वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-1, verse-16

स च सर्वगुणोपेतः कौसल्यानन्दवर्धनः ।
समुद्र इव गाम्भीर्ये धैर्येण हिमवानिव ॥१६॥

16. sa ca sarvaguṇopetaḥ kausalyānandavardhanaḥ ,
samudra iva gāmbhīrye dhairyeṇa himavāniva.

16. saḥ ca sarvaguṇopetaḥ kausalyānandavardhanaḥ
samudraḥ iva gāmbhīrye dhairyeṇa himavān iva

16. saḥ ca sarvaguṇopetaḥ kausalyānandavardhanaḥ
gāmbhīrye samudraḥ iva dhairyeṇa himavān iva

16. And he, endowed with all good qualities, is the delight of Kaushalya. He is like the ocean in depth and like the Himalayas in fortitude.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• च (ca) - and

• सर्वगुणोपेतः (sarvaguṇopetaḥ) - endowed with all good qualities, possessed of every virtue

• कौसल्यानन्दवर्धनः (kausalyānandavardhanaḥ) - increaser of Kaushalya's joy, delight of Kaushalya

• समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean, sea

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• गाम्भीर्ये (gāmbhīrye) - in depth (like the ocean) (in profoundness, in depth, in seriousness)

• धैर्येण (dhairyeṇa) - in fortitude (like the Himalayas) (by fortitude, with steadfastness, by patience)

• हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalayas (personified or as a simile) (the Himalayas, snowy mountain; possessing snow)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular of the demonstrative pronoun tad.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle.

सर्वगुणोपेतः (sarvaguṇopetaḥ) - endowed with all good qualities, possessed of every virtue

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaguṇopeta

sarvaguṇopeta - endowed with all good qualities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+guṇa+upeta)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• upeta – endowed with, possessed of, furnished with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √i (to go) with prefix upa-
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Tatpuruṣa compound meaning 'endowed with all qualities'.

कौसल्यानन्दवर्धनः (kausalyānandavardhanaḥ) - increaser of Kaushalya's joy, delight of Kaushalya

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kausalyānandavardhana

kausalyānandavardhana - increaser of Kaushalya's joy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kausalyā+ānanda+vardhana)

• kausalyā – Kaushalya (proper name, mother of Rama)
  proper noun (feminine)
• ānanda – joy, bliss, happiness
  noun (masculine)
  From √nand (to rejoice) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)
• vardhana – increaser, promoter, causing to grow
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective
  Derived from √vṛdh (to grow, increase)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Tatpuruṣa compound 'increaser of Kaushalya's joy'.

समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

गाम्भीर्ये (gāmbhīrye) - in depth (like the ocean) (in profoundness, in depth, in seriousness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gāmbhīrya

gāmbhīrya - profoundness, depth, gravity, seriousness

Abstract noun from gambhīra (deep)

धैर्येण (dhairyeṇa) - in fortitude (like the Himalayas) (by fortitude, with steadfastness, by patience)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhairya

dhairya - fortitude, steadfastness, patience, firmness

Abstract noun from dhīra (firm, steady)

हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalayas (personified or as a simile) (the Himalayas, snowy mountain; possessing snow)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - possessing snow; the Himalayas (mountain range)

Possessive adjective from hima (snow) with suffix -vat, also refers to the Himalayan mountain range.

Note: Nominative singular of himavat, often referring to the Himalayas.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.