वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-20, verse-8

द्वौ मासौ रक्षितव्यौ मे यो ऽवधिस्ते मया कृतः ।
ततः शयनमारोह मम त्वं वरवर्णिनि ॥८॥

8. dvau māsau rakṣitavyau me yo'vadhiste mayā kṛtaḥ ,
tataḥ śayanamāroha mama tvaṃ varavarṇini.

8. dvau māsau rakṣitavyau me yaḥ avadhiḥ te mayā
kṛtaḥ tataḥ śayanam āroha mama tvam varavarṇini

8. varavarṇini dvau māsau yaḥ avadhiḥ te mayā kṛtaḥ
saḥ me rakṣitavyau tataḥ tvam mama śayanam āroha

8. I shall observe the two months that I have established as a time limit for you. After that, O lady of exquisite complexion, you must ascend my bed.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• मासौ (māsau) - months

• रक्षितव्यौ (rakṣitavyau) - to be observed (referring to the time limit) (to be guarded, to be protected, to be observed)

• मे (me) - by me (Rāvaṇa), indicating agency for 'rakṣitavyau' (by me, for me)

• यः (yaḥ) - which, who

• अवधिः (avadhiḥ) - time limit (limit, period, deadline)

• ते (te) - for you (Sītā) (for you, to you)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Rāvaṇa) (by me)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - fixed, established (as a period) (made, done, fixed, established)

• ततः (tataḥ) - after that (thereafter, then, from that)

• शयनम् (śayanam) - bed, couch

• आरोह (āroha) - you must ascend (my bed) (ascend, climb, mount)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O beautiful lady, O lady of exquisite complexion

Words meanings and morphology

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

मासौ (māsau) - months

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of māsa

māsa - month

रक्षितव्यौ (rakṣitavyau) - to be observed (referring to the time limit) (to be guarded, to be protected, to be observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rakṣitavya

rakṣitavya - to be protected, to be guarded, to be observed

Gerundive

Formed from √rakṣ (to protect) + -tavya suffix

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Future Passive Participle / Gerundive, agreeing with 'māsau'.

मे (me) - by me (Rāvaṇa), indicating agency for 'rakṣitavyau' (by me, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Variant for instrumental agent with gerundive, contextually 'by me'.

यः (yaḥ) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Relative pronoun agreeing with 'avadhiḥ'.

अवधिः (avadhiḥ) - time limit (limit, period, deadline)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avadhi

avadhi - limit, boundary, period, term

Prefix: ava

Root: dhā (class 3)

ते (te) - for you (Sītā) (for you, to you)

(pronoun)

singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Dative of interest.

मया (mayā) - by me (Rāvaṇa) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'kṛtaḥ'.

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - fixed, established (as a period) (made, done, fixed, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √kṛ (to do, make) + -ta suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agreeing with 'avadhiḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - after that (thereafter, then, from that)

(indeclinable)

शयनम् (śayanam) - bed, couch

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śayana

śayana - bed, couch, sleeping

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Object of 'āroha'.

आरोह (āroha) - you must ascend (my bed) (ascend, climb, mount)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ā-ruh

Imperative

Second person singular, active voice, imperative mood

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive pronoun modifying 'śayanam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Subject of 'āroha'.

वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O beautiful lady, O lady of exquisite complexion

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of varavarṇinī

varavarṇinī - a woman of beautiful complexion, a beautiful woman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+varṇinī)

• vara – excellent, best, beautiful, boon
  adjective (masculine)
• varṇinī – having color, a woman, a female
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from varṇa (color, complexion)