वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-66, verse-1

तौ तु तत्र स्थितौ दृष्ट्वा भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ।
बाहुपाशपरिक्षिप्तौ कबन्धो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. tau tu tatra sthitau dṛṣṭvā bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau ,
bāhupāśaparikṣiptau kabandho vākyamabravīt.

1. tau tu tatra sthitau dṛṣṭvā bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau
| bāhupāśaparikṣiptau kabandhaḥ vākyam abravīt

1. tu tatra sthitau bāhupāśaparikṣiptau tau bhrātarau
rāmalakṣmaṇau dṛṣṭvā kabandhaḥ vākyam abravīt

1. But seeing those two brothers, Rama and Lakṣmaṇa, standing there, encircled by his arm-snares, Kabandha spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing, situated, being

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - the two brothers

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rama and Lakshmana

• बाहुपाशपरिक्षिप्तौ (bāhupāśaparikṣiptau) - encircled by arm-snares/fetters

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

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Rama and Lakṣmaṇa

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from pronominal stem `tad`

स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing, situated, being

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, dual of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, stable, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `tau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau`

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root `dṛś` (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - the two brothers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Accusative dual masculine

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rama and Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rama and Lakshmana (the two brothers)

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rama (a Hindu deity, prince of Ayodhya)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (brother of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative dual masculine

बाहुपाशपरिक्षिप्तौ (bāhupāśaparikṣiptau) - encircled by arm-snares/fetters

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bāhupāśaparikṣipta

bāhupāśaparikṣipta - encircled, seized, or bound by arm-snares (bāhupāśa)

`bāhupāśa` (arm-snare) + `parikṣipta` (encircled, seized)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+pāśa+parikṣipta)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• pāśa – snare, trap, fetter, rope
  noun (masculine)
• parikṣipta – encircled, surrounded, thrown around, seized
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `kṣip` (to throw) with prefix `pari`
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `tau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau`

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kabandha

kabandha - name of a headless demon, a trunk without a head

Note: Nominative singular masculine

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, statement, word

From root `vac` (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Accusative singular neuter

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect active indicative

a-brav-īt (augment `a` + root `brū` (strong form `brav`) + `īt` ending)

Root: brū (class 2)