वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-25

ततस्तौ चीरवसनौ धनुःप्रवरपाणिनौ ।
ऋश्यमूकस्य शैलस्य रम्यं देशमुपागतौ ॥२५॥

25. tatastau cīravasanau dhanuḥpravarapāṇinau ,
ṛśyamūkasya śailasya ramyaṃ deśamupāgatau.

25. tataḥ tau cīravasanau dhanuḥpravarapāṇinau
ṛśyamūkasya śailasya ramyam deśam upāgatāu

25. tataḥ tau cīravasanau dhanuḥpravarapāṇinau
ṛśyamūkasya śailasya ramyam deśam upāgatāu

25. Then, those two, dressed in bark garments and carrying excellent bows in their hands, arrived at a charming region of the Rishyamuka mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, afterwards, from that)

• तौ (tau) - those two (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (those two)

• चीरवसनौ (cīravasanau) - dressed in bark garments

• धनुःप्रवरपाणिनौ (dhanuḥpravarapāṇinau) - holding excellent bows in hand

• ऋश्यमूकस्य (ṛśyamūkasya) - of Rishyamuka mountain (of Rishyamuka)

• शैलस्य (śailasya) - of the mountain

• रम्यम् (ramyam) - charming (beautiful, charming, pleasant)

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

• उपागताउ (upāgatāu) - arrived (approached, arrived, come near)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, afterwards, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'tad' used as an adverb.

तौ (tau) - those two (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

चीरवसनौ (cīravasanau) - dressed in bark garments

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of cīravasana

cīravasana - bark garment, dressed in bark

Compound type : tatpurusha (cīra+vasana)

• cīra – bark, strip of bark or cloth
  noun (neuter)
• vasana – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)
  From root vas (to wear).
  Root: vas (class 2)

धनुःप्रवरपाणिनौ (dhanuḥpravarapāṇinau) - holding excellent bows in hand

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dhanuḥpravarapāṇin

dhanuḥpravarapāṇin - one who has an excellent bow in hand

Bahuvrīhi compound, derived from *dhanus-pravara-pāṇi* with 'in' suffix for possession.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhanus+pravara+pāṇi)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• pravara – excellent, chief, best
  adjective (masculine)
  From root vṛ (to choose) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

ऋश्यमूकस्य (ṛśyamūkasya) - of Rishyamuka mountain (of Rishyamuka)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛśyamūka

ṛśyamūka - Name of a mountain

शैलस्य (śailasya) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, rocky

Derived from śilā (rock).

रम्यम् (ramyam) - charming (beautiful, charming, pleasant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - charming, beautiful, pleasant, delightful

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root ram (to delight, to play).

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'deśam'.

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

Note: Object of 'upāgatāu'.

उपागताउ (upāgatāu) - arrived (approached, arrived, come near)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of upāgata

upāgata - approached, arrived, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with upasargas upa and ā.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

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