वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-7, verse-18

ततः शुभतरे तूणी धनुषी चायतेक्षणा ।
ददौ सीता तयोर्भ्रात्रोः खड्गौ च विमलौ ततः ॥१८॥

18. tataḥ śubhatare tūṇī dhanuṣī cāyatekṣaṇā ,
dadau sītā tayorbhrātroḥ khaḍgau ca vimalau tataḥ.

18. tataḥ śubhatare tūṇī dhanuṣī ca āyatekṣaṇā dadau
sītā tayoḥ bhrātroḥ khaḍgau ca vimalau tataḥ

18. tataḥ āyatekṣaṇā sītā tayoḥ bhrātroḥ śubhatare
tūṇī ca dhanuṣī vimalau ca khaḍgau dadau tataḥ

18. Then, wide-eyed Sītā gave two auspicious quivers and two bows to those two brothers. She also gave them two spotless swords.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• शुभतरे (śubhatare) - two auspicious, two beautiful

• तूणी (tūṇī) - two quivers

• धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - two bows

• च (ca) - and, also

• आयतेक्षणा (āyatekṣaṇā) - An epithet for Sītā. (wide-eyed, having long eyes)

• ददौ (dadau) - she gave

• सीता (sītā) - The wife of Rāma. (Sītā (proper name))

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. (of those two, to those two)

• भ्रात्रोः (bhrātroḥ) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. (of the two brothers, to the two brothers)

• खड्गौ (khaḍgau) - two swords

• च (ca) - and, also

• विमलौ (vimalau) - two spotless, two pure

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -tas

Root: tad

शुभतरे (śubhatare) - two auspicious, two beautiful

(adjective)

feminine/neuter, dual of śubhatara

śubhatara - more auspicious, more beautiful

comparative degree of śubha (auspicious, beautiful)

तूणी (tūṇī) - two quivers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of tūṇī

tūṇī - quiver

Note: Object of the verb `dadau`.

धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - two bows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

Note: Object of the verb `dadau`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आयतेक्षणा (āyatekṣaṇā) - An epithet for Sītā. (wide-eyed, having long eyes)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āyatekṣaṇā

āyatekṣaṇā - wide-eyed, long-eyed, having extended eyes

Bahuvrīhi compound: āyata (extended) + īkṣaṇa (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āyata+īkṣaṇa)

• āyata – extended, long, wide
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from root yam (to restrain, extend) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)
  from root īkṣ (to see)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Sītā.

ददौ (dadau) - she gave

(verb)

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

perfect tense (liṭ), active voice, 3rd person singular

reduplicated perfect form of root dā

Root: dā (class 3)

सीता (sītā) - The wife of Rāma. (Sītā (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (proper name, lit. furrow)

Note: Subject of `dadau`.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. (of those two, to those two)

(pronoun)

masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

genitive/dative dual of tad

Note: Dative case for 'to whom' the items are given.

भ्रात्रोः (bhrātroḥ) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. (of the two brothers, to the two brothers)

(noun)

masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

r-stem noun

Note: Complements `tayoḥ`.

खड्गौ (khaḍgau) - two swords

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, rhinoceros

Note: Object of `dadau`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विमलौ (vimalau) - two spotless, two pure

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vimala

vimala - spotless, pure, clean, bright

from vi (without) + mala (dirt, impurity)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+mala)

• vi – without, away, apart
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `khaḍgau`.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)