वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-75, verse-32

बहूनवसृजन्तौ हि मार्गणौघानवस्थितौ ।
नरराक्षससिंहौ तौ प्रहृष्टावभ्ययुध्यताम् ॥३२॥

32. bahūnavasṛjantau hi mārgaṇaughānavasthitau ,
nararākṣasasiṃhau tau prahṛṣṭāvabhyayudhyatām.

32. bahūn avasṛjantau hi mārgaṇaughān avasthitau
nararākṣasasiṃhau tau prahṛṣṭau abhyayudhyatām

32. hi avasthitau tau nararākṣasasiṃhau bahūn
mārgaṇaughān avasṛjantau prahṛṣṭau abhyayudhyatām

32. Indeed, standing steadfast, those two lion-like figures, a man and a demon, released floods of arrows. Greatly delighted, they fought against each other.

Words meanings summery:

• बहून् (bahūn) - many

• अवसृजन्तौ (avasṛjantau) - releasing (arrows) (releasing, showering, sending forth)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मार्गणौघान् (mārgaṇaughān) - floods of arrows, showers of arrows

• अवस्थितौ (avasthitau) - standing steadfast (standing, situated, firm)

• नरराक्षससिंहौ (nararākṣasasiṁhau) - The two combatants, one a man and one a demon, both fierce like lions. (a man and a demon, like lions)

• तौ (tau) - those two heroes being described (those two, them (masculine))

• प्रहृष्टौ (prahṛṣṭau) - greatly delighted, highly pleased

• अभ्ययुध्यताम् (abhyayudhyatām) - they fought against each other, they battled

Words meanings and morphology

बहून् (bahūn) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

Note: Accusative plural masculine form of the adjective bahu.

अवसृजन्तौ (avasṛjantau) - releasing (arrows) (releasing, showering, sending forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of avasṛjat

avasṛjat - releasing, showering, sending forth

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √sṛj with prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Dual masculine nominative form of the present active participle avasṛjat.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

मार्गणौघान् (mārgaṇaughān) - floods of arrows, showers of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mārgaṇaugha

mārgaṇaugha - floods of arrows, showers of arrows

Compound of 'mārgaṇa' (arrow) and 'ogha' (flood, stream, multitude).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mārgaṇa+ogha)

• mārgaṇa – arrow
  noun (neuter)
• ogha – flood, torrent, multitude
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative plural masculine form of the noun mārgaṇaugha.

अवस्थितौ (avasthitau) - standing steadfast (standing, situated, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of avasthita

avasthita - standing, situated, firm, stable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sthā (to stand) with prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Dual masculine nominative form of the past passive participle avasthita.

नरराक्षससिंहौ (nararākṣasasiṁhau) - The two combatants, one a man and one a demon, both fierce like lions. (a man and a demon, like lions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nararākṣasasiṃha

nararākṣasasiṁha - a man and a demon who are like lions

Compound of 'nara' (man), 'rākṣasa' (demon), and 'siṃha' (lion). Refers to two individuals, one a man and one a demon, both likened to lions in their prowess.

Compound type : dvandva/upamānatatpurusha (nara+rākṣasa+siṃha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Dual masculine nominative form of the compound nararākṣasasiṃha.

तौ (tau) - those two heroes being described (those two, them (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Dual masculine nominative form of the pronoun tad.

प्रहृष्टौ (prahṛṣṭau) - greatly delighted, highly pleased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prahṛṣṭa

prahṛṣṭa - greatly delighted, highly pleased, thrilled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √hṛṣ (to rejoice) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Dual masculine nominative form of the past passive participle prahṛṣṭa.

अभ्ययुध्यताम् (abhyayudhyatām) - they fought against each other, they battled

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of yudh

Imperfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person dual with prefix abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Imperfect tense, 3rd person dual, middle voice of √yudh with prefix abhi-.