वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-12, verse-34

अभिज्ञानं कुरुष्व त्वमात्मनो वानरेश्वर ।
येन त्वामभिजानीयां द्वन्द्वयुद्धमुपागतम् ॥३४॥

34. abhijñānaṃ kuruṣva tvamātmano vānareśvara ,
yena tvāmabhijānīyāṃ dvandvayuddhamupāgatam.

34. abhijñānam kuruṣva tvam ātmanaḥ vānaréśvara
yena tvām abhijānīyām dvandvayuddham upāgatam

34. vānaréśvara tvam ātmanaḥ abhijñānam kuruṣva yena
(aham) dvandvayuddham upāgatam tvām abhijānīyām

34. O lord of monkeys, create a distinguishing mark for yourself, so that I may recognize you when you enter into a duel.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिज्ञानम् (abhijñānam) - distinguishing mark (mark of recognition, token, sign)

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - create (make, do, perform)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for yourself (of oneself, of the soul, of the self)

• वानर्éश्वर (vānaréśvara) - O lord of monkeys (O lord of monkeys, O king of monkeys)

• येन (yena) - so that (by which, so that, in order that)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• अभिजानीयाम् (abhijānīyām) - I may recognize (I may recognize, I would recognize)

• द्वन्द्वयुद्धम् (dvandvayuddham) - a duel (duel, single combat)

• उपागतम् (upāgatam) - when you engage (having approached, having come near, engaged)

Words meanings and morphology

अभिज्ञानम् (abhijñānam) - distinguishing mark (mark of recognition, token, sign)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhijñāna

abhijñāna - recognition, mark, sign, token

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - create (make, do, perform)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative middle, 2nd person singular, from root √kṛ (class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for yourself (of oneself, of the soul, of the self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, living being, the supreme spirit (ātman)

वानर्éश्वर (vānaréśvara) - O lord of monkeys (O lord of monkeys, O king of monkeys)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vānaréśvara

vānaréśvara - lord of monkeys, king of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+īśvara)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)

येन (yena) - so that (by which, so that, in order that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as a conjunction 'so that' or 'by which means'

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अभिजानीयाम् (abhijānīyām) - I may recognize (I may recognize, I would recognize)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of abhijñā

Optative active, 1st person singular, from root √jñā (class 9) with upasarga abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

द्वन्द्वयुद्धम् (dvandvayuddham) - a duel (duel, single combat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvandvayuddha

dvandvayuddha - duel, single combat, struggle between two

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvandva+yuddha)

• dvandva – pair, couple, dilemma, conflict
  noun (neuter)
• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

उपागतम् (upāgatam) - when you engage (having approached, having come near, engaged)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upāgata

upāgata - approached, arrived, obtained, engaged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go) with upasargas upa- and ā-

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'