वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-59, verse-19

द्वौ गृध्रौ दृष्टपूर्वौ मे मातरिश्वसमौ जवे ।
गृध्राणां चैव राजानौ भ्रातरौ कामरूपिणौ ॥१९॥

19. dvau gṛdhrau dṛṣṭapūrvau me mātariśvasamau jave ,
gṛdhrāṇāṃ caiva rājānau bhrātarau kāmarūpiṇau.

19. dvau gṛdhrau dṛṣṭapūrvau me mātariśvasamau jave
gṛdhrāṇām ca eva rājānau bhrātarau kāmarūpiṇau

19. me dvau gṛdhrau dṛṣṭapūrvau.
jave mātariśvasamau,
ca eva gṛdhrāṇām rājānau,
bhrātarau kāmarūpiṇau.

19. I have seen two vultures before, who were equal to the wind god (Mātariśvan) in speed, and indeed, they were the kings of vultures, two brothers capable of assuming any form they desired (kāmarūpiṇau).

Words meanings summery:

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• गृध्रौ (gṛdhrau) - two vultures

• दृष्टपूर्वौ (dṛṣṭapūrvau) - seen before, previously seen

• मे (me) - by me (by me, to me, mine)

• मातरिश्वसमौ (mātariśvasamau) - equal to Mātariśvan (Vāyu, the wind god)

• जवे (jave) - in speed, velocity

• गृध्राणाम् (gṛdhrāṇām) - of vultures

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• राजानौ (rājānau) - two kings

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

• कामरूपिणौ (kāmarūpiṇau) - assuming desired forms, shape-shifters

Words meanings and morphology

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

गृध्रौ (gṛdhrau) - two vultures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture, greedy

दृष्टपूर्वौ (dṛṣṭapūrvau) - seen before, previously seen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dṛṣṭapūrva

dṛṣṭapūrva - seen before

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dṛṣṭa+pūrva)

• dṛṣṭa – seen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dṛś (to see) + kta (past participle suffix)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – former, earlier, prior
  adjective

मे (me) - by me (by me, to me, mine)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, myself

मातरिश्वसमौ (mātariśvasamau) - equal to Mātariśvan (Vāyu, the wind god)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mātariśvasama

mātariśvasama - equal to Mātariśvan

Compound type : tatpurusha (mātariśvan+sama)

• mātariśvan – Mātariśvan (a name of Vāyu, the wind god)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar
  adjective

जवे (jave) - in speed, velocity

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of java

java - speed, swiftness, velocity

from root jū (to be swift)

Root: jū (class 1)

गृध्राणाम् (gṛdhrāṇām) - of vultures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture, greedy

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

राजानौ (rājānau) - two kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

कामरूपिणौ (kāmarūpiṇau) - assuming desired forms, shape-shifters

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kāmarūpiṇ

kāmarūpiṇ - assuming any form at will, shape-shifter

from kāma (desire) + rūpin (having form)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāma+rūpiṇ)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
• rūpiṇ – having a form, endowed with a figure
  adjective
  from rūpa (form) + -in (possessive suffix)