वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-3, verse-9

प्रभया पर्वतेन्द्रो ऽयं युवयोरवभासितः ।
राज्यार्हावमरप्रख्यौ कथं देशमिहागतौ ॥९॥

9. prabhayā parvatendro'yaṃ yuvayoravabhāsitaḥ ,
rājyārhāvamaraprakhyau kathaṃ deśamihāgatau.

9. prabhayā parvatendraḥ ayam yuvayoḥ avabhāsitaḥ
rājyārhau amaraprakhyau katham deśam iha āgatau

9. ayam parvatendraḥ yuvayoḥ prabhayā avabhāsitaḥ.
rājyārhau amaraprakhyau (yuvam) katham iha deśam āgatau?

9. This lord of mountains is illumined by your radiance. How have you two, who are worthy of kingship and resemble gods, arrived in this region?

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभया (prabhayā) - by splendor, by radiance, by light

• पर्वतेन्द्रः (parvatendraḥ) - lord of mountains, chief mountain

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• युवयोः (yuvayoḥ) - of you two

• अवभासितः (avabhāsitaḥ) - illumined, made brilliant, shining

• राज्यार्हौ (rājyārhau) - worthy of kingship, fit for sovereignty

• अमरप्रख्यौ (amaraprakhyau) - resembling gods, god-like

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• देशम् (deśam) - to the country, to the region, to the place

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this place

• आगतौ (āgatau) - arrived, come

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभया (prabhayā) - by splendor, by radiance, by light

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, splendor, radiance, beauty

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

पर्वतेन्द्रः (parvatendraḥ) - lord of mountains, chief mountain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvatendra

parvatendra - lord of mountains, chief mountain, Himalaya

Compound of parvata (mountain) and indra (chief/lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+indra)

• parvata – mountain, rock, hill
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity), chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to parvatendraḥ.

युवयोः (yuvayoḥ) - of you two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अवभासितः (avabhāsitaḥ) - illumined, made brilliant, shining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avabhāsita

avabhāsita - illumined, made brilliant, shining, illuminated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root bhās (to shine) with prefix ava and suffix -ita.

Prefix: ava

Root: bhās (class 2)

Note: Agrees with parvatendraḥ.

राज्यार्हौ (rājyārhau) - worthy of kingship, fit for sovereignty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rājyārha

rājyārha - fit for kingship, worthy of sovereignty

Compound of rājya (kingship) and arha (worthy)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājya+arha)

• rājya – kingship, sovereignty, kingdom, realm
  noun (neuter)
• arha – worthy, deserving, fit, proper
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied "you two".

अमरप्रख्यौ (amaraprakhyau) - resembling gods, god-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of amaraprakhya

amaraprakhya - resembling gods, god-like

Compound of amara (immortal/god) and prakhya (resembling)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amara+prakhya)

• amara – immortal, god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of mara (mortal)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• prakhya – resembling, appearing like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra-khyā (to appear)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implied "you two".

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

देशम् (deśam) - to the country, to the region, to the place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - country, region, place, spot

Note: Object of āgatau.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this place

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

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 implied "you two".