वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-66, verse-24

मम पृष्ठगतौ तौ च चन्द्रसूर्याविवोदितौ ।
त्वत्सकाशं महाभागे नृसिंहावागमिष्यतः ॥२४॥

24. mama pṛṣṭhagatau tau ca candrasūryāvivoditau ,
tvatsakāśaṃ mahābhāge nṛsiṃhāvāgamiṣyataḥ.

24. mama pṛṣṭhagatau tau ca candra-sūryau iva uditau
tvat-sakāśam mahābhāge nṛsiṃhau āgamiṣyataḥ

24. mahābhāge mama pṛṣṭhagatau candra-sūryau iva
uditau tau nṛsiṃhau ca tvat-sakāśam āgamiṣyataḥ

24. O most fortunate one (mahābhāge), those two lion-like men (nṛsiṃhau), Rama and Lakshmana, will come to your presence, carried on my back, shining like the risen moon and sun.

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• पृष्ठगतौ (pṛṣṭhagatau) - Carried on my back (Hanuman's back). (seated on the back (dual))

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

• च (ca) - and

• चन्द्र-सूर्यौ (candra-sūryau) - the moon and the sun

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उदितौ (uditau) - risen, ascended (dual)

• त्वत्-सकाशम् (tvat-sakāśam) - to your presence, near you

• महाभागे (mahābhāge) - Addressed to Sītā. (O most fortunate one)

• नृसिंहौ (nṛsiṁhau) - Refers to Rama and Lakshmana, implying their valor. (two lion-like men, two excellent men)

• आगमिष्यतः (āgamiṣyataḥ) - Refers to Rama and Lakshmana. (they both will come)

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Genitive singular of aham.

पृष्ठगतौ (pṛṣṭhagatau) - Carried on my back (Hanuman's back). (seated on the back (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pṛṣṭhagata

pṛṣṭhagata - one who has gone to the back, mounted on the back

Past Passive Participle

Compound of pṛṣṭha (back) and gata (gone).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛṣṭha+gata)

• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, obtained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tau (Rama and Lakshmana).

तौ (tau) - Refers to Rama and Lakshmana. (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Masculine nominative dual of tad.

Note: Subject of the sentence with nṛsiṃhau and āgamiṣyataḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चन्द्र-सूर्यौ (candra-sūryau) - the moon and the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of candra-sūrya

candra-sūrya - moon and sun

Dvandva compound of candra (moon) and sūrya (sun).

Compound type : dvandva (candra+sūrya)

• candra – moon, luminous, bright
  noun (masculine)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)

Note: In a simile with iva.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

उदितौ (uditau) - risen, ascended (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of udita

udita - risen, ascended, spoken, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From root i (to go) with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies candra-sūryau.

त्वत्-सकाशम् (tvat-sakāśam) - to your presence, near you

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tvat-sakāśa

tvat-sakāśa - proximity to you, your presence

Compound of tvat (ablative of yuṣmad - you) and sakāśa (presence, vicinity).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvat+sakāśa)

• tvat – from you, by you
  pronoun
  Ablative form of yuṣmad (you). Used here as a possessive or relational component in a compound.
• sakāśa – presence, vicinity, proximity
  noun (masculine)

महाभागे (mahābhāge) - Addressed to Sītā. (O most fortunate one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mahābhāgā

mahābhāgā - very fortunate, highly blessed, illustrious

Compound of mahā (great) and bhāga (fortune, share). Feminine form.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  From mahat
• bhāga – fortune, share, portion, luck
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhaj
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Sītā.

नृसिंहौ (nṛsiṁhau) - Refers to Rama and Lakshmana, implying their valor. (two lion-like men, two excellent men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nṛsiṃha

nṛsiṁha - man-lion, excellent man, brave man, Vishnu's avatara

Compound of nṛ (man) and siṃha (lion).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nṛ+siṃha)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate nominative for tau.

आगमिष्यतः (āgamiṣyataḥ) - Refers to Rama and Lakshmana. (they both will come)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, future (lṛṭ) of ā-gam

Future Active

3rd person dual, future indicative active of ā-gam.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Verb for the dual subject tau.

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