वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-35, verse-21

तौ तु क्रूरेण निहतौ रक्षसा कामरूपिणा ।
असृक्सुस्रुवतुस्तीव्रं जलं प्रस्रवणाविव ॥२१॥

21. tau tu krūreṇa nihatau rakṣasā kāmarūpiṇā ,
asṛksusruvatustīvraṃ jalaṃ prasravaṇāviva.

21. tau tu krūreṇa nihatau rakṣasā kāmarūpiṇā
asṛk susruvatuḥ tīvram jalam prasravaṇau iva

21. Indeed, those two, struck down by the cruel, form-changing demon, bled profusely, like two springs gushing forth water.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• क्रूरेण (krūreṇa) - by the cruel

• निहतौ (nihatau) - struck down (struck down, killed)

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon (Indrajit) (by a demon)

• कामरूपिणा (kāmarūpiṇā) - by the form-changing (demon) (by one able to change form at will)

• असृक् (asṛk) - blood

• सुस्रुवतुः (susruvatuḥ) - flowed profusely (flowed)

• तीव्रम् (tīvram) - profusely (intensely, violently, profusely)

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• प्रस्रवणौ (prasravaṇau) - springs (springs, fountains)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Rama and Lakshmana.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic/connective particle.

क्रूरेण (krūreṇa) - by the cruel

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh

Note: Agrees with `rakṣasā`.

निहतौ (nihatau) - struck down (struck down, killed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni + kta suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `tau`.

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon (Indrajit) (by a demon)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit

Note: Agent of the action `nihatau`.

कामरूपिणा (kāmarūpiṇā) - by the form-changing (demon) (by one able to change form at will)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāmarūpin

kāmarūpin - assuming any form at will, shape-shifting

Compound 'kāma' (will) + 'rūpin' (having form)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāma+rūpin)

• kāma – desire, wish, will
  noun (masculine)
• rūpin – having form, appearing as
  adjective
  From rūpa + ini suffix

Note: Agrees with `rakṣasā`.

असृक् (asṛk) - blood

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asṛj

asṛj - blood

Note: Subject of `susruvatuḥ`.

सुस्रुवतुः (susruvatuḥ) - flowed profusely (flowed)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of sru

Perfect Tense (Liṭ)

From root sru (to flow), Liṭ, 3rd person dual. The 'su' is a reduplication for perfect tense.

Root: sru (class 1)

तीव्रम् (tīvram) - profusely (intensely, violently, profusely)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīvra

tīvra - intense, strong, sharp, violent

Note: Functions adverbially to describe the flowing of blood.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Used in comparison.

प्रस्रवणौ (prasravaṇau) - springs (springs, fountains)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prasravaṇa

prasravaṇa - spring, fountain, flowing forth, channel

From root sru (to flow) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sru (class 1)

Note: From `prasravaṇa` (masculine form for a channel/spring), dual nominative.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

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