वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-5, verse-18

गृहकर्ता भवानेव देवानां हृदयेप्सितम् ।
अस्माकमपि तावत्त्वं गृहं कुरु महामते ॥१८॥

18. gṛhakartā bhavāneva devānāṃ hṛdayepsitam ,
asmākamapi tāvattvaṃ gṛhaṃ kuru mahāmate.

18. gṛhakartā bhavān eva devānām hṛdayepsitam
asmākam api tāvat tvam gṛham kuru mahāmate

18. bhavān eva devānām hṛdayepsitam gṛhakartā
mahāmate tvam tāvat asmākam api gṛham kuru

18. You are indeed the creator of homes, desired by the hearts of the gods. Now, O great-minded one, please also build a house for us.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहकर्ता (gṛhakartā) - house-creator, builder of homes

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• हृदयेप्सितम् (hṛdayepsitam) - desired by the hearts (desired by the heart, heartfelt desire)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us (of us, for us)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• तावत् (tāvat) - now (now, meanwhile, so much)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• गृहम् (gṛham) - a house (house, home, abode)

• कुरु (kuru) - build (make, do, build)

• महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one, O intelligent one

Words meanings and morphology

गृहकर्ता (gṛhakartā) - house-creator, builder of homes

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+kartṛ)

• gṛha – house, home, abode
  noun (neuter)
• kartṛ – maker, doer, creator, agent
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root kṛ 'to do, make' with suffix -tṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: r-stem noun.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, sir, you (honorific)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhū 'to be' with suffix -at.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: t-stem noun.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

हृदयेप्सितम् (hṛdayepsitam) - desired by the hearts (desired by the heart, heartfelt desire)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hṛdaya+īpsita)

• hṛdaya – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)
• īpsita – desired, wished for, longed for
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from desiderative of root āp 'to obtain'.
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Can also be accusative, but nominative makes better sense here, referring to the house-creator as 'the desired one'.

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us (of us, for us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

तावत् (tāvat) - now (now, meanwhile, so much)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

गृहम् (gṛham) - a house (house, home, abode)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, abode

कुरु (kuru) - build (make, do, build)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Lot) of kṛ

Imperative form.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one, O intelligent one

(compound adjective)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: t-stem noun.