योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-6

ऋज्वी गौरी सुशुद्धापि शून्या शरलता यथा ।
तौ ततो दंपती खिन्नौ पुत्रार्थे तपसे गिरेः ॥ ६ ॥

ṛjvī gaurī suśuddhāpi śūnyā śaralatā yathā ,
tau tato daṃpatī khinnau putrārthe tapase gireḥ 6

6. ṛjvī gaurī suśuddhā api śūnyā śaralatā yathā
tau tataḥ dampatī khinnau putrārthe tapase gireḥ

6. ṛjvī gaurī suśuddhā api śaralatā yathā śūnyā
tataḥ putrārthe khinnau tau dampatī gireḥ tapase

6. Even though she was fair, pure, and upright, she was barren like a fragile reed. Therefore, that couple, saddened, went to the mountain to perform austerities (tapas) for the sake of a son.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋज्वी (ṛjvī) - upright (in character), slender (like a plant) (straight, upright, honest)

• गौरी (gaurī) - fair-complexioned (fair, white, brilliant)

• सुशुद्धा (suśuddhā) - very pure (very pure, completely clean)

• अपि (api) - even though (even, also, too, although)

• शून्या (śūnyā) - barren (without offspring) (empty, void, barren, desolate)

• शरलता (śaralatā) - fragile reed (as a simile for barrenness) (reed-like plant, fragile reed)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• तौ (tau) - those two, they two

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore (then, therefore, from that)

• दम्पती (dampatī) - husband and wife, a couple

• खिन्नौ (khinnau) - saddened (saddened, distressed, weary)

• पुत्रार्थे (putrārthe) - for the sake of a son, for a son

• तपसे (tapase) - for austerities (for austerity, for penance)

• गिरेः (gireḥ) - to the mountain (implied direction) (of the mountain, from the mountain)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋज्वी (ṛjvī) - upright (in character), slender (like a plant) (straight, upright, honest)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ṛju

ṛju - straight, honest, simple, upright

Note: Agrees with the implied 'she' (the wife).

गौरी (gaurī) - fair-complexioned (fair, white, brilliant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaurī

gaurī - white, fair, yellow, brilliant; a young girl, esp. of eight years; a name of Pārvatī

Note: Agrees with the implied 'she' (the wife).

सुशुद्धा (suśuddhā) - very pure (very pure, completely clean)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suśuddha

suśuddha - very pure, perfectly clean

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (su+śuddha)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'very'
• śuddha – pure, clean, clear
  adjective (feminine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root 'śudh' (to purify)
  Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'she' (the wife).

अपि (api) - even though (even, also, too, although)

(indeclinable)

शून्या (śūnyā) - barren (without offspring) (empty, void, barren, desolate)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, null, barren, desolate

Note: Agrees with the implied 'she' (the wife).

शरलता (śaralatā) - fragile reed (as a simile for barrenness) (reed-like plant, fragile reed)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śaralatā

śaralatā - a reed-like plant, a kind of creeper

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śara+latā)

• śara – reed, arrow
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine, slender branch
  noun (feminine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those two, they two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to the couple (dampatī).

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore (then, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

दम्पती (dampatī) - husband and wife, a couple

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dampati

dampati - master of a house, husband and wife (as a dual noun)

Note: This word is inherently dual, referring to a pair.

खिन्नौ (khinnau) - saddened (saddened, distressed, weary)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of khinna

khinna - sad, distressed, weary, troubled

past passive participle

Derived from root 'khid' (to be distressed)

Root: khid (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'dampatī'.

पुत्रार्थे (putrārthe) - for the sake of a son, for a son

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of putrārtha

putrārtha - purpose of a son, for the sake of a son

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (putra+artha)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

तपसे (tapase) - for austerities (for austerity, for penance)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, religious observance

गिरेः (gireḥ) - to the mountain (implied direction) (of the mountain, from the mountain)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Often indicates direction 'to' when used with verbs of movement.