वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-101, verse-26

वनवासं वसन्नेवं शुचिर्नियतभोजनः ।
मूलैः पुष्पैः फलैः पुण्यैः पितॄन्देवांश्च तर्पयन् ॥२६॥

26. vanavāsaṃ vasannevaṃ śucirniyatabhojanaḥ ,
mūlaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ puṇyaiḥ pitṝndevāṃśca tarpayan.

26. vanavāsam vasan evam śuciḥ niyatabhojanaḥ mūlaiḥ
puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ puṇyaiḥ pitṝn devān ca tarpayan

26. evam vanavāsam vasan,
śuciḥ niyatabhojanaḥ,
puṇyaiḥ mūlaiḥ puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ ca pitṝn devān tarpayan

26. Thus dwelling in the forest (vanavāsa), pure and with a regulated diet, gratifying the ancestors and gods with sacred roots, flowers, and fruits.

Words meanings summery:

• वनवासम् (vanavāsam) - forest dwelling, exile in the forest

• वसन् (vasan) - dwelling, living

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, sacred

• नियतभोजनः (niyatabhojanaḥ) - with regulated diet, one whose food is controlled

• मूलैः (mūlaiḥ) - with roots

• पुष्पैः (puṣpaiḥ) - with flowers

• फलैः (phalaiḥ) - with fruits

• पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - with sacred, with meritorious

• पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, fathers

• देवान् (devān) - gods

• च (ca) - and

• तर्पयन् (tarpayan) - gratifying, satisfying, propitiating

Words meanings and morphology

वनवासम् (vanavāsam) - forest dwelling, exile in the forest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vanavāsa

vanavāsa - forest dwelling, living in the forest, exile in the forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+vāsa)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• vāsa – dwelling, residence, abode
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

वसन् (vasan) - dwelling, living

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, living, residing

Present Active Participle

Root: vas (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, sacred

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, sacred, bright, white

नियतभोजनः (niyatabhojanaḥ) - with regulated diet, one whose food is controlled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyatabhojana

niyatabhojana - one whose food is regulated, having a restricted diet

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niyata+bhojana)

• niyata – regulated, controlled, fixed, restrained
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• bhojana – food, eating, feeding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

मूलैः (mūlaiḥ) - with roots

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mūla

mūla - root, basis, origin, foundation

पुष्पैः (puṣpaiḥ) - with flowers

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

फलैः (phalaiḥ) - with fruits

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - with sacred, with meritorious

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, plural of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious, auspicious, virtuous

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, fathers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

देवान् (devān) - gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तर्पयन् (tarpayan) - gratifying, satisfying, propitiating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tarpayat

tarpayat - gratifying, satisfying, nourishing, propitiating

Present Active Participle

Causative of root tṛp

Root: tṛp (class 10)