वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-65, verse-10

अहं राक्षसराजेन रावणेन महात्मना ।
आज्ञप्तः समरे हन्तुं ताव् उभौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥१०॥

10. ahaṃ rākṣasarājena rāvaṇena mahātmanā ,
ājñaptaḥ samare hantuṃ tāv ubhau rāmalakṣmaṇau.

10. aham rākṣasarājena rāvaṇena mahātmanā ājñaptaḥ
samare hantum tau ubhau rāmalakṣmaṇau

10. aham mahātmanā rākṣasarājena rāvaṇena ājñaptaḥ.
samare tau ubhau rāmalakṣmaṇau hantum.

10. I have been commanded by the great-souled (mahātman) demon king Rāvaṇa to kill both Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• राक्षसराजेन (rākṣasarājena) - by the king of demons

• रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one, by the magnanimous one

• आज्ञप्तः (ājñaptaḥ) - commanded, ordered

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

• तौ (tau) - those two

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

राक्षसराजेन (rākṣasarājena) - by the king of demons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rākṣasarāja

rākṣasarāja - king of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+rāja)

• rākṣasa – demon, goblin
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)

रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one, by the magnanimous one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, magnanimous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

आज्ञप्तः (ājñaptaḥ) - commanded, ordered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ājñapta

ājñapta - commanded, ordered, informed

Past Passive Participle

From the causative stem of root jñā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to strike

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root han with suffix -tum

Root: han (class 2)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (dual name)

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rāma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)