वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-15

गदापरिघहस्तौ तौ युधि वीरौ समीयतुः ।
नर्दन्तौ गोवृषप्रख्यौ घनाविव सविद्युतौ ॥१५॥

15. gadāparighahastau tau yudhi vīrau samīyatuḥ ,
nardantau govṛṣaprakhyau ghanāviva savidyutau.

15. gadāparighahastau tau yudhi vīrau samīyatuḥ
nardantau govṛṣaprakhyau ghanau iva savidyutau

15. tau vīrau gadāparighahastau nardantau govṛṣaprakhyau
savidyutau ghanau iva yudhi samīyatuḥ

15. Those two heroes, holding maces and iron clubs, roaring like two mighty bulls, clashed in battle, resembling two clouds laden with lightning.

Words meanings summery:

• गदापरिघहस्तौ (gadāparighahastau) - having maces and iron clubs in their hands

• तौ (tau) - those two (heroes) (those two)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes

• समीयतुः (samīyatuḥ) - they two met, they two approached

• नर्दन्तौ (nardantau) - two roaring, two shouting

• गोवृषप्रख्यौ (govṛṣaprakhyau) - resembling two mighty bulls (resembling two bulls, like two bulls)

• घनौ (ghanau) - two clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• सविद्युतौ (savidyutau) - laden with lightning (with lightning, accompanied by lightning)

Words meanings and morphology

गदापरिघहस्तौ (gadāparighahastau) - having maces and iron clubs in their hands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gadāparighahasta

gadāparighahasta - having maces and iron clubs in hands

Bahuvrihi compound of gadā, parigha, and hasta

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gadā+parigha+hasta)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• parigha – iron club, bolt, bar
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'tau' and 'vīrau'.

तौ (tau) - those two (heroes) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to Sugrīva and Mahodara.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty

Note: Subject of the verb 'samīyatuḥ'.

समीयतुः (samīyatuḥ) - they two met, they two approached

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (lit) of i

Perfect tense, 3rd person dual

from root i (to go) with upasarga sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

नर्दन्तौ (nardantau) - two roaring, two shouting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nardant

nardant - roaring, shouting

Present Active Participle

from root nard (to roar, bellow)

Root: nard (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tau' and 'vīrau'.

गोवृषप्रख्यौ (govṛṣaprakhyau) - resembling two mighty bulls (resembling two bulls, like two bulls)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of govṛṣaprakhya

govṛṣaprakhya - resembling a bull

Tatpurusha compound: govṛṣa (bull) + prakhya (resembling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (go+vṛṣa+prakhya)

• go – cow, ox, bull
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣa – bull, excellent, strong
  noun (masculine)
• prakhya – resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'tau' and 'vīrau'.

घनौ (ghanau) - two clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ghana

ghana - cloud, dense, solid

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

सविद्युतौ (savidyutau) - laden with lightning (with lightning, accompanied by lightning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of savidyuta

savidyuta - with lightning

Bahuvrihi compound of sa and vidyut

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+vidyut)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies 'ghanau'.

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