वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-3, verse-8

श्रीमन्तौ रूपसंपन्नौ वृषभश्रेष्ठविक्रमौ ।
हस्तिहस्तोपमभुजौ द्युतिमन्तौ नरर्षभौ ॥८॥

8. śrīmantau rūpasaṃpannau vṛṣabhaśreṣṭhavikramau ,
hastihastopamabhujau dyutimantau nararṣabhau.

8. śrīmantau rūpasaṃpannau vṛṣabhaśreṣṭhavikramau
hastihastopamabhujau dyutimantau nararṣabhau

8. śrīmantau rūpasaṃpannau vṛṣabhaśreṣṭhavikramau
hastihastopamabhujau dyutimantau nararṣabhau

8. They are glorious, endowed with beauty, possessing valor like the best of bulls, with arms resembling elephants' trunks, radiant, and are indeed the foremost among men.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीमन्तौ (śrīmantau) - glorious (glorious, prosperous, splendid)

• रूपसंपन्नौ (rūpasaṁpannau) - endowed with beauty (endowed with beauty, perfected in form)

• वृषभश्रेष्ठविक्रमौ (vṛṣabhaśreṣṭhavikramau) - possessing valor like the best of bulls (with valor like the best of bulls)

• हस्तिहस्तोपमभुजौ (hastihastopamabhujau) - with arms resembling elephants' trunks

• द्युतिमन्तौ (dyutimantau) - radiant (radiant, lustrous, brilliant)

• नरर्षभौ (nararṣabhau) - the foremost among men (foremost among men, best of men)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीमन्तौ (śrīmantau) - glorious (glorious, prosperous, splendid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śrīmant

śrīmant - glorious, prosperous, beautiful, splendid, wealthy

From 'śrī' (glory, prosperity) with suffix -mant.

Note: Qualifies Rama and Lakshmana.

रूपसंपन्नौ (rūpasaṁpannau) - endowed with beauty (endowed with beauty, perfected in form)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rūpasaṃpanna

rūpasaṁpanna - endowed with beauty, possessed of good form, beautiful

Bahuvrīhi compound: rūpa (form, beauty) + saṃpanna (endowed with).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rūpa+saṃpanna)

• rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• saṃpanna – endowed with, furnished with, completed, perfect
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pad' (to go, attain) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

वृषभश्रेष्ठविक्रमौ (vṛṣabhaśreṣṭhavikramau) - possessing valor like the best of bulls (with valor like the best of bulls)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vṛṣabhaśreṣṭhavikrama

vṛṣabhaśreṣṭhavikrama - having the valor of the best of bulls

Bahuvrīhi compound: vṛṣabhaśreṣṭha (best bull) + vikrama (valor).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vṛṣabhaśreṣṭha+vikrama)

• vṛṣabhaśreṣṭha – best of bulls, chief bull
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound: vṛṣabha (bull) + śreṣṭha (best).
• vikrama – valor, prowess, strength, stride
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kram' (to step) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

हस्तिहस्तोपमभुजौ (hastihastopamabhujau) - with arms resembling elephants' trunks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of hastihastopamabhuja

hastihastopamabhuja - having arms like an elephant's trunk

Bahuvrīhi compound: hastihastopama (resembling an elephant's trunk) as the first part, and bhuja (arm) as the second, meaning 'whose arms are like an elephant's trunk'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hastihastopama+bhuja)

• hastihastopama – resembling an elephant's trunk
  adjective (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound: hastihasta (elephant's trunk) + upama (resemblance).
• bhuja – arm, hand, shoulder
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

द्युतिमन्तौ (dyutimantau) - radiant (radiant, lustrous, brilliant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dyutimant

dyutimant - radiant, brilliant, glorious, lustrous

From 'dyuti' (radiance, splendor) with suffix -mant.

Root: dyut

Note: Qualifies Rama and Lakshmana.

नरर्षभौ (nararṣabhau) - the foremost among men (foremost among men, best of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - best of men, chief of men, foremost among men

Tatpurusha compound: nara (man) + ṛṣabha (bull, chief, best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to the implied subject.