वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-116, verse-3

धुरमेकाकिना न्यस्तामृषभेण बलीयसा ।
किशोरवद्गुरुं भारं न वोढुमहमुत्सहे ॥३॥

3. dhuramekākinā nyastāmṛṣabheṇa balīyasā ,
kiśoravadguruṃ bhāraṃ na voḍhumahamutsahe.

3. dhuram ekākinā nyastām ṛṣabheṇa balīyasā
kiśoravat gurum bhāram na voḍhum aham utsahe

3. aham kiśoravat ekākinā balīyasā ṛṣabheṇa
nyastām gurum bhāram dhuram voḍhum na utsahe

3. I am unable to bear this heavy burden, which was placed by a mighty bull onto a single individual, just as a young calf cannot carry such a weighty load.

Words meanings summery:

• धुरम् (dhuram) - burden, yoke, responsibility, front part

• एकाकिना (ekākinā) - by a single one, alone

• न्यस्ताम् (nyastām) - placed, imposed, entrusted

• ऋषभेण (ṛṣabheṇa) - by a mighty bull (Rama) (by a bull, by the best of men)

• बलीयसा (balīyasā) - by a very strong one, by a mightier one

• किशोरवत् (kiśoravat) - like a young bull, like a calf, like a colt

• गुरुम् (gurum) - heavy, weighty, important

• भारम् (bhāram) - burden, load, weight

• न (na) - not, no

• वोढुम् (voḍhum) - to bear, to carry, to endure

• अहम् (aham) - I

• उत्सहे (utsahe) - I am capable, I am able, I venture

Words meanings and morphology

धुरम् (dhuram) - burden, yoke, responsibility, front part

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhur

dhur - burden, yoke, responsibility, front part, leading position

r-ending feminine noun.

Note: Object of voḍhum.

एकाकिना (ekākinā) - by a single one, alone

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ekākin

ekākin - solitary, alone, single, lonely

From eka (one) + kan suffix.

Note: Modifies the implied 'me' (Bharata).

न्यस्ताम् (nyastām) - placed, imposed, entrusted

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nyasta

nyasta - placed, put down, deposited, entrusted

Past Passive Participle

From ni- (upasarga) + root as (to throw).

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 2)

ऋषभेण (ṛṣabheṇa) - by a mighty bull (Rama) (by a bull, by the best of men)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ṛṣabha

ṛṣabha - bull, lord, chief, excellent one

Note: Agent of nyastām.

बलीयसा (balīyasā) - by a very strong one, by a mightier one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of balīyas

balīyas - stronger, mightier, very powerful

Comparative degree of balin (strong).

किशोरवत् (kiśoravat) - like a young bull, like a calf, like a colt

(indeclinable)

From kiśora (young animal) + vat (like).

गुरुम् (gurum) - heavy, weighty, important

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - heavy, weighty, important, venerable, teacher (guru)

u-ending adjective.

भारम् (bhāram) - burden, load, weight

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāra

bhāra - burden, load, weight, responsibility

From root bhṛ (to bear).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the verb utsahe.

वोढुम् (voḍhum) - to bear, to carry, to endure

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root vah (to carry, bear).

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Object of utsahe.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

1st person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of utsahe.

उत्सहे (utsahe) - I am capable, I am able, I venture

(verb)

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

Present Tense

From ud- (upasarga) + root sah (to bear, endure). Atmanepada, 1st person singular, present tense.

Prefix: ud

Root: sah (class 1)