वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-2, verse-8

एषां हर्षेण जानामि तर्कश्चास्मिन्दृढो मम ।
विक्रमेण समानेष्ये सीतां हत्वा यथा रिपुम् ॥८॥

8. eṣāṃ harṣeṇa jānāmi tarkaścāsmindṛḍho mama ,
vikrameṇa samāneṣye sītāṃ hatvā yathā ripum.

8. eṣām harṣeṇa jānāmi tarkaḥ ca asmin dṛḍhaḥ mama
vikrameṇa samāneṣye sītām hatvā yathā ripum

8. eṣām harṣeṇa jānāmi ca mama asmin tarkaḥ dṛḍhaḥ
vikrameṇa ripum hatvā sītām yathā samāneṣye

8. From their enthusiasm, I know, and my conviction in this matter is firm: I shall bring back Sītā by my valor, just as I will slay the enemy.

Words meanings summery:

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these monkey commanders (of these)

• हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - by joy, by enthusiasm

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I understand

• तर्कः (tarkaḥ) - conviction (reasoning, opinion, conclusion, supposition)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this matter/plan (in this)

• दृढः (dṛḍhaḥ) - firm, strong, steady

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by valor, by prowess, by courage

• समानेष्ये (samāneṣye) - I will bring back, I will lead back

• सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, after killing

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what way

• रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy

Words meanings and morphology

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these monkey commanders (of these)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the monkey commanders.

हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - by joy, by enthusiasm

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of harṣa

harṣa - joy, delight, enthusiasm, excitement

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I understand

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

From root jñā (9th class)

Root: jñā (class 9)

तर्कः (tarkaḥ) - conviction (reasoning, opinion, conclusion, supposition)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tarka

tarka - reasoning, conjecture, opinion, logic

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this matter/plan (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to the plan or situation at hand.

दृढः (dṛḍhaḥ) - firm, strong, steady

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛḍha

dṛḍha - firm, strong, solid, fixed

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛh (to be firm, strengthen)

Root: dṛh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tarkaḥ'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by valor, by prowess, by courage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - valor, prowess, courage, step, stride

Root: kram (class 1)

समानेष्ये (samāneṣye) - I will bring back, I will lead back

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of samā-nī

Future Middle Indicative

From root nī (to lead) with upasargas sam-ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: The middle voice implies 'for myself' or 'for my benefit'.

सीताम् (sītām) - Sītā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama), furrow

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed, after killing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root han (to kill, strike)

Root: han (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what way

(indeclinable)

रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe