वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-19

ततो भग्नप्रहरणौ मुष्टिभ्यां तौ समीयतुः ।
तेजोबलसमाविष्टौ दीप्ताविव हुताशनौ ॥१९॥

19. tato bhagnapraharaṇau muṣṭibhyāṃ tau samīyatuḥ ,
tejobalasamāviṣṭau dīptāviva hutāśanau.

19. tataḥ bhagnapraharaṇau muṣṭibhyām tau samīyatuḥ
tejabalasamāviṣṭau dīptau iva hutāśanau

19. tataḥ bhagnapraharaṇau tau muṣṭibhyām samīyatuḥ
tejabalasamāviṣṭau (tāv) dīptau hutāśanau iva (āstām)

19. Then, with their weapons shattered, those two approached each other with fists. Endowed with valor and strength, they were like two blazing fires.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from there)

• भग्नप्रहरणौ (bhagnapraharaṇau) - (the two fighters) with broken weapons (having broken weapons)

• मुष्टिभ्याम् (muṣṭibhyām) - with fists (with fists, by means of fists)

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

• समीयतुः (samīyatuḥ) - they approached each other (they came together, they met, they approached)

• तेजबलसमाविष्टौ (tejabalasamāviṣṭau) - (the two fighters) endowed with valor and strength (endowed with valor and strength)

• दीप्तौ (dīptau) - blazing (blazing, radiant)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

• हुताशनौ (hutāśanau) - two fires (two fires, two gods of fire)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverbial suffix -tas applied to tad.

भग्नप्रहरणौ (bhagnapraharaṇau) - (the two fighters) with broken weapons (having broken weapons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhagnapraharaṇa

bhagnapraharaṇa - one whose weapons are broken

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhagna+praharaṇa)

• bhagna – broken, shattered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhañj (to break) + -ta suffix.
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• praharaṇa – weapon, striking instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From pra-√hṛ (to strike) + -ana suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tau'.

मुष्टिभ्याम् (muṣṭibhyām) - with fists (with fists, by means of fists)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, handful

तौ (tau) - those two (fighters) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two fighters.

समीयतुः (samīyatuḥ) - they approached each other (they came together, they met, they approached)

(verb)

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

Perfect (lit) 3rd dual active

From sam-√i, Perfect tense, 3rd person dual, active voice. Reduplicated root becomes ī.

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

तेजबलसमाविष्टौ (tejabalasamāviṣṭau) - (the two fighters) endowed with valor and strength (endowed with valor and strength)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tejabalasamāviṣṭa

tejabalasamāviṣṭa - endowed with valor and strength

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tejas+bala+samāviṣṭa)

• tejas – radiance, brilliance, valor, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)
• samāviṣṭa – entered into, endowed with, possessed by
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-ā-√viś (to enter) + -ta suffix.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'tau'.

दीप्तौ (dīptau) - blazing (blazing, radiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, ignited

Past Passive Participle

From √dīp (to shine, blaze) + -ta suffix.

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'hutāśanau'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

हुताशनौ (hutāśanau) - two fires (two fires, two gods of fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of hutāśana

hutāśana - fire, god of fire

From huta (offered) + aśana (eating). He who eats what is offered (in fire).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (huta+aśana)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √hu (to offer, sacrifice) + -ta suffix.
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  From √aś (to eat) + -ana suffix.
  Root: aś (class 9)

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