वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-95, verse-26

रावणस्य हयान् रामो हयान् रामस्य रावणः ।
जघ्नतुस्तौ तदान्योन्यं कृतानुकृतकारिणौ ॥२६॥

26. rāvaṇasya hayān rāmo hayān rāmasya rāvaṇaḥ ,
jaghnatustau tadānyonyaṃ kṛtānukṛtakāriṇau.

26. rāvaṇasya hayān rāmaḥ hayān rāmasya rāvaṇaḥ
jaghñatuḥ tau tadā anyonyam kṛtānukṛtakāriṇau

26. tau tadā rāmaḥ rāvaṇasya hayān,
(ca) rāvaṇaḥ rāmasya hayān (api) kṛtānukṛtakāriṇau anyonyam jaghñatuḥ.

26. Rāma slew Rāvaṇa's horses, and Rāvaṇa slew Rāma's horses. Then, those two, acting in retaliation, struck each other.

Words meanings summery:

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• हयान् (hayān) - horses (accusative plural)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

• हयान् (hayān) - horses (accusative plural)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

• जघ्ञतुः (jaghñatuḥ) - they two killed/struck/slew

• तौ (tau) - Rāma and Rāvaṇa (those two (masculine))

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• कृतानुकृतकारिणौ (kṛtānukṛtakāriṇau) - they two acting in retaliation, performing deed for deed

Words meanings and morphology

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name, king of Laṅkā)

Derived from root `ru` (to roar), meaning 'one who makes others cry'

Root: ru (class 2)

हयान् (hayān) - horses (accusative plural)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

From root `hī` (to go, move)

Root: hī (class 3)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name, son of Daśaratha, hero of Rāmāyaṇa)

Derived from root `ram` (to delight)

Root: ram (class 1)

हयान् (hayān) - horses (accusative plural)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

From root `hī` (to go, move)

Root: hī (class 3)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name, son of Daśaratha, hero of Rāmāyaṇa)

Derived from root `ram` (to delight)

Root: ram (class 1)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name, king of Laṅkā)

Derived from root `ru` (to roar), meaning 'one who makes others cry'

Root: ru (class 2)

जघ्ञतुः (jaghñatuḥ) - they two killed/struck/slew

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of han

Perfect tense

Perfect (liṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person dual

Root: han (class 2)

तौ (tau) - Rāma and Rāvaṇa (those two (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Rāma and Rāvaṇa.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverbial formation from pronoun `tad`

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - one another, each other, mutual

Reciprocal pronoun, literally 'other other'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (anya+anya)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• anya – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)

कृतानुकृतकारिणौ (kṛtānukṛtakāriṇau) - they two acting in retaliation, performing deed for deed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛtānukṛtakārin

kṛtānukṛtakārin - performing a deed in imitation or retaliation of another's deed

Agent noun

Compound describing one who 'does (kārin) in imitation (anukṛta) of what has been done (kṛta)'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+anukṛtakārin)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root `kṛ`
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• anukṛtakārin – imitator, one who acts in imitation/retaliation
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from `anu-kṛ` (to imitate) with suffix `ṇin`
  Prefix: anu
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `tau`.

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