वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-26, verse-31

विष्णुं मन्यामहे रामं मानुषं देहमास्थितम् ।
न हि मानुषमात्रो ऽसौ राघवो दृढविक्रमः ॥३१॥

31. viṣṇuṃ manyāmahe rāmaṃ mānuṣaṃ dehamāsthitam ,
na hi mānuṣamātro'sau rāghavo dṛḍhavikramaḥ.

31. viṣṇum manyāmahe rāmam mānuṣam deham āsthitam
na hi mānuṣamātraḥ asau rāghavaḥ dṛḍhavikramaḥ

31. vayam (implied) rāmam mānuṣam deham āsthitam viṣṇum manyāmahe,
hi asau dṛḍhavikramaḥ rāghavaḥ na mānuṣamātraḥ

31. We consider Rāma to be Viṣṇu, who has assumed a human form. For this Rāghava, endowed with firm valor, is certainly not merely a human being.

Words meanings summery:

• विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity))

• मन्यामहे (manyāmahe) - we consider (we think, we believe, we consider)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (Rāma (a Hindu deity, incarnation of Viṣṇu))

• मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human (describing 'deham') (human, pertaining to humans)

• देहम् (deham) - form (body, form)

• आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - assumed (a form) (situated in, assumed, resorted to, standing on)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - for (introducing a reason) (for, because, indeed)

• मानुषमात्रः (mānuṣamātraḥ) - merely a human being (merely human, only a human)

• असौ (asau) - this (one), he (that (person), he, this (one))

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (the scion of Raghu) (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

• दृढविक्रमः (dṛḍhavikramaḥ) - endowed with firm valor (of firm valor, of strong prowess)

Words meanings and morphology

विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu (Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu, the Preserver deity in Hinduism

Root: viṣ (class 3)

मन्यामहे (manyāmahe) - we consider (we think, we believe, we consider)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of man

present middle first plural

Root: man (class 4)

Note: The implied subject is 'we'.

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma (Rāma (a Hindu deity, incarnation of Viṣṇu))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma, the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: The object of the verb 'manyāmahe'.

मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human (describing 'deham') (human, pertaining to humans)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, pertaining to man, relating to mankind

Derived from 'manu' (man)

देहम् (deham) - form (body, form)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of deha

deha - body, form, shape

From root √dih (to anoint, smear, grow)

Root: dih (class 4)

आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - assumed (a form) (situated in, assumed, resorted to, standing on)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated in, placed in, assumed, resorted to, standing on

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ā' + root '√sthā' (to stand)

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rāma.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for (introducing a reason) (for, because, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Particle of affirmation or cause.

मानुषमात्रः (mānuṣamātraḥ) - merely a human being (merely human, only a human)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānuṣamātra

mānuṣamātra - merely a man, only a human, only human

Compound of 'mānuṣa' (human) and 'mātra' (only, merely)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mānuṣa+mātra)

• mānuṣa – human, man
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'manu' (man)
• mātra – merely, only, just, quantity, measure
  adjective/indeclinable (neuter)
  Suffix 'mātra' expresses limitation.
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'rāghavaḥ'.

असौ (asau) - this (one), he (that (person), he, this (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Rāghava.

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (the scion of Raghu) (descendant of Raghu, Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a patronymic often referring to Rāma

Derived from Raghu with the patronymic suffix 'aṇ'.

दृढविक्रमः (dṛḍhavikramaḥ) - endowed with firm valor (of firm valor, of strong prowess)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛḍhavikrama

dṛḍhavikrama - of firm valor, of strong prowess, possessing fixed courage

Compound of 'dṛḍha' (firm) and 'vikrama' (valor)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dṛḍha+vikrama)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, steadfast, hard
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dṛh (to be firm)
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• vikrama – valor, prowess, courage, powerful step
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix 'vi' + root '√kram' (to step, stride)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)