वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-16, verse-2

समग्रं सागरं तीर्णं दुस्तरं वानरं बलम् ।
अभूतपूर्वं रामेण सागरे सेतुबन्धनम् ॥२॥

2. samagraṃ sāgaraṃ tīrṇaṃ dustaraṃ vānaraṃ balam ,
abhūtapūrvaṃ rāmeṇa sāgare setubandhanam.

2. samagram sāgaram tīrṇam dustaram vānaram
balam abhūtapūrvam rāmeṇa sāgare setubandhanam

2. samagram dustaram vānaram balam sāgaram tīrṇam
rāmeṇa sāgare setubandhanam abhūtapūrvam

2. The entire monkey army has crossed the ocean, which is difficult to traverse. This building of a bridge across the ocean by Rāma is unprecedented.

Words meanings summery:

• समग्रम् (samagram) - the entire (entire, complete, whole)

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean (ocean)

• तीर्णम् (tīrṇam) - having crossed (crossed, traversed)

• दुस्तरम् (dustaram) - difficult to traverse (difficult to cross, impassable)

• वानरम् (vānaram) - monkey (army) (monkey, belonging to monkeys)

• बलम् (balam) - army (strength, power, army, force)

• अभूतपूर्वम् (abhūtapūrvam) - unprecedented (unprecedented, never before happened)

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• सागरे (sāgare) - across the ocean (in/on the ocean)

• सेतुबन्धनम् (setubandhanam) - the building of a bridge (bridge-building, constructing a bridge)

Words meanings and morphology

समग्रम् (samagram) - the entire (entire, complete, whole)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samagra

samagra - whole, entire, complete

Note: Modifies 'balam'.

सागरम् (sāgaram) - the ocean (ocean)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Note: Object of 'tīrṇam'.

तीर्णम् (tīrṇam) - having crossed (crossed, traversed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tīrṇa

tīrṇa - crossed, traversed, passed over

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tṛ (to cross)

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'balam', hence neuter nominative singular.

दुस्तरम् (dustaram) - difficult to traverse (difficult to cross, impassable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dustara

dustara - difficult to cross, hard to pass over

Compound of dus- (bad, difficult) + root tṛ (to cross)

Compound type : pradi-tatpuruṣa (dus+tara)

• dus – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
• tara – crossing, passing over (from tṛ)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'balam'.

वानरम् (vānaram) - monkey (army) (monkey, belonging to monkeys)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey; relating to monkeys

Note: Modifies 'balam'.

बलम् (balam) - army (strength, power, army, force)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power; an army, force

Note: Subject of the first part of the sentence (implied 'is').

अभूतपूर्वम् (abhūtapūrvam) - unprecedented (unprecedented, never before happened)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhūtapūrva

abhūtapūrva - unprecedented, never having occurred before

Compound of 'a' (not) + 'bhūta' (been) + 'pūrva' (before).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhūta+pūrva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• bhūta – been, become, existing; a being, creature
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• pūrva – before, former, prior
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'setubandhanam'.

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a celebrated hero)

Note: Agent of 'setubandhanam'.

सागरे (sāgare) - across the ocean (in/on the ocean)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Note: Indicates the location of 'setubandhanam'.

सेतुबन्धनम् (setubandhanam) - the building of a bridge (bridge-building, constructing a bridge)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of setubandhana

setubandhana - building a bridge, construction of a dam

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (setu+bandhana)

• setu – a bridge, dam, dike
  noun (masculine)
• bandhana – binding, tying, fastening; a bond, fetter
  noun (neuter)
  From root bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Subject of the second part of the sentence (implied 'is').