वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-8, verse-35

केवलं हि सहाया मे हनुमत् प्रमुखास्त्विमे ।
अतो ऽहं धारयाम्यद्य प्राणान् कृच्छ्र गतो ऽपि सन् ॥३५॥

35. kevalaṃ hi sahāyā me hanumat pramukhāstvime ,
ato'haṃ dhārayāmyadya prāṇān kṛcchra gato'pi san.

35. kevalam hi sahāyāḥ me hanumatpramukhāḥ tu ime ataḥ
aham dhārayāmi adya prāṇān kṛcchragataḥ api san

35. hi ime hanumatpramukhāḥ sahāyāḥ me kevalam (santi).
ataḥ aham kṛcchragataḥ api san adya prāṇān dhārayāmi.

35. Indeed, these companions, with Hanuman as their chief, are my only support. Therefore, even though I am in great difficulty, I sustain my life now.

Words meanings summery:

• केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, exclusively

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• सहायाः (sahāyāḥ) - companions, helpers

• मे (me) - my, to me

• हनुमत्प्रमुखाः (hanumatpramukhāḥ) - headed by Hanuman, with Hanuman as chief

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• इमे (ime) - these

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• अहम् (aham) - I

• धारयामि (dhārayāmi) - I sustain, I hold, I maintain

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, breaths, vital airs

• कृच्छ्रगतः (kṛcchragataḥ) - fallen into difficulty, having attained distress

• अपि (api) - even, also

• सन् (san) - being, existing

Words meanings and morphology

केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, exclusively

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

सहायाः (sahāyāḥ) - companions, helpers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahāya

sahāya - companion, helper, ally

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

हनुमत्प्रमुखाः (hanumatpramukhāḥ) - headed by Hanuman, with Hanuman as chief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hanumatpramukha

hanumatpramukha - headed by Hanuman, with Hanuman as chief

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hanumat+pramukha)

• hanumat – Hanuman
  proper noun (masculine)
• pramukha – chief, foremost, prominent
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mukha

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

धारयामि (dhārayāmi) - I sustain, I hold, I maintain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dhṛ

Present Tense (Causative)

10th conjugation

Root: dhṛ (class 10)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, breaths, vital airs

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life

कृच्छ्रगतः (kṛcchragataḥ) - fallen into difficulty, having attained distress

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛcchragata

kṛcchragata - fallen into difficulty, attained distress

Past Passive Participle (compound)

formed from root gam (to go) with noun kṛcchra

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛcchra+gata)

• kṛcchra – difficulty, distress, hardship
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, attained, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

सन् (san) - being, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, good

Present Active Participle

formed from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)