वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-16, verse-1

सबले सागरं तीर्णे रामे दशरथात्मजे ।
अमात्यौ रावणः श्रीमानब्रवीच्छुकसारणौ ॥१॥

1. sabale sāgaraṃ tīrṇe rāme daśarathātmaje ,
amātyau rāvaṇaḥ śrīmānabravīcchukasāraṇau.

1. sabale sāgaram tīrṇe rāme daśarathātmaje
amātyau rāvaṇaḥ śrīmān abravīt śukasāraṇau

1. rāme daśarathātmaje sabale sāgaram tīrṇe
śrīmān rāvaṇaḥ amātyau śukasāraṇau abravīt

1. When Rāma, the son of Daśaratha, had crossed the ocean with his army, the illustrious Rāvaṇa spoke to his two ministers, Śuka and Sāraṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• सबले (sabale) - with his army (with the army; having strength)

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean (ocean)

• तीर्णे (tīrṇe) - having crossed (crossed, traversed)

• रामे (rāme) - when Rāma (in/on/at Rama)

• दशरथात्मजे (daśarathātmaje) - when the son of Daśaratha (in/on/at the son of Daśaratha)

• अमात्यौ (amātyau) - two ministers

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - illustrious (glorious, illustrious, prosperous)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

• शुकसारणौ (śukasāraṇau) - Śuka and Sāraṇa

Words meanings and morphology

सबले (sabale) - with his army (with the army; having strength)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sabala

sabala - endowed with strength, powerful; accompanied by an army

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force; an army
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used here in apposition to 'rāme', hence masculine locative singular.

सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean (ocean)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Note: Object of the action 'tīrṇe' (crossed).

तीर्णे (tīrṇe) - having crossed (crossed, traversed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tīrṇa

tīrṇa - crossed, traversed, passed over

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tṛ (to cross)

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'rāme', hence locative singular.

रामे (rāme) - when Rāma (in/on/at Rama)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a celebrated hero, the son of Daśaratha)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'tīrṇe'.

दशरथात्मजे (daśarathātmaje) - when the son of Daśaratha (in/on/at the son of Daśaratha)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of daśarathātmaja

daśarathātmaja - son of Daśaratha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśaratha+ātmaja)

• daśaratha – Daśaratha (a king of Ayodhyā, father of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – self-born; son; daughter
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to 'rāme'.

अमात्यौ (amātyau) - two ministers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of amātya

amātya - minister, companion, colleague

Note: Object of 'abravīt', along with Śuka and Sāraṇa.

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (the demon king of Laṅkā)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - illustrious (glorious, illustrious, prosperous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, illustrious, prosperous

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Modifies 'rāvaṇaḥ'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect (Laṅ) third person singular of root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

शुकसारणौ (śukasāraṇau) - Śuka and Sāraṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of śukasāraṇa

śukasāraṇa - Śuka and Sāraṇa (names of two ministers)

Compound type : dvandva (śuka+sāraṇa)

• śuka – Śuka (name of a minister); parrot
  proper noun (masculine)
• sāraṇa – Sāraṇa (name of a minister)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.