वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-3, verse-6

इमां नदीं शुभजलां शोभयन्तौ तरस्विनौ ।
धैर्यवन्तौ सुवर्णाभौ कौ युवां चीरवाससौ ॥६॥

6. imāṃ nadīṃ śubhajalāṃ śobhayantau tarasvinau ,
dhairyavantau suvarṇābhau kau yuvāṃ cīravāsasau.

6. imām nadīm śubhajalām śobhayantau tarasvinau
dhairyavantau suvarṇābhau kau yuvām cīravāsasau

6. kau yuvām tarasvinau dhairyavantau suvarṇābhau
cīravāsasau śobhayantau imām nadīm śubhajalām

6. Who are you two, mighty ones, adorning this river with pure waters, endowed with patience, golden-hued, and clad in bark garments?

Words meanings summery:

• इमाम् (imām) - this (river) (this)

• नदीम् (nadīm) - (this) river (river)

• शुभजलाम् (śubhajalām) - having pure waters (having auspicious waters, having pure waters)

• शोभयन्तौ (śobhayantau) - adorning (the river) (adorning, beautifying)

• तरस्विनौ (tarasvinau) - mighty ones (mighty, powerful, swift)

• धैर्यवन्तौ (dhairyavantau) - endowed with patience (patient, courageous, endowed with firmness)

• सुवर्णाभौ (suvarṇābhau) - golden-hued (golden-hued, golden-colored)

• कौ (kau) - who (are you two) (who)

• युवाम् (yuvām) - you two

• चीरवाससौ (cīravāsasau) - clad in bark garments (clad in bark garments, wearing rags)

Words meanings and morphology

इमाम् (imām) - this (river) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Pronominal stem.

Note: Qualifies 'nadīm'.

नदीम् (nadīm) - (this) river (river)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river, stream

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'śobhayantau'.

शुभजलाम् (śubhajalām) - having pure waters (having auspicious waters, having pure waters)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubhajalā

śubhajalā - having pure water, auspicious water

Bahuvrīhi compound: śubha (auspicious, pure) + jala (water).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śubha+jala)

• śubha – auspicious, pure, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'nadīm'.

शोभयन्तौ (śobhayantau) - adorning (the river) (adorning, beautifying)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śobhayat

śobhayat - adorning, beautifying, making splendid

Present Active Participle

Causative stem 'śobhaya-' (from root 'śubh' to shine, be beautiful) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yuvām'.

तरस्विनौ (tarasvinau) - mighty ones (mighty, powerful, swift)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tarasvin

tarasvin - powerful, mighty, energetic, swift

From 'taras' (energy, speed) with suffix -vin.

Note: Qualifies 'yuvām'.

धैर्यवन्तौ (dhairyavantau) - endowed with patience (patient, courageous, endowed with firmness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dhairyavant

dhairyavant - patient, firm, courageous, endowed with patience/fortitude

From 'dhairya' (patience, firmness) with suffix -vant.

Root: dhṛ

Note: Qualifies 'yuvām'.

सुवर्णाभौ (suvarṇābhau) - golden-hued (golden-hued, golden-colored)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of suvarṇābha

suvarṇābha - golden-hued, resembling gold

Tatpurusha compound: suvarṇa (gold) + ābha (resembling, shining).

Compound type : tatpurusha (suvarṇa+ābha)

• suvarṇa – gold, good color
  noun (neuter)
• ābha – resembling, shining, appearance
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'bhā' (to shine) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'yuvām'.

कौ (kau) - who (are you two) (who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronominal stem.

Note: Interrogative for 'yuvām'.

युवाम् (yuvām) - you two

(pronoun)

Nominative, dual of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Second person pronoun stem.

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

चीरवाससौ (cīravāsasau) - clad in bark garments (clad in bark garments, wearing rags)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of cīravāsas

cīravāsas - wearing bark garments, clad in rags

Bahuvrīhi compound: cīra (bark, rags) + vāsas (garment).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cīra+vāsas)

• cīra – bark, strip of cloth, ragged garment
  noun (neuter)
• vāsas – garment, clothing, apparel
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'yuvām'.