वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-51, verse-11

कृत्वोभौ सुचिरं कालं धर्मिष्ठौ ताः कथाः शुभाः ।
मुदा परमया युक्तौ प्रीयेतां तौ परस्परम् ॥११॥

11. kṛtvobhau suciraṃ kālaṃ dharmiṣṭhau tāḥ kathāḥ śubhāḥ ,
mudā paramayā yuktau prīyetāṃ tau parasparam.

11. kṛtvā ubhau suciram kālam dharmiṣṭhau tāḥ kathāḥ
śubhāḥ mudā paramayā yuktau prīyetām tau parasparam

11. ubhau dharmiṣṭhau tāḥ śubhāḥ kathāḥ suciram kālam
kṛtvā paramayā mudā yuktau tau parasparam prīyetām

11. Both of them, the most righteous (dharma) ones, having recounted those auspicious stories for a very long time, became filled with supreme joy and were pleased with each other.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having recounted (stories), having performed (discussion) (having done, having made)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra) (both (masculine/neuter dual))

• सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

• कालम् (kālam) - for a time, duration (time, period, season)

• धर्मिष्ठौ (dharmiṣṭhau) - the most righteous (dharma) ones (most righteous, most virtuous, most devoted to (dharma))

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (those (feminine plural))

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, topics of conversation (stories, tales, conversations)

• शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious (auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate)

• मुदा (mudā) - with joy (with joy, delight, happiness)

• परमया (paramayā) - with supreme (with supreme, with highest, with greatest)

• युक्तौ (yuktau) - endowed with (joined, connected, endowed with, engaged in)

• प्रीयेताम् (prīyetām) - they two were pleased (they two were pleased, they two delighted)

• तौ (tau) - those two (Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra) (those two (masculine dual))

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - with each other (mutually, reciprocally, with each other)

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having recounted (stories), having performed (discussion) (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

उभौ (ubhau) - both (Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra) (both (masculine/neuter dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sucira

sucira - very long, lasting a long time

su- (good, intense) + cira (long time)

Compound type : karma_dhāraya (su+cira)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
  prefix
• cira – long time, ancient
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying the duration of the action.

कालम् (kālam) - for a time, duration (time, period, season)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

Root: kal (class 1)

धर्मिष्ठौ (dharmiṣṭhau) - the most righteous (dharma) ones (most righteous, most virtuous, most devoted to (dharma))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dharmiṣṭha

dharmiṣṭha - most righteous, most virtuous, most devoted to natural law (dharma)

superlative of dharmin (one who possesses dharma)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ubhau and tau.

ताः (tāḥ) - those (those (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, topics of conversation (stories, tales, conversations)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, conversation

Root: kath (class 10)

शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious (auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate, pure

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kathāḥ.

मुदा (mudā) - with joy (with joy, delight, happiness)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mud

mud - joy, delight, happiness

Root: mud (class 1)

परमया (paramayā) - with supreme (with supreme, with highest, with greatest)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent

Note: Agrees with mudā.

युक्तौ (yuktau) - endowed with (joined, connected, endowed with, engaged in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, endowed with, engaged in, appropriate, proper

Past Passive Participle

ppp of yuj (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with ubhau/tau.

प्रीयेताम् (prīyetām) - they two were pleased (they two were pleased, they two delighted)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, optative (liṅ) of prī

optative middle

opt. 3rd du. of prī (to please/be pleased)

Root: prī (class 9)

तौ (tau) - those two (Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra) (those two (masculine dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

परस्परम् (parasparam) - with each other (mutually, reciprocally, with each other)

(indeclinable)