वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-10, verse-11

इदं पञ्चाप्सरो नाम तटाकं सार्वकालिकम् ।
निर्मितं तपसा राम मुनिना माण्डकर्णिना ॥११॥

11. idaṃ pañcāpsaro nāma taṭākaṃ sārvakālikam ,
nirmitaṃ tapasā rāma muninā māṇḍakarṇinā.

11. idam pañcāpsaraḥ nāma taṭākam sārvakālikam
nirmitam tapasā rāma muninā māṇḍakarṇinā

11. rāma idam sārvakālikam pañcāpsaraḥ nāma
taṭākam muninā māṇḍakarṇinā tapasā nirmitam

11. O Rāma, this perpetual lake, named Pañcāpsaras, was created by the sage Māṇḍakarṇi through his severe ascetic practice (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• पञ्चाप्सरः (pañcāpsaraḥ) - Pañcāpsaras (as a name) (related to five Apsaras)

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)

• तटाकम् (taṭākam) - lake, pond

• सार्वकालिकम् (sārvakālikam) - perpetual, eternal, for all seasons

• निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - created, made, built

• तपसा (tapasā) - through severe ascetic practice (tapas) (by austerity, by ascetic practice)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• मुनिना (muninā) - by the sage

• माण्डकर्णिना (māṇḍakarṇinā) - by Māṇḍakarṇi

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

पञ्चाप्सरः (pañcāpsaraḥ) - Pañcāpsaras (as a name) (related to five Apsaras)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pañcāpsaras

pañcāpsaras - related to five celestial nymphs (Apsaras), named Pañcāpsaras

Compound type : dvigu (pañcan+apsaras)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• apsaras – celestial nymph, water-spirit
  noun (feminine)

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)

(indeclinable)

तटाकम् (taṭākam) - lake, pond

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of taṭāka

taṭāka - lake, pond, pool

सार्वकालिकम् (sārvakālikam) - perpetual, eternal, for all seasons

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sārvakālika

sārvakālika - perpetual, eternal, lasting for all seasons or times

Derived from 'sarvakāla' with the suffix -ika.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+kāla)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• kāla – time, season, duration
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'taṭākam'.

निर्मितम् (nirmitam) - created, made, built

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirmita

nirmita - created, made, built, constructed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root mā (to measure, create) with prefix nir-.

Prefix: nir

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'taṭākam'.

तपसा (tapasā) - through severe ascetic practice (tapas) (by austerity, by ascetic practice)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, ascetic practice, penance, heat

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a prominent deity in Hinduism, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

मुनिना (muninā) - by the sage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, a silent one

माण्डकर्णिना (māṇḍakarṇinā) - by Māṇḍakarṇi

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of māṇḍakarṇin

māṇḍakarṇin - Māṇḍakarṇi (name of a sage)