वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-77, verse-1

युध्यमानौ तु तौ दृष्ट्वा प्रसक्तौ नरराक्षसौ ।
शूरः स रावणभ्राता तस्थौ संग्राममूर्धनि ॥१॥

1. yudhyamānau tu tau dṛṣṭvā prasaktau nararākṣasau ,
śūraḥ sa rāvaṇabhrātā tasthau saṃgrāmamūrdhani.

1. yudhyamānau tu tau dṛṣṭvā prasaktau nararākṣasau
śūraḥ sa rāvaṇabhrātā tastau saṃgrāmamūrdhani

1. tu sa śūraḥ rāvaṇabhrātā yudhyamānau prasaktau
nararākṣasau tau dṛṣṭvā saṃgrāmamūrdhani tastau

1. Indeed, that heroic brother of Rāvaṇa, having seen the man and the demon intensely engaged in battle, positioned himself at the forefront of the fight.

Words meanings summery:

• युध्यमानौ (yudhyamānau) - the two fighting, while fighting

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तौ (tau) - those two

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• प्रसक्तौ (prasaktau) - deeply engaged, attached, absorbed

• नरराक्षसौ (nararākṣasau) - the man and the demon

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic, brave, valorous

• स (sa) - that (he)

• रावणभ्राता (rāvaṇabhrātā) - Rāvaṇa's brother

• तस्तौ (tastau) - he stood

• संग्राममूर्धनि (saṁgrāmamūrdhani) - at the forefront of the battle

Words meanings and morphology

युध्यमानौ (yudhyamānau) - the two fighting, while fighting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, warring

Present Middle Participle

Present middle participle of root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रसक्तौ (prasaktau) - deeply engaged, attached, absorbed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of prasakta

prasakta - attached to, engaged in, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root sañj (to cling) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sañj (class 1)

नरराक्षसौ (nararākṣasau) - the man and the demon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of nararākṣasa

nararākṣasa - man and demon

Dvanda compound of nara (man) and rākṣasa (demon)

Compound type : dvandva (nara+rākṣasa)

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

शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic, brave, valorous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, brave man, valorous

स (sa) - that (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रावणभ्राता (rāvaṇabhrātā) - Rāvaṇa's brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇabhrātṛ

rāvaṇabhrātṛ - Rāvaṇa's brother

Compound of Rāvaṇa (proper name) and bhrātṛ (brother)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāvaṇa+bhrātṛ)

• rāvaṇa – Rāvaṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)

तस्तौ (tastau) - he stood

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sthā

Perfect, 3rd singular.

Root: sthā (class 1)

संग्राममूर्धनि (saṁgrāmamūrdhani) - at the forefront of the battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāmamūrdhan

saṁgrāmamūrdhan - forefront of battle, battle's head

Compound of saṃgrāma (battle) and mūrdhan (head, top)

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃgrāma+mūrdhan)

• saṃgrāma – battle, war, conflict
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, top, forehead
  noun (masculine)

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