वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-35, verse-32

कथं वाल्पशरीरस्त्वं मामितो नेतुमिच्छसि ।
सकाशं मानवेन्द्रस्य भर्तुर्मे प्लवगर्षभ ॥३२॥

32. kathaṃ vālpaśarīrastvaṃ māmito netumicchasi ,
sakāśaṃ mānavendrasya bharturme plavagarṣabha.

32. katham vā alpaśarīraḥ tvam mām itaḥ netum icchasi
sakāśam mānavendrasya bhartuḥ me plavagarṣabha

32. plavagarṣabha alpaśarīraḥ tvam katham vā itaḥ me
bhartuḥ mānavendrasya sakāśam mām netum icchasi

32. O best of monkeys, how do you, with such a small body, intend to take me from here to the presence of my husband, the lord of men?

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• वा (vā) - or, and, indeed (often a particle for emphasis or connection)

• अल्पशरीरः (alpaśarīraḥ) - small-bodied, having a small body

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• माम् (mām) - me

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

• नेतुम् (netum) - to lead, to take

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

• सकाशम् (sakāśam) - to the presence of, near, in the vicinity of

• मानवेन्द्रस्य (mānavendrasya) - of Rāma (of the lord of men, of the king)

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of my husband Rāma (of the husband, of the master, of the sustainer)

• मे (me) - my, of me

• प्लवगर्षभ (plavagarṣabha) - Refers to Hanūman. (O best of monkeys, O foremost among monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, and, indeed (often a particle for emphasis or connection)

(indeclinable)

अल्पशरीरः (alpaśarīraḥ) - small-bodied, having a small body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpaśarīra

alpaśarīra - small-bodied, having a small body

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+śarīra)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (masculine)
• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Hanūman.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (nominative singular)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

(indeclinable)

नेतुम् (netum) - to lead, to take

(verb)

infinitive of netum

infinitive

suffix -tum

Root: nī (class 1)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

present active

2nd person singular present active of root iṣ, with present stem icch-

Root: iṣ (class 6)

सकाशम् (sakāśam) - to the presence of, near, in the vicinity of

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sakāśa

sakāśa - presence, vicinity, proximity

मानवेन्द्रस्य (mānavendrasya) - of Rāma (of the lord of men, of the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mānavendra

mānavendra - lord of men, king

Tatpuruṣa compound: mānava (man) + indra (chief/lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mānava+indra)

• mānava – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra (the god)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāma.

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of my husband Rāma (of the husband, of the master, of the sustainer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, master, sustainer

from root √bhṛ 'to bear, support'

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Refers to Rāma.

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

प्लवगर्षभ (plavagarṣabha) - Refers to Hanūman. (O best of monkeys, O foremost among monkeys)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of plavagarṣabha

plavagarṣabha - best of monkeys

Tatpuruṣa compound: plavaga (monkey) + ṛṣabha (bull/best)

Compound type : tatpurusha (plavaga+ṛṣabha)

• plavaga – monkey (literally 'goer by leaps')
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
  noun (masculine)