वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-40, verse-18

ययोर्वीर्यमुपाश्रित्य प्रतिष्ठा काङ्क्षिता मया ।
ताव् उभौ देहनाशाय प्रसुप्तौ पुरुषर्षभौ ॥१८॥

18. yayorvīryamupāśritya pratiṣṭhā kāṅkṣitā mayā ,
tāv ubhau dehanāśāya prasuptau puruṣarṣabhau.

18. yayoḥ vīryam upāśritya pratiṣṭhā kāṅkṣitā mayā
tau ubhau dehanāśāya prasuptau puruṣarṣabhau

18. mayā yayoḥ vīryam upāśritya pratiṣṭhā kāṅkṣitā
tau ubhau puruṣarṣabhau dehanāśāya prasuptau

18. I had desired stability, relying on whose valor. Those two, both chiefs among men, are now deeply fallen, leading to their bodily destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• ययोः (yayoḥ) - of Rama and Lakshmana (of whom, whose (dual))

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor, strength, prowess

• उपाश्रित्य (upāśritya) - having resorted to, depending on, relying on

• प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - Sugriva's own position and reputation (stability, firm position, reputation)

• काङ्क्षिता (kāṅkṣitā) - desired, longed for

• मया (mayā) - by Sugriva (by me)

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

• उभौ (ubhau) - both Rama and Lakshmana (both)

• देहनाशाय (dehanāśāya) - for the destruction of the body, for death

• प्रसुप्तौ (prasuptau) - Rama and Lakshmana, fallen as if dead (the two who are deeply asleep, fallen, dead)

• पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - Rama and Lakshmana (the two chiefs among men)

Words meanings and morphology

ययोः (yayoḥ) - of Rama and Lakshmana (of whom, whose (dual))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of yad

yad - who, which, what

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor, strength, prowess

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, strength, energy, prowess

उपाश्रित्य (upāśritya) - having resorted to, depending on, relying on

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From upasargas upa- + ā- and root √śri (to resort to, cling to)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - Sugriva's own position and reputation (stability, firm position, reputation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratiṣṭhā

pratiṣṭhā - stability, firm position, foundation, reputation, glory

काङ्क्षिता (kāṅkṣitā) - desired, longed for

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāṅkṣita

kāṅkṣita - desired, wished for, longed for

Past Passive Participle

From root √kāṅkṣ (to desire, long for)

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by Sugriva (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, it

उभौ (ubhau) - both Rama and Lakshmana (both)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

देहनाशाय (dehanāśāya) - for the destruction of the body, for death

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dehanāśa

dehanāśa - destruction of the body, death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+nāśa)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• nāśa – destruction, ruin, loss
  noun (masculine)

प्रसुप्तौ (prasuptau) - Rama and Lakshmana, fallen as if dead (the two who are deeply asleep, fallen, dead)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prasupta

prasupta - deeply asleep, fallen asleep, dead

Past Passive Participle

From upasarga pra- and root √svap (to sleep)

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 1)

पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - Rama and Lakshmana (the two chiefs among men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - chief among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

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