वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-35, verse-9

तयोः क्षतजमार्गेण सुस्राव रुधिरं बहु ।
ताव् उभौ च प्रकाशेते पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ ॥९॥

9. tayoḥ kṣatajamārgeṇa susrāva rudhiraṃ bahu ,
tāv ubhau ca prakāśete puṣpitāviva kiṃśukau.

9. tayoḥ kṣatajamārgeṇa susrāva rudhiram bahu
tau ubhau ca prakāśete puṣpitau iva kiṃśukau

9. bahu rudhiram tayoḥ kṣatajamārgeṇa susrāva
ca tau ubhau puṣpitau kiṃśukau iva prakāśete

9. Much blood flowed from them through the paths of their wounds. And both of them appeared like two flowering Kimśuka trees.

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - from Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (of them, from them)

• क्षतजमार्गेण (kṣatajamārgeṇa) - through the path of wounds/blood

• सुस्राव (susrāva) - flowed forth, gushed

• रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood

• बहु (bahu) - much, abundant, many

• तौ (tau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (those two, they (dual))

• उभौ (ubhau) - both Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (both (dual))

• च (ca) - and

• प्रकाशेते (prakāśete) - they (two) appeared, they shone forth

• पुष्पितौ (puṣpitau) - flowering, blossomed (dual)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• किंशुकौ (kiṁśukau) - two palāśa/flame-of-the-forest trees, known for their red flowers (two Kimśuka trees)

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - from Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (of them, from them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

क्षतजमार्गेण (kṣatajamārgeṇa) - through the path of wounds/blood

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣatajamārga

kṣatajamārga - path of blood from wounds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣataja+mārga)

• kṣataja – blood (lit. 'born from wounds')
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'kṣata' (wound) and 'ja' (born).
• mārga – path, way
  noun (masculine)

सुस्राव (susrāva) - flowed forth, gushed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of su-sru

Perfect tense

Perfect tense (lit) 3rd singular active of the root sru with prefix su.

Prefix: su

Root: sru (class 1)

रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood

बहु (bahu) - much, abundant, many

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, abundant, many

Note: Agrees with 'rudhiram'

तौ (tau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (those two, they (dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

उभौ (ubhau) - both Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (both (dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रकाशेते (prakāśete) - they (two) appeared, they shone forth

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present (lat) of pra-kāś

Present tense, Middle voice

Present tense 3rd dual Middle voice of the root kāś with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

पुष्पितौ (puṣpitau) - flowering, blossomed (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puṣpita

puṣpita - flowering, blossomed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root puṣp (to flower).

Root: puṣp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tau ubhau' and 'kiṃśukau'

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

किंशुकौ (kiṁśukau) - two palāśa/flame-of-the-forest trees, known for their red flowers (two Kimśuka trees)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kiṃśuka

kiṁśuka - Kimśuka tree (Butea monosperma), palāśa tree

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