वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-76, verse-28

तयोः कृतव्रणौ देहौ शुशुभाते महात्मनोः ।
सपुष्पाविव निष्पत्रौ वने शाल्मलिकुंशुकौ ॥२८॥

28. tayoḥ kṛtavraṇau dehau śuśubhāte mahātmanoḥ ,
sapuṣpāviva niṣpatrau vane śālmalikuṃśukau.

28. tayoḥ kṛtavraṇau dehau śuśubhāte mahātmanoḥ
sapuṣpau iva niṣpatrau vane śālmalikuṃśukau

28. tayoḥ mahātmanoḥ kṛtavraṇau dehau vane
niṣpatrau sapuṣpau śālmalikuṃśukau iva śuśubhāte

28. The wounded bodies of those two great souls shone brightly, much like leafless śālmalī and kuṃśuka trees in a forest covered with blossoms.

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two

• कृतव्रणौ (kṛtavraṇau) - having wounds made, wounded

• देहौ (dehau) - bodies

• शुशुभाते (śuśubhāte) - they shone, they appeared beautiful

• महात्मनोः (mahātmanoḥ) - of the great souls

• सपुष्पौ (sapuṣpau) - with flowers, flowered

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निष्पत्रौ (niṣpatrau) - leafless

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• शाल्मलिकुंशुकौ (śālmalikuṁśukau) - śālmalī and kuṃśuka trees

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Indrajit and Lakṣmaṇa.

कृतव्रणौ (kṛtavraṇau) - having wounds made, wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛtavraṇa

kṛtavraṇa - having wounds made, wounded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+vraṇa)

• kṛta – made, done
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vraṇa – wound, cut
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'dehau'.

देहौ (dehau) - bodies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of deha

deha - body

Note: Subject of 'śuśubhāte'.

शुशुभाते (śuśubhāte) - they shone, they appeared beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect past (liṭ) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Often translated as perfect tense (past).

महात्मनोः (mahātmanoḥ) - of the great souls

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great soul

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

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

Note: Qualifies 'tayoḥ' (or rather, the referents of tayoḥ).

सपुष्पौ (sapuṣpau) - with flowers, flowered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sapuṣpa

sapuṣpa - with flowers, flowered

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+puṣpa)

• sa – with, together
  indeclinable
  prepositional prefix
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in comparison with the trees.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

निष्पत्रौ (niṣpatrau) - leafless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of niṣpatra

niṣpatra - leafless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+patra)

• nis – without, out
  indeclinable
  prefix implying absence
• patra – leaf
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'śālmalikuṃśukau'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood

Note: Specifies location.

शाल्मलिकुंशुकौ (śālmalikuṁśukau) - śālmalī and kuṃśuka trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śālmalikuṃśuka

śālmalikuṁśuka - śālmalī (silk-cotton tree) and kuṃśuka (palāśa or kimśuka tree)

Compound type : dvandva (śālmalī+kuṃśuka)

• śālmalī – silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
  noun (feminine)
• kuṃśuka – palāśa or kimśuka tree (Butea monosperma)
  noun (masculine)

Note: The subjects of the comparison.