वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-68, verse-1

एवमुक्तौ तु तौ वीरौ कबन्धेन नरेश्वरौ ।
गिरिप्रदरमासाद्य पावकं विससर्जतुः ॥१॥

1. evamuktau tu tau vīrau kabandhena nareśvarau ,
giripradaramāsādya pāvakaṃ visasarjatuḥ.

1. evam uktau tu tau vīrau kabandhena nareśvarau
giripradaram āsādya pāvakam visasargatuḥ

1. kabandhena evam uktau tu tau vīrau nareśvarau
giripradaram āsādya pāvakam visasargatuḥ

1. Thus instructed by Kabandha, those two mighty heroes, the lords of men, having reached a mountain fissure, lit a fire.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तौ (uktau) - spoken, instructed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तौ (tau) - those two

• वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes, mighty ones

• कबन्धेन (kabandhena) - by Kabandha

• नरेश्वरौ (nareśvarau) - lords of men, kings

• गिरिप्रदरम् (giripradaram) - mountain fissure, mountain cave

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having obtained

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire

• विससर्गतुः (visasargatuḥ) - they kindled fire (they released, they created, they kindled)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तौ (uktau) - spoken, instructed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vac (to speak). 'ukta' is the past passive participle form.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Rama and Lakshmana.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to Rama and Lakshmana.

वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes, mighty ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty

Note: Referring to Rama and Lakshmana.

कबन्धेन (kabandhena) - by Kabandha

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kabandha

kabandha - Kabandha (a name of a rakshasa); a trunk without a head

Note: The agent of instruction ('uktau').

नरेश्वरौ (nareśvarau) - lords of men, kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nareśvara

nareśvara - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+īśvara)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Referring to Rama and Lakshmana, who are of royal lineage.

गिरिप्रदरम् (giripradaram) - mountain fissure, mountain cave

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of giripradara

giripradara - mountain fissure, mountain cave

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+pradara)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• pradara – fissure, crack, cleft, cave
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-√dṛ (to split)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dṛ (class 6)

Note: Object of 'āsādya'.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prefix ā- and root √sad (to sit, approach), then the suffix -ya for absolutive.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: An indeclinable participle, indicating an action completed before the main verb.

पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, pure, purifier

From root √pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'visasargatuḥ'.

विससर्गतुः (visasargatuḥ) - they kindled fire (they released, they created, they kindled)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of visṛj

Root √sṛj (to create, emit) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: The dual subject is 'tau vīrau nareśvarau'.