वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-66, verse-8

स निकृत्तौ भुजौ दृष्ट्वा शोणितौघपरिप्लुतः ।
दीनः पप्रच्छ तौ वीरौ कौ युवामिति दानवः ॥८॥

8. sa nikṛttau bhujau dṛṣṭvā śoṇitaughapariplutaḥ ,
dīnaḥ papraccha tau vīrau kau yuvāmiti dānavaḥ.

8. saḥ nikṛttau bhujau dṛṣṭvā śoṇitaughapariplutaḥ
dīnaḥ papraccha tau vīrau kau yuvām iti dānavaḥ

8. śoṇitaughapariplutaḥ dīnaḥ saḥ dānavaḥ nikṛttau
bhujau dṛṣṭvā tau vīrau iti "kau yuvām" papraccha

8. The demon (dānava), deluged by a flood of blood, wretched, and having seen his two arms cut off, asked those two heroes, "Who are you two?"

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (the demon Kabandha) (he, that)

• निकृत्तौ (nikṛttau) - cut off, severed (dual)

• भुजौ (bhujau) - arms (dual)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• शोणितौघपरिप्लुतः (śoṇitaughapariplutaḥ) - deluged by a flood of blood, soaked in a stream of blood

• दीनः (dīnaḥ) - wretched, miserable, distressed

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, questioned

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

• वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroes (Rama and Lakshmana) (heroes, brave ones (dual))

• कौ (kau) - who (dual, masc.)

• युवाम् (yuvām) - you two

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks quoted speech)

• दानवः (dānavaḥ) - Kabandha, the demon (demon, son of Danu)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (the demon Kabandha) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine nominative singular of 'tad'

निकृत्तौ (nikṛttau) - cut off, severed (dual)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of nikṛtta

nikṛtta - cut off, severed

Past Passive Participle

from 'ni' + root 'kṛt' (6th class) 'to cut'

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛt (class 6)

भुजौ (bhujau) - arms (dual)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bhuja

bhuja - arm, hand, curve

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from root 'dṛś' (1st class) + tvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Absolutive form (gerund)

शोणितौघपरिप्लुतः (śoṇitaughapariplutaḥ) - deluged by a flood of blood, soaked in a stream of blood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śoṇitaughaparipluta

śoṇitaughaparipluta - deluged by a flood of blood

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoṇitaugha+paripluta)

• śoṇitaugha – flood of blood
  noun (masculine)
• paripluta – deluged, immersed, overflowed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from 'pari' + root 'plu' (1st class) 'to flow'
  Prefix: pari
  Root: plu (class 1)

Note: The first part 'śoṇitaugha' is a tatpurusha compound of 'śoṇita' (blood) and 'ogha' (flood).

दीनः (dīnaḥ) - wretched, miserable, distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīna

dīna - wretched, miserable, distressed, afflicted

Past Passive Participle

from root 'dai' (1st, 4th class) 'to pity, be distressed'

Root: dai (class 1)

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked, questioned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prach

reduplicated perfect active, 3rd person singular

Root: prach (class 6)

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine accusative/nominative dual of 'tad'

वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroes (Rama and Lakshmana) (heroes, brave ones (dual))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

कौ (kau) - who (dual, masc.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: masculine nominative dual of 'kim'

युवाम् (yuvām) - you two

(pronoun)

dual of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Nominative/Accusative dual of 'yuṣmad'

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks quoted speech)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating the end of a quotation.

दानवः (dānavaḥ) - Kabandha, the demon (demon, son of Danu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānava

dānava - demon, son of Danu