वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-15, verse-9

एष सेतुं महोत्साहः करोतु मयि वानरः ।
तमहं धारयिष्यामि तथा ह्येष यथा पिता ॥९॥

9. eṣa setuṃ mahotsāhaḥ karotu mayi vānaraḥ ,
tamahaṃ dhārayiṣyāmi tathā hyeṣa yathā pitā.

9. eṣaḥ setum mahotsāhaḥ karotu mayi vānaraḥ tam
aham dhārayiṣyāmi tathā hi eṣaḥ yathā pitā

9. Let this greatly energetic monkey (Nala) build a bridge upon me. I will support that (bridge), for indeed, he is like his father.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - Referring to Nala. (this (masculine singular nominative))

• सेतुम् (setum) - The bridge to be built across the ocean. (bridge)

• महोत्साहः (mahotsāhaḥ) - Describing Nala's quality. (greatly energetic, highly enthusiastic, of great vigor)

• करोतु (karotu) - Let Nala construct the bridge. (let him make/do)

• मयि (mayi) - On the surface of the ocean (the speaker, Samudra). (on me, in me)

• वानरः (vānaraḥ) - Referring to Nala. (monkey, ape)

• तम् (tam) - Referring to the bridge (setum). (that (masculine singular accusative))

• अहम् (aham) - The speaker, Samudra, the ocean god. (I)

• धारयिष्यामि (dhārayiṣyāmi) - The ocean (speaker) will support the bridge. (I will hold, I will support)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - Referring to Nala. (this (masculine singular nominative))

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• पिता (pitā) - Viśvakarma. (father)

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - Referring to Nala. (this (masculine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

सेतुम् (setum) - The bridge to be built across the ocean. (bridge)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of setu

setu - bridge, dam, causeway

From √si 'to bind'

Root: si (class 5)

महोत्साहः (mahotsāhaḥ) - Describing Nala's quality. (greatly energetic, highly enthusiastic, of great vigor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahotsāha

mahotsāha - great energy, high enthusiasm

Compound noun

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+utsāha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• utsāha – energy, enthusiasm, exertion
  noun (masculine)
  From ut + √sah 'to exert'
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sah (class 1)

करोतु (karotu) - Let Nala construct the bridge. (let him make/do)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

present stem

Present active voice, 3rd person singular imperative

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मयि (mayi) - On the surface of the ocean (the speaker, Samudra). (on me, in me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of aham

aham - I

1st person singular pronoun

वानरः (vānaraḥ) - Referring to Nala. (monkey, ape)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape

तम् (tam) - Referring to the bridge (setum). (that (masculine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

अहम् (aham) - The speaker, Samudra, the ocean god. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

1st person singular pronoun

धारयिष्यामि (dhārayiṣyāmi) - The ocean (speaker) will support the bridge. (I will hold, I will support)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dhṛ

future stem

Causative formation `dhṛ + aya`, Future active voice, 1st person singular

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Correlative to `yathā`

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - Referring to Nala. (this (masculine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

Correlative to `tathā`

पिता (pitā) - Viśvakarma. (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

`ṛ`-stem noun