वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-62, verse-26

विशल्यौ तु महात्मानौ ताव् उभौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ।
असंभ्रान्तौ जगृहतुस्ताव् उभौ धनुषी वरे ॥२६॥

26. viśalyau tu mahātmānau tāv ubhau rāmalakṣmaṇau ,
asaṃbhrāntau jagṛhatustāv ubhau dhanuṣī vare.

26. viśalyau tu mahātmānau tau ubhau rāmalakṣmaṇau
asaṃbhrāntau jagṛhatuḥ tau ubhau dhanuṣī vare

26. tu viśalyau mahātmānau tau ubhau rāmalakṣmaṇau
asaṃbhrāntau tau ubhau vare dhanuṣī jagṛhatuḥ

26. But those two great-souled Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, now freed from arrows, calmly took up their two excellent bows.

Words meanings summery:

• विशल्यौ (viśalyau) - free from arrows/spears (two)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled, noble (two)

• तौ (tau) - those two

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (two)

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

• असंभ्रान्तौ (asaṁbhrāntau) - unperturbed, calm (two)

• जगृहतुः (jagṛhatuḥ) - they two took, grasped

• तौ (tau) - those two

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (two)

• धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - two bows

• वरे (vare) - excellent, best (two)

Words meanings and morphology

विशल्यौ (viśalyau) - free from arrows/spears (two)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of viśalya

viśalya - free from an arrow, dart, or spear

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+śalya)

• vi – free from, without
  indeclinable
  Negative/privative prefix
• śalya – arrow, dart, spear, thorn
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled, noble (two)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous; a great person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here grammatically masculine dual, refers to Rama and Lakshmana in apposition. The second 'tau' in the verse is also masculine dual form, but modifies the neuter dual 'dhanuṣī'.

उभौ (ubhau) - both (two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Here grammatically masculine dual, refers to Rama and Lakshmana. The second 'ubhau' in the verse is also masculine dual form, but modifies the neuter dual 'dhanuṣī'.

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)

असंभ्रान्तौ (asaṁbhrāntau) - unperturbed, calm (two)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of asaṃbhrānta

asaṁbhrānta - unagitated, composed, undisturbed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+saṃbhrānta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• saṃbhrānta – agitated, confused, disturbed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √bhram (to wander, to be confused) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)

जगृहतुः (jagṛhatuḥ) - they two took, grasped

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect indicative (lit) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Grammatically masculine dual form, but here used to modify the neuter dual 'dhanuṣī', common in epic Sanskrit.

उभौ (ubhau) - both (two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Grammatically masculine dual form, but here used to modify the neuter dual 'dhanuṣī', common in epic Sanskrit.

धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - two bows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of dhanus

dhanus - bow

वरे (vare) - excellent, best (two)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of vara

vara - excellent, best, choicest, boon, bridegroom