वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-2, verse-1

तौ तु दृष्ट्वा महात्मानौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ।
वरायुधधरौ वीरौ सुग्रीवः शङ्कितो ऽभवत् ॥१॥

1. tau tu dṛṣṭvā mahātmānau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau ,
varāyudhadharau vīrau sugrīvaḥ śaṅkito'bhavat.

1. tau tu dṛṣṭvā mahātmānau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau
varāyudhadharau vīrau sugrīvaḥ śaṅkitaḥ abhavat

1. sugrīvaḥ tau mahātmānau vīrau varāyudhadharau
bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau dṛṣṭvā tu śaṅkitaḥ abhavat

1. But when Sugriva saw those two great-souled (ātman), heroic brothers, Rama and Lakshmana, bearing excellent weapons, he became apprehensive.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rama and Lakshmana

• वरायुधधरौ (varāyudhadharau) - bearing excellent weapons

• वीरौ (vīrau) - heroic, valiant

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva

• शङ्कितः (śaṅkitaḥ) - fearful, apprehensive, suspicious

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Absolutive form from root dṛś

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – soul, self, essence
  noun (masculine)

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rama and Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rama and Lakshmana

वरायुधधरौ (varāyudhadharau) - bearing excellent weapons

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of varāyudhadhara

varāyudhadhara - bearing excellent weapons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+āyudha+dhara)

• vara – excellent, best
  adjective (masculine)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearer, holder, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वीरौ (vīrau) - heroic, valiant

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of the monkey king)

शङ्कितः (śaṅkitaḥ) - fearful, apprehensive, suspicious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkita

śaṅkita - apprehensive, suspicious, fearful

Past Passive Participle

From root śaṅk (to doubt, fear)

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)