वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-19

स ददर्श महावीर्यौ नागौ त्रिशिरसाविव ।
सृजन्ताविषुजालानि वीरौ वानरमध्यगौ ॥१९॥

19. sa dadarśa mahāvīryau nāgau triśirasāviva ,
sṛjantāviṣujālāni vīrau vānaramadhyagau.

19. saḥ dadarśa mahāvīryau nāgau triśirasau iva
sṛjantau iṣujālāni vīrau vānara-madhyagau

19. saḥ dadarśa mahāvīryau nāgau triśirasau iva
iṣujālāni sṛjantau vīrau vānara-madhyagau

19. He (Indrajit) saw the two immensely powerful ones, like two three-headed serpents, releasing torrents of arrows, the two heroes situated amidst the monkeys.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Indrajit, the subject of the previous verse (he, that)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - Indrajit saw Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (he saw, he beheld)

• महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - referring to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (two of great valor/power)

• नागौ (nāgau) - here, used metaphorically to compare Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa's power and dangerousness to serpents (two serpents, two elephants)

• त्रिशिरसौ (triśirasau) - describing the nāgas as three-headed, referring to a mythical serpent type (two three-headed ones)

• इव (iva) - comparison of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa to three-headed serpents (like, as if, as, similar to)

• सृजन्तौ (sṛjantau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa releasing arrows (the two releasing, creating, emitting)

• इषुजालानि (iṣujālāni) - a great shower of arrows (nets of arrows, torrents of arrows)

• वीरौ (vīrau) - referring to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (two heroes, courageous ones)

• वानर-मध्यगौ (vānara-madhyagau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa in the monkey army (the two standing amidst monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Indrajit, the subject of the previous verse (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Indrajit.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - Indrajit saw Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (he saw, he beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect Tense, third person singular

from √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - referring to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (two of great valor/power)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great valor, very powerful, heroic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• vīrya – valor, strength, power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vīr

Note: Modifies the implied object (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa).

नागौ (nāgau) - here, used metaphorically to compare Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa's power and dangerousness to serpents (two serpents, two elephants)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, elephant, mountain

Note: Object of dadarśa.

त्रिशिरसौ (triśirasau) - describing the nāgas as three-headed, referring to a mythical serpent type (two three-headed ones)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of triśiras

triśiras - three-headed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+śiras)

• tri – three
  numeral
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'nāgau'.

इव (iva) - comparison of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa to three-headed serpents (like, as if, as, similar to)

(indeclinable)

सृजन्तौ (sṛjantau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa releasing arrows (the two releasing, creating, emitting)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of sṛjat

sṛj - to release, create, emit, cast

Present Active Participle

derived from root √sṛj (to release)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Modifies the implied object (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa).

इषुजालानि (iṣujālāni) - a great shower of arrows (nets of arrows, torrents of arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of iṣujāla

iṣujāla - net of arrows, shower of arrows, torrent of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (iṣu+jāla)

• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: iṣ
• jāla – net, web, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'sṛjantau'.

वीरौ (vīrau) - referring to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (two heroes, courageous ones)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Root: vīr

Note: Appositive to the implied object (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa).

वानर-मध्यगौ (vānara-madhyagau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa in the monkey army (the two standing amidst monkeys)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vānara-madhyaga

vānara-madhyaga - standing amidst monkeys, surrounded by monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+madhya+ga)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, midst, center
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, standing (suffix)
  suffix/adjective (masculine)
  Noun/Adjective forming suffix
  from √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied object (Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa).

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