वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-38, verse-17

अदृश्यमानेन रणे मायया वासवोपमौ ।
मम नाथावनाथाया निहतौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥१७॥

17. adṛśyamānena raṇe māyayā vāsavopamau ,
mama nāthāvanāthāyā nihatau rāmalakṣmaṇau.

17. adṛśyamānena raṇe māyayā vāsavopamau mama
nāthau anāthāyāḥ nihatau rāmalakṣmaṇau

17. My protectors, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, who are like Indra, have been slain in battle by an unseen foe, through illusion (māyā), leaving me, a helpless one, without a master.

Words meanings summery:

• अदृश्यमानेन (adṛśyamānena) - by an unseen foe (by the unseen one, by one who is not seen)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in conflict

• मायया (māyayā) - by illusion, by trickery, by magic, by mystic power

• वासवोपमौ (vāsavopamau) - resembling Indra (Vāsava), like Indra

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• नाथौ (nāthau) - two protectors, two lords, two masters

• अनाथायाः (anāthāyāḥ) - of the helpless one, of the unprotected woman

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

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

अदृश्यमानेन (adṛśyamānena) - by an unseen foe (by the unseen one, by one who is not seen)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adṛśyamāna

adṛśyamāna - unseen, invisible, not seen

Present Passive Participle

From root `dṛś` (to see) with prefix `a-` (negation) and suffix `śānac` (passive).

Prefix: a

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war, conflict

मायया (māyayā) - by illusion, by trickery, by magic, by mystic power

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, trickery, deceptive appearance (māyā)

वासवोपमौ (vāsavopamau) - resembling Indra (Vāsava), like Indra

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vāsavopama

vāsavopama - like Vāsava (Indra)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vāsava+upama)

• vāsava – Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, comparison, simile, equal
  adjective (masculine)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

नाथौ (nāthau) - two protectors, two lords, two masters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nātha

nātha - lord, master, protector, husband

अनाथायाः (anāthāyāḥ) - of the helpless one, of the unprotected woman

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of anāthā

anāthā - helpless, unprotected (feminine)

Compound type : Nañ Tatpuruṣa (a+nāthā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• nāthā – mistress, protected woman (feminine of nātha)
  noun (feminine)

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root `han` (to strike, kill) with prefix `ni`.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : Dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)