वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-41, verse-13

विमुक्तौ शरबन्धेन तौ दृश्येते रणाजिरे ।
पाशानिव गजौ छित्त्वा गजेन्द्रसमविक्रमौ ॥१३॥

13. vimuktau śarabandhena tau dṛśyete raṇājire ,
pāśāniva gajau chittvā gajendrasamavikramau.

13. vimuktau śarabandhena tau dṛśyete raṇājire
pāśān iva gajau chittvā gajendrasamavikramau

13. tau śarabandhena vimuktau gajendrasamavikramau
gajau pāśān iva chittvā raṇājire dṛśyete

13. Released from the fetter of arrows, those two (Rama and Lakshmana) are seen on the battlefield. Like two elephants, strong as lordly elephants, they have broken their bonds.

Words meanings summery:

• विमुक्तौ (vimuktau) - released (from the arrow-bonds) (released, freed)

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

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

• दृश्येते (dṛśyete) - are seen (are seen, appear)

• रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - on the battlefield (on the battlefield, in the arena of battle)

• पाशान् (pāśān) - bonds (nooses, bonds, snares)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• गजौ (gajau) - two elephants

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having broken (their bonds) (having cut, having broken, having pierced)

• गजेन्द्रसमविक्रमौ (gajendrasamavikramau) - having prowess equal to that of lordly elephants (having valor equal to lordly elephants)

Words meanings and morphology

विमुक्तौ (vimuktau) - released (from the arrow-bonds) (released, freed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vimukta

vimukta - released, freed, liberated

Past Passive Participle

from vi-√muc

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Adjectivally modifying 'tau'.

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

Note: The instrumental case here indicates separation or cause ('released from...').

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

दृश्येते (dṛśyete) - are seen (are seen, appear)

(verb)

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

Present Passive Indicative

from √dṛś, 3rd person dual, Ātmanepada

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - on the battlefield (on the battlefield, in the arena of battle)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of raṇājira

raṇājira - battlefield, arena of battle

Compound type : tatpurusha (raṇa+ajira)

• raṇa – battle, fight
  noun (masculine)
• ajira – courtyard, arena
  noun (neuter)

पाशान् (pāśān) - bonds (nooses, bonds, snares)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāśa

pāśa - noose, bond, snare, fetter

Note: Object of 'chittvā'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

गजौ (gajau) - two elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gaja

gaja - elephant

Note: Subject of the simile.

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having broken (their bonds) (having cut, having broken, having pierced)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from √chid

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Gerund, indicating prior action.

गजेन्द्रसमविक्रमौ (gajendrasamavikramau) - having prowess equal to that of lordly elephants (having valor equal to lordly elephants)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gajendrasamavikrama

gajendrasamavikrama - having valor/prowess equal to a lordly elephant

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gaja+indra+sama+vikrama)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, king
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• vikrama – prowess, valor, strength
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjectivally modifying 'gajau' (and implicitly 'tau').

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