वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-3, verse-10

पद्मपत्रेक्षणौ वीरौ जटामण्डलधारिणौ ।
अन्योन्यसदृशौ वीरौ देवलोकादिवागतौ ॥१०॥

10. padmapatrekṣaṇau vīrau jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇau ,
anyonyasadṛśau vīrau devalokādivāgatau.

10. padmapatrekṣaṇau vīrau jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇau
anyonyasadṛśau vīrau devalokāt iva āgatau

10. padmapatrekṣaṇau jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇau anyonyasadṛśau vīrau devalokāt iva āgatau (sthaḥ).

10. You two heroes, with eyes like lotus leaves, wearing matted locks, resemble each other and appear as if you have descended from the world of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• पद्मपत्रेक्षणौ (padmapatrekṣaṇau) - with eyes like lotus leaves

• वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes, brave men

• जटामण्डलधारिणौ (jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇau) - wearing matted locks, bearing a crown of matted hair

• अन्योन्यसदृशौ (anyonyasadṛśau) - similar to each other, mutually resembling

• वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes, brave men

• देवलोकात् (devalokāt) - from the world of gods, from heaven

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• आगतौ (āgatau) - arrived, come

Words meanings and morphology

पद्मपत्रेक्षणौ (padmapatrekṣaṇau) - with eyes like lotus leaves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of padmapatrekṣaṇa

padmapatrekṣaṇa - having eyes like lotus leaves

Bahuvrīhi compound: padma (lotus) + patra (leaf) + īkṣaṇa (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (padma+patra+īkṣaṇa)

• padma – lotus, lotus flower
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf, feather, wing
  noun (neuter)
• īkṣaṇa – seeing, looking, eye
  noun (neuter)
  From root īkṣ (to see)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two persons.

वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes, brave men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

जटामण्डलधारिणौ (jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇau) - wearing matted locks, bearing a crown of matted hair

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jaṭāmaṇḍaladhārin

jaṭāmaṇḍaladhārin - wearing a crown of matted hair, bearing matted locks

Compound of jaṭāmaṇḍala (mass of matted hair) and dhārin (bearing, wearing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaṭāmaṇḍala+dhārin)

• jaṭā – matted hair, tangled locks
  noun (feminine)
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, orb, multitude, crown
  noun (neuter)
• dhārin – bearing, carrying, wearing, holding
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -in from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two persons.

अन्योन्यसदृशौ (anyonyasadṛśau) - similar to each other, mutually resembling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anyonyasadṛśa

anyonyasadṛśa - mutually similar, resembling each other

Compound of anyonya (each other) and sadṛśa (similar)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+sadṛśa)

• anyonya – each other, mutual
  pronoun (masculine)
• sadṛśa – similar, like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  From sa (with) and dṛś (sight)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two persons.

वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes, brave men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

देवलोकात् (devalokāt) - from the world of gods, from heaven

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of devaloka

devaloka - world of gods, heaven, celestial region

Compound of deva (god) and loka (world)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+loka)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• loka – world, realm, people, space
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Indicates origin.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आगतौ (āgatau) - arrived, come

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, returned

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root gam (to go) with prefix ā and suffix -ta.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the two persons.