वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-23, verse-7

कैलासपर्वते राम मनसा निर्मितं सरः ।
ब्रह्मणा नरशार्दूल तेनेदं मानसं सरः ॥७॥

7. kailāsaparvate rāma manasā nirmitaṃ saraḥ ,
brahmaṇā naraśārdūla tenedaṃ mānasaṃ saraḥ.

7. kailāsaparvate rāma manasā nirmitam saraḥ
brahmaṇā naraśārdūla tena idam mānasam saraḥ

7. rāma naraśārdūla kailāsaparvate brahmaṇā
manasā saraḥ nirmitam tena idam mānasam saraḥ

7. O Rāma, O tiger among men, a lake was mentally (manasā) created by Brahmā on Mount Kailāsa. Therefore, this is the lake called Mānasarovar.

Words meanings summery:

• कैलासपर्वते (kailāsaparvate) - on Mount Kailāsa

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• मनसा (manasā) - mentally (by the mind, mentally)

• निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - created (created, fashioned, made)

• सरः (saraḥ) - a lake (lake, pond, pool)

• ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā

• नरशार्दूल (naraśārdūla) - O tiger among men (addressing Rāma) (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore, on that account)

• इदम् (idam) - this (lake) (this, this one)

• मानसम् (mānasam) - (the) Mānasarovar (lake) (mental, spiritual; belonging to the mind; Lake Mānasarovar)

• सरः (saraḥ) - the lake (lake, pond, pool)

Words meanings and morphology

कैलासपर्वते (kailāsaparvate) - on Mount Kailāsa

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kailāsaparvata

kailāsaparvata - Mount Kailāsa (a mythical mountain in the Himalayas, abode of Śiva)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kailāsa+parvata)

• kailāsa – Kailāsa mountain
  proper noun (masculine)
• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a celebrated king of Ayodhyā, son of Daśaratha)

Root: ram (class 1)

मनसा (manasā) - mentally (by the mind, mentally)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought, intention

Root: man (class 4)

निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - created (created, fashioned, made)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirmita

nirmita - created, made, fashioned, built, constructed

Past Passive Participle

From ni-mā (to measure, create)

Prefix: nis

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective here.

सरः (saraḥ) - a lake (lake, pond, pool)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool, water

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'nirmitam'.

ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god); the ultimate reality (brahman); sacred word, prayer, knowledge

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'nirmitam'.

नरशार्दूल (naraśārdūla) - O tiger among men (addressing Rāma) (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśārdūla

naraśārdūla - tiger among men, best of men, eminent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śārdūla)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ (class 1)
• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)

तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore, on that account)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb 'therefore'.

इदम् (idam) - this (lake) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

मानसम् (mānasam) - (the) Mānasarovar (lake) (mental, spiritual; belonging to the mind; Lake Mānasarovar)

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mānasa

mānasa - mental, spiritual, relating to the mind; a lake named Mānasarovar

Derived from 'manas' (mind).

Note: Functions as a noun modifying 'saraḥ' or being the name of the lake.

सरः (saraḥ) - the lake (lake, pond, pool)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool, water

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.