वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-47, verse-6

किमर्थं च नरश्रेष्ठौ संप्राप्तौ दुर्गमे पथि ।
वरायुधधरौ वीरौ श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः ॥६॥

6. kimarthaṃ ca naraśreṣṭhau saṃprāptau durgame pathi ,
varāyudhadharau vīrau śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ.

6. kimartham ca naraśreṣṭhau samprāptau durgame pathi
varāyudhadharau vīrau śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ

6. ca naraśreṣṭhau vīrau varāyudhadharau kimartham
durgame pathi samprāptau tattvataḥ śrotum icchāmi

6. And for what purpose, O best among men (naraśreṣṭhau), have you two heroes (vīrau), wielding excellent weapons, arrived on this difficult path? I wish to hear the truth (tattvataḥ) of it.

Words meanings summery:

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose, why

• च (ca) - and, also

• नरश्रेष्ठौ (naraśreṣṭhau) - O best among men

• सम्प्राप्तौ (samprāptau) - arrived, attained

• दुर्गमे (durgame) - difficult, inaccessible

• पथि (pathi) - on the path, way

• वरायुधधरौ (varāyudhadharau) - bearing excellent weapons

• वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in reality, in essence

Words meanings and morphology

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose, why

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which, why
  interrogative pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नरश्रेष्ठौ (naraśreṣṭhau) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, dual of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best among men, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

सम्प्राप्तौ (samprāptau) - arrived, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samprāpta

samprāpta - arrived, obtained, gained, come

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with upasargas sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

दुर्गमे (durgame) - difficult, inaccessible

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of durgama

durgama - difficult to traverse, inaccessible, arduous

Prefix: dur

Root: gam (class 1)

पथि (pathi) - on the path, way

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course

Root: path

वरायुधधरौ (varāyudhadharau) - bearing excellent weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of varāyudhadhara

varāyudhadhara - bearing excellent weapons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+āyudha+dhara)

• vara – excellent, best, boon, choice
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root śru (to hear) with -tum suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of iṣ

Present indicative

Root iṣ (to wish), 6th class (P. iccháti)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in reality, in essence

(indeclinable)

Formed from tattva (truth, reality) with -tas suffix