वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-58, verse-7

एवं कुशलवौ नाम्ना ताव् उभौ यमजातकौ ।
मत्कृतभ्यां च नामभ्यां ख्यातियुक्तौ भविष्यतः ॥७॥

7. evaṃ kuśalavau nāmnā tāv ubhau yamajātakau ,
matkṛtabhyāṃ ca nāmabhyāṃ khyātiyuktau bhaviṣyataḥ.

7. evam kuśalavau nāmnā tau ubhau yamajātakau
matkṛtabhyām ca nāmbhyām khyātiyuktau bhaviṣyataḥ

7. evam tau ubhau nāmnā yamajātakau kuśalavau
matkṛtabhyām nāmbhyām ca khyātiyuktau bhaviṣyataḥ

7. Thus, these two, Kuśa and Lava by name, born as twins, will become renowned through the names given by me.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (thus, in this way, so)

• कुशलवौ (kuśalavau) - Kuśa and Lava (the twin sons) (Kuśa and Lava)

• नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by their appellation (by name)

• तौ (tau) - those two (referring to Kuśa and Lava) (those two)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both of them (both)

• यमजातकौ (yamajātakau) - born as twin brothers (born as twins)

• मत्कृतभ्याम् (matkṛtabhyām) - by the names given by me (by those made by me)

• च (ca) - and

• नाम्भ्याम् (nāmbhyām) - by the names (referring to Kuśa and Lava) (by names)

• ख्यातियुक्तौ (khyātiyuktau) - will be endowed with great renown (endowed with fame, renowned)

• भविष्यतः (bhaviṣyataḥ) - they (Kuśa and Lava) will become (they will be)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (thus, in this way, so)

(indeclinable)

कुशलवौ (kuśalavau) - Kuśa and Lava (the twin sons) (Kuśa and Lava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kuśalava

kuśalava - Kuśa and Lava (names of Rama's sons)

Compound type : dvandva (kuśa+lava)

• kuśa – Kuśa (name of Rama's son)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lava – Lava (name of Rama's son)
  proper noun (masculine)

नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by their appellation (by name)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation

तौ (tau) - those two (referring to Kuśa and Lava) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

उभौ (ubhau) - both of them (both)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

यमजातकौ (yamajātakau) - born as twin brothers (born as twins)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yamajātaka

yamajātaka - born as a twin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+jātaka)

• yama – twin, Yama (god of death)
  noun (masculine)
• jātaka – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

मत्कृतभ्याम् (matkṛtabhyām) - by the names given by me (by those made by me)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of matkṛta

matkṛta - made by me

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+kṛta)

• mad – me, by me (from aham)
  pronoun
  ablative/instrumental singular stem of aham (I)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नाम्भ्याम् (nāmbhyām) - by the names (referring to Kuśa and Lava) (by names)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of nāman

nāman - name, appellation

ख्यातियुक्तौ (khyātiyuktau) - will be endowed with great renown (endowed with fame, renowned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of khyātiyukta

khyātiyukta - joined with fame, renowned

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khyāti+yukta)

• khyāti – fame, renown, reputation
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root khyā (to tell, relate)
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• yukta – joined, endowed, connected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

भविष्यतः (bhaviṣyataḥ) - they (Kuśa and Lava) will become (they will be)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Tense

3rd person dual, parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

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