वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-111, verse-10

एष सेतुर्मया बद्धः सागरे सलिलार्णवे ।
तवहेतोर्विशालाक्षि नलसेतुः सुदुष्करः ॥१०॥

10. eṣa seturmayā baddhaḥ sāgare salilārṇave ,
tavahetorviśālākṣi nalasetuḥ suduṣkaraḥ.

10. eṣaḥ setuḥ mayā baddhaḥ sāgare salila-arṇave
tava-hetoḥ viśāla-akṣi nala-setuḥ su-duṣkaraḥ

10. viśāla-akṣi eṣaḥ setuḥ mayā salila-arṇave sāgare
tava-hetoḥ baddhaḥ nala-setuḥ su-duṣkaraḥ

10. O broad-eyed one, this bridge was built by me in the water-filled ocean for your sake. Nala's bridge is exceedingly difficult (to cross).

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• सेतुः (setuḥ) - bridge, dam, causeway

• मया (mayā) - by me

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, built, constructed

• सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean, in the sea

• सलिल-अर्णवे (salila-arṇave) - in the water-filled ocean

• तव-हेतोः (tava-hetoḥ) - for your sake, on your account

• विशाल-अक्षि (viśāla-akṣi) - Referring to Sītā (O broad-eyed one)

• नल-सेतुः (nala-setuḥ) - Nala's bridge

• सु-दुष्करः (su-duṣkaraḥ) - very difficult, exceedingly hard to do/cross

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eṣa

eṣa - this, this one

सेतुः (setuḥ) - bridge, dam, causeway

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of setu

setu - bridge, dam, causeway

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, built, constructed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, built, constructed

Past Passive Participle

From root bandh (to bind, to tie)

Root: bandh (class 7)

सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

सलिल-अर्णवे (salila-arṇave) - in the water-filled ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of salila-arṇava

salila-arṇava - water-filled ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (salila+arṇava)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• arṇava – ocean, sea, flood
  noun (masculine)

तव-हेतोः (tava-hetoḥ) - for your sake, on your account

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tava+hetu)

• tava – your
  pronoun
  Genitive singular of 'yuyad'
• hetu – cause, reason, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an adverbial phrase, often meaning 'for the sake of' when in the genitive/ablative form.

विशाल-अक्षि (viśāla-akṣi) - Referring to Sītā (O broad-eyed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of viśāla-akṣa

viśāla-akṣa - broad-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśāla+akṣi)

• viśāla – broad, wide, extensive
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Feminine vocative singular form.

नल-सेतुः (nala-setuḥ) - Nala's bridge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala-setu

nala-setu - Nala's bridge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nala+setu)

• nala – Nala (name of a Vanara architect)
  proper noun (masculine)
• setu – bridge, dam
  noun (masculine)

सु-दुष्करः (su-duṣkaraḥ) - very difficult, exceedingly hard to do/cross

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of su-duṣkara

su-duṣkara - very difficult

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+duṣkara)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• duṣkara – difficult to do, hard to accomplish
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Kṛtya
  From root kṛ (to do) with prefix dus (bad, difficult)
  Prefix: dus
  Root: kṛ (class 8)