वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-29

तौ परिज्ञाततत्त्वार्थौ मया प्रीतिसमन्वितौ ।
पृष्ठमारोप्य तं देशं प्रापितौ पुरुषर्षभौ ॥२९॥

29. tau parijñātatattvārthau mayā prītisamanvitau ,
pṛṣṭhamāropya taṃ deśaṃ prāpitau puruṣarṣabhau.

29. tau parijñātatattvārthau mayā prītisamanvitau
pṛṣṭham āropya tam deśam prāpitau puruṣarṣabhau

29. mayā parijñātatattvārthau prītisamanvitau
puruṣarṣabhau tau pṛṣṭham āropya tam deśam prāpitau

29. Having fully understood their true purpose and filled with affection (prīti), I carried both of those eminent men (puruṣarṣabhau) on my back and brought them to that region.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - Rama and Lakshmana (those two, both (of them))

• परिज्ञाततत्त्वार्थौ (parijñātatattvārthau) - having fully understood the true purpose (of their coming to Kishkindha) (having fully known the true meaning/purpose)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Hanuman) (by me)

• प्रीतिसमन्वितौ (prītisamanvitau) - filled with affection (accompanied by affection, filled with love/joy)

• पृष्ठम् (pṛṣṭham) - back (of Hanuman) (back, surface, rear)

• आरोप्य (āropya) - having placed (them) upon (my back) (having caused to mount, having placed upon)

• तम् (tam) - that (specific) (that)

• देशम् (deśam) - the region (of Kishkindha) (region, country, place)

• प्रापितौ (prāpitau) - conveyed (to that place) (made to reach, caused to arrive, conveyed)

• पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - those two eminent men (two excellent men, two bulls among men)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - Rama and Lakshmana (those two, both (of them))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परिज्ञाततत्त्वार्थौ (parijñātatattvārthau) - having fully understood the true purpose (of their coming to Kishkindha) (having fully known the true meaning/purpose)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of parijñātatattvārtha

parijñātatattvārtha - one who has fully known the true meaning/purpose

Compound formed from parijñāta (PPp of pari-√jñā) and tattvārtha.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parijñāta+tattva+artha)

• parijñāta – fully known, understood; discovered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from prefix pari- and root jñā (to know)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• tattva – truth, reality, essence, principle
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying tau and puruṣarṣabhau.

मया (mayā) - by me (Hanuman) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent of the action prāpitau

प्रीतिसमन्वितौ (prītisamanvitau) - filled with affection (accompanied by affection, filled with love/joy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prītisamanvita

prītisamanvita - accompanied by affection, endowed with love/joy

Compound formed from prīti and samanvita (PPp of sam-anu-√i).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (prīti+samanvita)

• prīti – love, affection, joy, pleasure
  noun (feminine)
• samanvita – accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from prefixes sam-anu- and root i (to go)
  Prefixes: sam+anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying tau and puruṣarṣabhau

पृष्ठम् (pṛṣṭham) - back (of Hanuman) (back, surface, rear)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pṛṣṭha

pṛṣṭha - back, surface, top

Note: Object of āropya

आरोप्य (āropya) - having placed (them) upon (my back) (having caused to mount, having placed upon)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from ā-√ruh (to ascend), causative stem ropi-, and suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (specific) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies deśam

देशम् (deśam) - the region (of Kishkindha) (region, country, place)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - region, place, country

Note: Object of implied motion, destination

प्रापितौ (prāpitau) - conveyed (to that place) (made to reach, caused to arrive, conveyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prāpita

prāpita - made to reach, caused to arrive, conveyed

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Derived from prefix pra- and causative stem of root āp (to obtain, reach)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Passive construction, where mayā is the agent

पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - those two eminent men (two excellent men, two bulls among men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, excellent man, chief of men

Compound noun (Metaphorical compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, cosmic being (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rama and Lakshmana

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