgau) - sharp-horned

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• वर्षभौ (varṣabhau) - two bulls

• मम (mama) - for me (Kabandha) (my, to me)

• आस्यम् (āsyam) - mouth

• अनुसंप्राप्तौ (anusaṁprāptau) - you two have now come within my grasp / entered my mouth (having entered, having reached, having approached)

• दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to preserve (difficult to obtain, rare)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (difficult to preserve) (again, anew, but, on the other hand)

Words meanings and morphology

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here, the present

Note: masculine accusative singular form, here used adjectivally with 'deśam'

देशम् (deśam) - land, region, place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - region, place, country, district

अनुप्राप्तौ (anuprāptau) - having arrived in this region (having reached, having attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - reached, attained, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √āp with prefix anu-pra-

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Nominative dual masculine form, referring to Rama and Lakshmana. Though a past passive participle, it functions here with an active sense of 'having reached'.

क्षुधार्तस्य (kṣudhārtasya) - for me, who is hungry (referring to Kabandha) (of the hungry one, for the hungry one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣudhārta

kṣudhārta - distressed by hunger, hungry, starving

Compound of kṣudhā (hunger) and ārta (distressed)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣudhā+ārta)

• kṣudhā – hunger, appetite
  noun (feminine)
• ārta – distressed, afflicted, pained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √ṛ 'to go, move' or √ṛt 'to hurt'
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Refers to Kabandha. Genitive can imply 'for' (dative sense) in certain contexts.

इह (iha) - here (in this place) (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - standing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, existing, being

Present Active Participle

From root √sthā (1st class) 'to stand'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Nominative dual masculine form, referring to Rama and Lakshmana.

सबाणचापखड्गौ (sabāṇacāpakhaḍgau) - armed with bows, arrows, and swords (with arrows, bows, and swords)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sabāṇacāpakhaḍga

sabāṇacāpakhaḍga - equipped with arrows, bows, and swords

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + bāṇa (arrow) + cāpa (bow) + khaḍga (sword)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bāṇa+cāpa+khaḍga)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• cāpa – bow
  noun (masculine)
• khaḍga – sword
  noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative dual masculine form, referring to Rama and Lakshmana.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'sabāṇacāpakhaḍgau' with the following comparison.

तीक्ष्णशृङ्गौ (tīkṣṇaśṛṅgau) - sharp-horned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tīkṣṇaśṛṅga

tīkṣṇaśṛṅga - having sharp horns, sharp-horned

Bahuvrīhi compound: tīkṣṇa (sharp) + śṛṅga (horn)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+śṛṅga)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, piercing
  adjective
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Nominative dual masculine form, referring to Rama and Lakshmana, qualifying them as "like bulls".

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

वर्षभौ (varṣabhau) - two bulls

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vṛṣabha

vṛṣabha - bull, best of its kind, chief

Note: Nominative dual masculine form.

मम (mama) - for me (Kabandha) (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Genitive singular of 'I' (asmad), meaning 'my' or 'for me'. Refers to Kabandha.

आस्यम् (āsyam) - mouth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsya

āsya - mouth, face

अनुसंप्राप्तौ (anusaṁprāptau) - you two have now come within my grasp / entered my mouth (having entered, having reached, having approached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anusaṃprāpta

anusaṁprāpta - having arrived at, reached, entered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √āp with prefixes anu-sam-pra-

Prefixes: anu+sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Nominative dual masculine form, referring to Rama and Lakshmana, functioning with an active sense of 'having entered'.

दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to preserve (difficult to obtain, rare)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, hard to reach, rare

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root √labh 'to obtain' with prefix dur- (indicating difficulty)

Prefix: dur

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jīvitam'.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, livelihood, living

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root √jīv 'to live'

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: The subject of the last clause.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (difficult to preserve) (again, anew, but, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)