वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-41, verse-12

यौ ताविन्द्रजिता युद्धे भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ।
निबद्धौ शरबन्धेन निष्प्रकम्पभुजौ कृतौ ॥१२॥

12. yau tāvindrajitā yuddhe bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau ,
nibaddhau śarabandhena niṣprakampabhujau kṛtau.

12. yau tau indrajitā yuddhe bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau
nibaddhau śarabandhena niṣprakampabhujau kṛtau

12. yau tau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau yuddhe indrajitā
śarabandhena nibaddhau niṣprakampabhujau kṛtau

12. Those two brothers, Rama and Lakshmana, whom Indrajit had bound in battle with a fetter of arrows, were rendered with unmoving arms.

Words meanings summery:

• यौ (yau) - those two (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (those two, who)

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

• इन्द्रजिता (indrajitā) - by Indrajit

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle (in battle, in war)

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - the two brothers (Rama and Lakshmana) (two brothers)

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rama and Lakshmana

• निबद्धौ (nibaddhau) - bound (bound, tied)

• शरबन्धेन (śarabandhena) - by the fetter of arrows (by a fetter of arrows, by a bond of arrows)

• निष्प्रकम्पभुजौ (niṣprakampabhujau) - with unmoving arms (with unmoving arms, whose arms are not trembling)

• कृतौ (kṛtau) - rendered (made, rendered, done)

Words meanings and morphology

यौ (yau) - those two (referring to Rama and Lakshmana) (those two, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Relative pronoun.

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

इन्द्रजिता (indrajitā) - by Indrajit

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of indrajit

indrajit - conqueror of Indra, Indrajit (Meghanada)

Compound type : tatpurusha (indra+jit)

• indra – Indra (king of devas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• jit – conqueror, victorious
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - the two brothers (Rama and Lakshmana) (two brothers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rama and Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rama and Lakshmana

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rama (an avatar of Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakshmana (Rama's brother)
  proper noun (masculine)

निबद्धौ (nibaddhau) - bound (bound, tied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nibaddha

nibaddha - bound, tied, fettered

Past Passive Participle

from ni-√bandh

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe Rama and Lakshmana.

शरबन्धेन (śarabandhena) - by the fetter of arrows (by a fetter of arrows, by a bond of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śarabandha

śarabandha - fetter of arrows, bond of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+bandha)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• bandha – bond, fetter, tying
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

निष्प्रकम्पभुजौ (niṣprakampabhujau) - with unmoving arms (with unmoving arms, whose arms are not trembling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of niṣprakampabhuja

niṣprakampabhuja - having unmoving arms

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+prakampa+bhuja)

• nis – without, free from
  indeclinable
• prakampa – trembling, shaking
  noun (masculine)
  from pra-√kamp
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kamp (class 1)
• bhuja – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjectivally modifying Rama and Lakshmana.

कृतौ (kṛtau) - rendered (made, rendered, done)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

from √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used adjectivally, completing the passive construction.

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