वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-5, verse-17

गृहगाढामविच्छिद्रां समभूमौ निवेशिताम् ।
शालितण्डुलसंपूर्णामिक्षुकाण्डरसोदकाम् ॥१७॥

17. gṛhagāḍhāmavicchidrāṃ samabhūmau niveśitām ,
śālitaṇḍulasaṃpūrṇāmikṣukāṇḍarasodakām.

17. gṛhagāḍhām avicchidrām samabhūmau niveśitām
śālitaṇḍulasampūrṇām ikṣukāṇḍarasodakām

17. gṛhagāḍhām avicchidrām samabhūmau niveśitām
śālitaṇḍulasampūrṇām ikṣukāṇḍarasodakām

17. Firmly built with houses, unbroken and continuous, established on level ground, filled with rice and grain, and with water as sweet as sugarcane juice.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहगाढाम् (gṛhagāḍhām) - firmly established with houses; strongly built with dwellings

• अविच्छिद्राम् (avicchidrām) - unbroken, continuous, without gaps

• समभूमौ (samabhūmau) - on level ground, on an even surface

• निवेशिताम् (niveśitām) - established, placed, settled

• शालितण्डुलसम्पूर्णाम् (śālitaṇḍulasampūrṇām) - completely filled with rice and grain

• इक्षुकाण्डरसोदकाम् (ikṣukāṇḍarasodakām) - having water like sugarcane juice

Words meanings and morphology

गृहगाढाम् (gṛhagāḍhām) - firmly established with houses; strongly built with dwellings

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gṛhagāḍha

gṛhagāḍha - firmly built with houses, strongly founded with dwellings

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+gāḍha)

• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• gāḍha – firm, strong, deep, fixed, tight
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gah (to penetrate, plunge) with suffix -ta
  Root: gah (class 1)

Note: Refers to an implied feminine noun like purī (city).

अविच्छिद्राम् (avicchidrām) - unbroken, continuous, without gaps

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avicchidra

avicchidra - unbroken, continuous, flawless, without defects

a (negation) + vicchidra (having gaps/breaks)

Prefix: a

Root: chid (class 7)

समभूमौ (samabhūmau) - on level ground, on an even surface

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of samabhūmi

samabhūmi - level ground, even surface

sama (level) + bhūmi (earth)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sama+bhūmi)

• sama – even, level, equal, same, uniform
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, soil, place
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

निवेशिताम् (niveśitām) - established, placed, settled

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niveśita

niveśita - established, placed, settled, arranged, built

Past Passive Participle

From ni + root viś (to enter), causative stem veśi (to cause to enter, to settle) + suffix -ta

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Modifies the implied feminine noun.

शालितण्डुलसम्पूर्णाम् (śālitaṇḍulasampūrṇām) - completely filled with rice and grain

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śālitaṇḍulasampūrṇa

śālitaṇḍulasampūrṇa - full of rice and grain

śāli (rice) + taṇḍula (grain) + sampūrṇa (full)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāli+taṇḍula+sampūrṇa)

• śāli – rice (especially growing in the field)
  noun (masculine)
• taṇḍula – grain, rice grain
  noun (masculine)
• sampūrṇa – full, complete, perfect, filled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam + root pṛ (to fill) + suffix -ta
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

इक्षुकाण्डरसोदकाम् (ikṣukāṇḍarasodakām) - having water like sugarcane juice

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ikṣukāṇḍarasodaka

ikṣukāṇḍarasodaka - having water (udaka) like sugarcane (ikṣu) juice (rasa) from its stalk (kāṇḍa)

ikṣu (sugarcane) + kāṇḍa (stalk) + rasa (juice) + udaka (water)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ikṣu+kāṇḍa+rasa+udaka)

• ikṣu – sugarcane
  noun (masculine)
• kāṇḍa – stalk, stem, section, arrow
  noun (neuter)
• rasa – juice, essence, taste, fluid, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ras (class 1)
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: und (class 7)