वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-15, verse-8

अयं सौम्य नलो नाम तनुजो विश्वकर्मणः ।
पित्रा दत्तवरः श्रीमान्प्रतिमो विश्वकर्मणः ॥८॥

8. ayaṃ saumya nalo nāma tanujo viśvakarmaṇaḥ ,
pitrā dattavaraḥ śrīmānpratimo viśvakarmaṇaḥ.

8. ayam saumya nalaḥ nāma tanujaḥ viśvakarmaṇaḥ
pitrā dattavaraḥ śrīmān pratimaḥ viśvakarmaṇaḥ

8. O gentle one, this Nala by name is the son of Viśvakarma. He is glorious, having been granted a boon by his father, and is an equal to Viśvakarma (in his craft).

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - Referring to Nala. (this (masculine singular nominative))

• सौम्य (saumya) - Addressing Rāma or Lakṣmaṇa. (O gentle one, O mild one)

• नलः (nalaḥ) - The monkey architect. (Nala (name of a monkey chief))

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

• तनुजः (tanujaḥ) - son, born from the body

• विश्वकर्मणः (viśvakarmaṇaḥ) - of Viśvakarma (the celestial architect)

• पित्रा (pitrā) - By Viśvakarma. (by the father)

• दत्तवरः (dattavaraḥ) - Nala, who received a boon from his father. (one to whom a boon has been given, boon-granted)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - Nala possesses glory or auspiciousness. (glorious, prosperous, endowed with beauty/splendor)

• प्रतिमः (pratimaḥ) - Nala is equal in skill to Viśvakarma. (likeness, image, equal, counterpart)

• विश्वकर्मणः (viśvakarmaṇaḥ) - of Viśvakarma (the celestial architect)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - Referring to Nala. (this (masculine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

सौम्य (saumya) - Addressing Rāma or Lakṣmaṇa. (O gentle one, O mild one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, auspicious; son of Soma, Budha (Mercury)

नलः (nalaḥ) - The monkey architect. (Nala (name of a monkey chief))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king, a monkey chief), a kind of reed

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

Often used adverbially (indeclinable) to mean 'by name'

तनुजः (tanujaḥ) - son, born from the body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tanuja

tanuja - son, daughter; born from the body

From tanu 'body' + √jan 'to be born' + ḍa

Root: jan (class 4)

विश्वकर्मणः (viśvakarmaṇaḥ) - of Viśvakarma (the celestial architect)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viśvakarman

viśvakarman - Viśvakarma (name of the architect of the gods), universal creator, all-doer

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśva+karman)

• viśva – all, whole, universal
  adjective
• karman – (action, deed, work) referring to craftsmanship
  noun (neuter)
  From √kṛ 'to do'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पित्रा (pitrā) - By Viśvakarma. (by the father)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

`ṛ`-stem noun

दत्तवरः (dattavaraḥ) - Nala, who received a boon from his father. (one to whom a boon has been given, boon-granted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dattavara

dattavara - one to whom a boon has been given

Bahuvrihi compound, literally 'given-boon-having'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (datta+vara)

• datta – given, granted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dā 'to give'
  Root: dā (class 3)
• vara – boon, blessing, choice
  noun (masculine)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - Nala possesses glory or auspiciousness. (glorious, prosperous, endowed with beauty/splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful

`mat`-suffix noun

प्रतिमः (pratimaḥ) - Nala is equal in skill to Viśvakarma. (likeness, image, equal, counterpart)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratima

pratima - image, likeness, equal, counterpart

From prati + √mā 'to measure'

Prefix: prati

Root: mā (class 2)

विश्वकर्मणः (viśvakarmaṇaḥ) - of Viśvakarma (the celestial architect)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viśvakarman

viśvakarman - Viśvakarma (name of the architect of the gods), universal creator, all-doer

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśva+karman)

• viśva – all, whole, universal
  adjective
• karman – (action, deed, work) referring to craftsmanship
  noun (neuter)
  From √kṛ 'to do'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)