वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-22

तौ तस्य शरवेगेन परीतौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ।
धनुषी सशरे कृत्वा दिव्यमस्त्रं प्रचक्रतुः ॥२२॥

22. tau tasya śaravegena parītau rāmalakṣmaṇau ,
dhanuṣī saśare kṛtvā divyamastraṃ pracakratuḥ.

22. tau tasya śaravegena parītau rāmalakṣmaṇau
dhanuṣī saśare kṛtvā divyam astram pracakratuḥ

22. Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, overwhelmed by the torrent of his arrows, then, taking their bows and arrows, deployed divine weapons.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• शरवेगेन (śaravegena) - by the force/speed of arrows

• परीतौ (parītau) - surrounded, overwhelmed

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

• धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - two bows

• सशरे (saśare) - with arrows

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• प्रचक्रतुः (pracakratuḥ) - they made, they used, they commenced

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

शरवेगेन (śaravegena) - by the force/speed of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śaravega

śaravega - force/speed of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+vega)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• vega – speed, velocity, force, current
  noun (masculine)

परीतौ (parītau) - surrounded, overwhelmed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of parīta

parīta - surrounded, encompassed, covered, overwhelmed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: i (class 2)

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)

धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - two bows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of dhanus

dhanus - bow, weapon, archer's bow

सशरे (saśare) - with arrows

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of saśara

saśara - having arrows, with arrows

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+śara)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Derived from root 'kṛ' with suffix '-tvā'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, magical weapon

प्रचक्रतुः (pracakratuḥ) - they made, they used, they commenced

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of pracakratuḥ

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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