वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-42, verse-3

प्रीतस्ते ऽहं नरश्रेष्ठ करिष्यामि तव प्रियम् ।
शिरसा धारयिष्यामि शैलराजसुतामहम् ॥३॥

3. prītaste'haṃ naraśreṣṭha kariṣyāmi tava priyam ,
śirasā dhārayiṣyāmi śailarājasutāmaham.

3. prītaḥ te aham naraśreṣṭha kariṣyāmi tava
priyam śirasā dhārayiṣyāmi śailarājasutām aham

3. naraśreṣṭha,
aham te prītaḥ (asmi).
tava priyam kariṣyāmi.
aham śailarājasutām śirasā dhārayiṣyāmi.

3. “O best among men, I am pleased with you. I will grant your wish (literally, 'do what is dear to you'). I myself will bear the daughter of the king of mountains (Gaṅgā) on my head.”

Words meanings summery:

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted

• ते (te) - to you, with you, your

• अहम् (aham) - I

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best among men

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do, I will make

• तव (tava) - your

• प्रियम् (priyam) - your wish, that which is dear to you (dear thing, what is pleasing, a favor)

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, on the head

• धारयिष्यामि (dhārayiṣyāmi) - I will bear, I will hold, I will support

• शैलराजसुताम् (śailarājasutām) - the daughter of the king of mountains (Gaṅgā)

• अहम् (aham) - I (emphatic)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, satisfied, glad

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from the root 'prī' (to please).

Root: prī (class 9)

ते (te) - to you, with you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

Note: Can be dative or genitive. Here, 'pleased with you' typically uses dative.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best among men, foremost of men

Compound noun 'nara' (man) + 'śreṣṭha' (best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do, I will make

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

प्रियम् (priyam) - your wish, that which is dear to you (dear thing, what is pleasing, a favor)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, favorite

Note: Used as a noun here, meaning 'that which is dear'.

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, on the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

धारयिष्यामि (dhārayiṣyāmi) - I will bear, I will hold, I will support

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dhṛ

causative

Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice of the causative form of root 'dhṛ'.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

शैलराजसुताम् (śailarājasutām) - the daughter of the king of mountains (Gaṅgā)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śailarājasutā

śailarājasutā - daughter of the king of mountains (an epithet for Gaṅgā or Pārvatī)

Compound noun: 'śaila-rāja' (king of mountains) + 'sutā' (daughter).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śaila+rāja+sutā)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)

अहम् (aham) - I (emphatic)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Used here for emphasis.