वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-26, verse-9

तरस्विनौ धारयता मृगस्य सत्त्वेन रूपं मनुजेन्द्रपुत्रौ ।
नूनं विशस्तौ मम कारणात्तौ सिंहर्षभौ द्वाविव वैद्युतेन ॥९॥

9. tarasvinau dhārayatā mṛgasya sattvena rūpaṃ manujendraputrau ,
nūnaṃ viśastau mama kāraṇāttau siṃharṣabhau dvāviva vaidyutena.

9. tarasvinau dhārayatā mṛgasya
sattvena rūpam manujendraputrau |
nūnam viśastau mama kāraṇāt tau
siṃharṣabhau dvau iva vaidyutena

9. The two mighty sons of the lord of men (princes), having assumed the form of a deer by their essential nature, have surely been slain on my account, like two lion-like bulls struck by lightning.

Words meanings summery:

• तरस्विनौ (tarasvinau) - two mighty ones, two powerful ones

• धारयता (dhārayatā) - by those two who assumed/held/bore

• मृगस्य (mṛgasya) - of the deer, of the animal

• सत्त्वेन (sattvena) - by their essential nature (by the essence, by the being, by the creature, by nature)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance

• मनुजेन्द्रपुत्रौ (manujendraputrau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, sons of Daśaratha (the two sons of the lord of men (princes))

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• विशस्तौ (viśastau) - the two slain ones, the two killed ones

• मम (mama) - my, for my

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - on my account, for my sake (from the cause, due to, for the sake of)

• तौ (tau) - those two (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (those two)

• सिंहर्षभौ (siṁharṣabhau) - two heroes (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa), as strong as lions and bulls (two excellent lions, two lion-like bulls)

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• वैद्युतेन (vaidyutena) - by lightning (as if struck by lightning) (by lightning, by electricity)

Words meanings and morphology

तरस्विनौ (tarasvinau) - two mighty ones, two powerful ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tarasvin

tarasvin - mighty, powerful, vigorous

धारयता (dhārayatā) - by those two who assumed/held/bore

(nominal form)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of dhārayat

dhārayat - holding, bearing, assuming

Present Active Participle

From √dhṛ (to hold, bear), causative form

Root: dhṛ (class 10)

मृगस्य (mṛgasya) - of the deer, of the animal

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal

सत्त्वेन (sattvena) - by their essential nature (by the essence, by the being, by the creature, by nature)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - essence, nature, being, creature, reality, existence

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

मनुजेन्द्रपुत्रौ (manujendraputrau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, sons of Daśaratha (the two sons of the lord of men (princes))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of manujendraputra

manujendraputra - son of the lord of men, prince

Compound type : tatpurusha (manujendra+putra)

• manujendra – lord of men, king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

विशस्तौ (viśastau) - the two slain ones, the two killed ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of viśasta

viśasta - slain, killed, butchered

Past Passive Participle

From √śas (to cut, slay) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: śas (class 2)

मम (mama) - my, for my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - on my account, for my sake (from the cause, due to, for the sake of)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

तौ (tau) - those two (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सिंहर्षभौ (siṁharṣabhau) - two heroes (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa), as strong as lions and bulls (two excellent lions, two lion-like bulls)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of siṃharṣabha

siṁharṣabha - excellent lion, lion among bulls (figurative for a strong man)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (siṃha+ṛṣabha)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dvi

dvi - two

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

वैद्युतेन (vaidyutena) - by lightning (as if struck by lightning) (by lightning, by electricity)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vaidyuta

vaidyuta - electrical, produced by lightning; lightning (as noun)

Derived from 'vidyut' (lightning)