वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-34, verse-18

तावन्योन्यं जिघृक्षन्तौ हरिराक्षसपार्थिवौ ।
प्रयत्नवन्तौ तत् कर्म ईहतुर्बलदर्पितौ ॥१८॥

18. tāvanyonyaṃ jighṛkṣantau harirākṣasapārthivau ,
prayatnavantau tat karma īhaturbaladarpitau.

18. tau anyonyam jighṛkṣantau harirākṣasapārthivau
prayatnavantau tat karma īhatuḥ baladarpitau

18. harirākṣasapārthivau tau anyonyam jighṛkṣantau
prayatnavantau baladarpitau tat karma īhatuḥ

18. Those two, the monkey (hari) and the demon king (rākṣasapārthiva), each desiring to seize the other, mighty and full of effort, strove for that action (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• जिघृक्षन्तौ (jighṛkṣantau) - wishing to seize, desirous of capturing

• हरिराक्षसपार्थिवौ (harirākṣasapārthivau) - the monkey and the demon king

• प्रयत्नवन्तौ (prayatnavantau) - full of effort, strenuous, diligent

• तत् (tat) - that

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, destiny (karma)

• ईहतुः (īhatuḥ) - they desired, they strove, they tried

• बलदर्पितौ (baladarpitau) - proud of their strength, arrogant with might

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine dual nominative of 'tad'.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)

Compound of anya + anya

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+anya)

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

Note: Adverbial accusative.

जिघृक्षन्तौ (jighṛkṣantau) - wishing to seize, desirous of capturing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jighṛkṣat

jighṛkṣat - wishing to seize/capture

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

Desiderative of √grah (to seize) + śatṛ suffix

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agreement with tau, harirākṣasapārthivau, prayatnavantau, baladarpitau.

हरिराक्षसपार्थिवौ (harirākṣasapārthivau) - the monkey and the demon king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of harirākṣasapārthiva

harirākṣasapārthiva - the monkey and the demon king

Compound type : dvandva (hari+rākṣasapārthiva)

• hari – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• rākṣasapārthiva – demon king
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of rākṣasa and pārthiva

Note: Refers to Vālī and Rāvaṇa.

प्रयत्नवन्तौ (prayatnavantau) - full of effort, strenuous, diligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prayatnavant

prayatnavant - full of effort, strenuous, diligent

From prayatna (effort) + -vant (possessive suffix)

Note: Agreement with tau.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adjective for 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, destiny (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny (karma)

From √kṛ (to do) + -man suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of īhatuḥ.

ईहतुः (īhatuḥ) - they desired, they strove, they tried

(verb)

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

Root: īh (class 1)

Note: Verb for tau.

बलदर्पितौ (baladarpitau) - proud of their strength, arrogant with might

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of baladarpita

baladarpita - proud of one's strength, arrogant through might

Compound of bala (strength) and darpita (proud)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+darpita)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• darpita – proud, arrogant, inflated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dṛp (to be proud)
  Root: dṛp (class 4)

Note: Agreement with tau.