वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-26, verse-11

असृजद्भगवान्पक्षौ द्वावेव हि पितामहः ।
सुराणामसुराणां च धर्माधर्मौ तदाश्रयौ ॥११॥

11. asṛjadbhagavānpakṣau dvāveva hi pitāmahaḥ ,
surāṇāmasurāṇāṃ ca dharmādharmau tadāśrayau.

11. asṛjat bhagavān pakṣau dvau eva hi pitāmahaḥ
surāṇām asurāṇām ca dharmaḥ adharmaḥ tat-āśrayau

11. bhagavān pitāmahaḥ hi dvau pakṣau eva asṛjat: surāṇām ca asurāṇām.
dharmaḥ adharmaḥ ca tat-āśrayau.

11. The divine Grandfather (Brahmā) indeed created just two factions: those of the gods and those of the asuras. Righteousness (dharma) and unrighteousness (adharma) are based upon them.

Words meanings summery:

• असृजत् (asṛjat) - created (created, released)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, venerable (epithet for Brahmā) (divine, venerable, lord, fortunate one)

• पक्षौ (pakṣau) - two factions (two sides, two wings, two factions)

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, only, just)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - (Lord) Brahmā, the great-grandfather (grandfather, great-grandfather (Brahma))

• सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods (of the gods, of the divinities)

• असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the asuras (of the asuras, of the demons)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness (dharma) (natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue)

• अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness (adharma) (unrighteousness, injustice, unconstitutionality)

• तत्-आश्रयौ (tat-āśrayau) - based upon them (the gods and asuras) (dependent on them, having them as support)

Words meanings and morphology

असृजत् (asṛjat) - created (created, released)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sṛj

6th class (tudādi) verb with augment a-

Root: sṛj (class 6)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, venerable (epithet for Brahmā) (divine, venerable, lord, fortunate one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, venerable, holy, glorious, fortunate, powerful, lord

Possessive suffix -vat

Root: bhaj

पक्षौ (pakṣau) - two factions (two sides, two wings, two factions)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pakṣa

pakṣa - side, wing, party, faction, half (of a lunar month)

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dvi

dvi - two

Cardinal numeral

एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Explanatory/emphatic particle

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - (Lord) Brahmā, the great-grandfather (grandfather, great-grandfather (Brahma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great-grandfather; an epithet for Brahmā

Compound of pitṛ (father) and maha (great)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)

सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods (of the gods, of the divinities)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity, divine being

असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the asuras (of the asuras, of the demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asura

asura - anti-god, demon, titan

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness (dharma) (natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, justice, religious merit

From root √dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness (adharma) (unrighteousness, injustice, unconstitutionality)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, wrong, vice, anything contrary to dharma

Negative prefix 'a-' + dharma

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, justice, religious merit
  noun (masculine)
  From root √dhṛ (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तत्-आश्रयौ (tat-āśrayau) - based upon them (the gods and asuras) (dependent on them, having them as support)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tadāśraya

tadāśraya - dependent on that, based on that, having that as support

Compound of tad (that) and āśraya (support, reliance)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+āśraya)

• tad – that, this, he, she, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• āśraya – resort, refuge, support, basis, dependence
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-śri (to resort to, depend on)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)