वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-16, verse-15

आवामिहागतौ सौम्य रावणप्रहिताव् उभौ ।
परिज्ञातुं बलं कृत्स्नं तवेदं रघुनन्दन ॥१५॥

15. āvāmihāgatau saumya rāvaṇaprahitāv ubhau ,
parijñātuṃ balaṃ kṛtsnaṃ tavedaṃ raghunandana.

15. āvām iha āgatau saumya rāvaṇaprahitau ubhau |
parijñātum balam kṛtsnam tava idam raghunandana

15. saumya raghunandana ! rāvaṇaprahitau ubhau āvām
iha āgatau tava idam kṛtsnam balam parijñātum

15. "O gentle one, O delight of the Raghu dynasty, we both have come here, sent by Rāvaṇa, to ascertain this entire army of yours."

Words meanings summery:

• आवाम् (āvām) - we two

• इह (iha) - here

• आगतौ (āgatau) - we two who have come (come, arrived)

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one

• रावणप्रहितौ (rāvaṇaprahitau) - we two sent by Rāvaṇa (sent by Rāvaṇa)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• परिज्ञातुम् (parijñātum) - to know, to ascertain

• बलम् (balam) - army (strength, army)

• कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - whole, entire

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• इदम् (idam) - this

• रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O delight of the Raghu dynasty

Words meanings and morphology

आवाम् (āvām) - we two

(pronoun)

Nominative, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

इह (iha) - here

(indeclinable)

आगतौ (āgatau) - we two who have come (come, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, auspicious, lovely

रावणप्रहितौ (rāvaṇaprahitau) - we two sent by Rāvaṇa (sent by Rāvaṇa)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāvaṇaprahita

rāvaṇaprahita - sent by Rāvaṇa

Compound type : Instrumental Tatpuruṣa (rāvaṇa+prahita)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• prahita – sent, dispatched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'hi' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hi (class 3)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

परिज्ञातुम् (parijñātum) - to know, to ascertain

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root 'jñā' with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

बलम् (balam) - army (strength, army)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - whole, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - whole, entire, all, complete

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

रघुनन्दन (raghunandana) - O delight of the Raghu dynasty

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghunandana

raghunandana - delight of Raghu, descendant of Raghu (epithet for Rāma)

Compound type : Genitive Tatpuruṣa (raghu+nandana)

• raghu – Raghu (proper name, ancestor of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, gladdening
  noun (masculine)