वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-40, verse-17

शरैरिमावलं विद्धौ रुधिरेण समुक्षितौ ।
वसुधायामिम सुप्तौ दृश्येते शल्यकाविव ॥१७॥

17. śarairimāvalaṃ viddhau rudhireṇa samukṣitau ,
vasudhāyāmima suptau dṛśyete śalyakāviva.

17. śaraiḥ imau alam viddhau rudhireṇa samukṣitau
vasudhāyām imau suptau dṛśyete śalyakau iva

17. imau śaraiḥ alam viddhau rudhireṇa samukṣitau
vasudhāyām imau suptau śalyakau iva dṛśyete

17. These two, completely pierced by arrows and bathed in blood, are seen lying on the earth like two porcupines.

Words meanings summery:

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• इमौ (imau) - Rama and Lakshmana (these two)

• अलम् (alam) - completely, sufficiently

• विद्धौ (viddhau) - Rama and Lakshmana, pierced by arrows (the two who were pierced, struck)

• रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - by blood

• समुक्षितौ (samukṣitau) - Rama and Lakshmana, covered in blood (the two who were sprinkled, bathed)

• वसुधायाम् (vasudhāyām) - on the earth

• इमौ (imau) - Rama and Lakshmana (these two)

• सुप्तौ (suptau) - Rama and Lakshmana, lying as if dead (the two who are sleeping)

• दृश्येते (dṛśyete) - are seen

• शल्यकौ (śalyakau) - two porcupines

• इव (iva) - like, as

Words meanings and morphology

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

इमौ (imau) - Rama and Lakshmana (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these

अलम् (alam) - completely, sufficiently

(indeclinable)

विद्धौ (viddhau) - Rama and Lakshmana, pierced by arrows (the two who were pierced, struck)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of viddha

viddha - pierced, struck, wounded

Past Passive Participle

From root √vyadh (to pierce)

Root: vyadh (class 4)

रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - by blood

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood

समुक्षितौ (samukṣitau) - Rama and Lakshmana, covered in blood (the two who were sprinkled, bathed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samukṣita

samukṣita - sprinkled, wet, bathed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sam- and root √ukṣ (to sprinkle, wet)

Prefix: sam

Root: ukṣ (class 1)

वसुधायाम् (vasudhāyām) - on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - earth, ground

इमौ (imau) - Rama and Lakshmana (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Interpreted as 'imau' (dual) for grammatical coherence with 'suptau' and 'dṛśyete'. The original Devanagari appears to have a variant 'ima'.

सुप्तौ (suptau) - Rama and Lakshmana, lying as if dead (the two who are sleeping)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping, fallen asleep

Past Passive Participle

From root √svap (to sleep)

Root: svap (class 1)

दृश्येते (dṛśyete) - are seen

(verb)

3rd person , dual, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शल्यकौ (śalyakau) - two porcupines

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śalyaka

śalyaka - porcupine

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

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