वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-31

तत्र तौ कीर्तिसंपन्नौ हरीश्वरनरेश्वरौ ।
परस्परकृताश्वासौ कथया पूर्ववृत्तया ॥३१॥

31. tatra tau kīrtisaṃpannau harīśvaranareśvarau ,
parasparakṛtāśvāsau kathayā pūrvavṛttayā.

31. tatra tau kīrtisampannau hariīśvaranareśvarau
parasparakṛtāśvāsau kathayā pūrvavṛttayā

31. tatra tau kīrtisampannau hariīśvaranareśvarau
pūrvavṛttayā kathayā parasparakṛtāśvāsau

31. There, those two renowned figures, the king of monkeys and the king of men, comforted each other through conversation about past events.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there (where they met, presumably Kishkindha) (there, in that place)

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

• कीर्तिसम्पन्नौ (kīrtisampannau) - renowned (Sugriva and Rama) (endowed with fame, glorious, renowned)

• हरिईश्वरनरेश्वरौ (hariīśvaranareśvarau) - the king of monkeys (Sugriva) and the king of men (Rama) (the lord of monkeys and the lord of men)

• परस्परकृताश्वासौ (parasparakṛtāśvāsau) - having comforted each other (having mutually comforted/reassured)

• कथया (kathayā) - through conversation (by conversation, by story)

• पूर्ववृत्तया (pūrvavṛttayā) - about past events (about past events/incidents)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there (where they met, presumably Kishkindha) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad.

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the implied verb (e.g., 'were')

कीर्तिसम्पन्नौ (kīrtisampannau) - renowned (Sugriva and Rama) (endowed with fame, glorious, renowned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kīrtisampanna

kīrtisampanna - endowed with fame, glorious, renowned

Compound of kīrti (fame) and sampanna (endowed with, possessing).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kīrti+sampanna)

• kīrti – fame, glory, renown
  noun (feminine)
• sampanna – endowed with, rich in, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from sam-√pad (to happen, attain)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

हरिईश्वरनरेश्वरौ (hariīśvaranareśvarau) - the king of monkeys (Sugriva) and the king of men (Rama) (the lord of monkeys and the lord of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of hariīśvaranareśvara

hariīśvaranareśvara - the lord of monkeys and the lord of men

Dvandva compound of hariīśvara and nareśvara.

Compound type : dvandva (hariīśvara+nareśvara)

• hariīśvara – lord of monkeys
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of hari (monkey) and īśvara (lord)
• nareśvara – lord of men, king
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of nara (man) and īśvara (lord)

Note: Refers to Sugriva and Rama

परस्परकृताश्वासौ (parasparakṛtāśvāsau) - having comforted each other (having mutually comforted/reassured)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of parasparakṛtāśvāsa

parasparakṛtāśvāsa - one for whom mutual reassurance has been made

Bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'having mutual comfort made'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (paraspara+kṛta+āśvāsa)

• paraspara – mutual, reciprocal, each other
  pronoun
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• āśvāsa – reassurance, comfort, encouragement
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ā-√śvas (to breathe, to be comforted)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śvas (class 2)

कथया (kathayā) - through conversation (by conversation, by story)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, conversation

Root: kath (class 10)

पूर्ववृत्तया (pūrvavṛttayā) - about past events (about past events/incidents)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pūrvavṛtta

pūrvavṛtta - past event, former occurrence

Compound of pūrva (former) and vṛtta (occurred, event).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+vṛtta)

• pūrva – former, prior, ancient
  adjective (masculine)
• vṛtta – occurred, happened, event, conduct
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √vṛt (to be, exist, happen)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

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