वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-85, verse-24

तौ तु रोषपरीताङ्गौ नर्दन्तावभ्यधावताम् ।
उद्यतासी रणे हृष्टौ युधि शस्त्रविशारदौ ॥२४॥

24. tau tu roṣaparītāṅgau nardantāvabhyadhāvatām ,
udyatāsī raṇe hṛṣṭau yudhi śastraviśāradau.

24. tau tu roṣaparītāṅgau nardantau abhyadhāvatām
udyatāsī raṇe hṛṣṭau yudhi śastraviśāradau

24. Those two, with limbs overcome by rage, roaring, rushed towards each other. They were eager in battle with uplifted swords, skilled in combat with weapons.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

• रोषपरीताङ्गौ (roṣaparītāṅgau) - having limbs encompassed by rage, filled with rage

• नर्दन्तौ (nardantau) - roaring, shouting

• अभ्यधावताम् (abhyadhāvatām) - they rushed towards

• उद्यतासी (udyatāsī) - with uplifted swords

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

• हृष्टौ (hṛṣṭau) - delighted, eager, joyful

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight

• शस्त्रविशारदौ (śastraviśāradau) - skilled in weapons

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

(indeclinable)

रोषपरीताङ्गौ (roṣaparītāṅgau) - having limbs encompassed by rage, filled with rage

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of roṣaparītāṅga

roṣaparītāṅga - having limbs enveloped by wrath

Compound type : bahuvrihi (roṣa+parīta+aṅga)

• roṣa – rage, wrath
  noun (masculine)
• parīta – enveloped, surrounded, overcome
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)
• aṅga – limb, body
  noun (neuter)

नर्दन्तौ (nardantau) - roaring, shouting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nardant

nardant - roaring, shouting

Present Active Participle

Root: nard (class 1)

अभ्यधावताम् (abhyadhāvatām) - they rushed towards

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhi + ā + dhāv

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: dhāv (class 1)

उद्यतासी (udyatāsī) - with uplifted swords

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of udyatāsi

udyatāsi - with uplifted swords

Compound type : bahuvrihi (udyata+asi)

• udyata – uplifted, raised
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yam (class 1)
• asi – sword
  noun (masculine)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war

हृष्टौ (hṛṣṭau) - delighted, eager, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, joyful, eager

Past Passive Participle

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in fight

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

शस्त्रविशारदौ (śastraviśāradau) - skilled in weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śastraviśārada

śastraviśārada - skilled in weapons

Compound type : tatpurusha (śastra+viśārada)

• śastra – weapon
  noun (neuter)
• viśārada – skilled, expert, proficient
  adjective (masculine)

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