वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-78, verse-6

तिष्ठन्तु सर्वदाशाश्च गङ्गामन्वाश्रिता नदीम् ।
बलयुक्ता नदीरक्षा मांसमूलफलाशनाः ॥६॥

6. tiṣṭhantu sarvadāśāśca gaṅgāmanvāśritā nadīm ,
balayuktā nadīrakṣā māṃsamūlaphalāśanāḥ.

6. tiṣṭhantu sarvadāśāḥ ca gaṅgām anvāśritāḥ
nadīm balayuktāḥ nadīrakṣāḥ māṃsamūlaphalāśanāḥ

6. sarvadāśāḥ ca balayuktāḥ nadīrakṣāḥ
māṃsamūlaphalāśanāḥ gaṅgām nadīm anvāśritāḥ tiṣṭhantu

6. Let all the fishermen (dāśāḥ), who are strong, protectors of the river, and subsist on meat, roots, and fruits, always remain stationed along the river Gaṅgā.

Words meanings summery:

• तिष्ठन्तु (tiṣṭhantu) - let them stand, let them remain, let them be stationed

• सर्वदाशाः (sarvadāśāḥ) - all fishermen (dāśāḥ) (all fishermen, all dāśas (people of low caste))

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Gaṅgā, the river Ganges

• अन्वाश्रिताः (anvāśritāḥ) - residing along, dependent on (resorted to, dependent on, residing near)

• नदीम् (nadīm) - river

• बलयुक्ताः (balayuktāḥ) - endowed with strength, strong, powerful

• नदीरक्षाः (nadīrakṣāḥ) - protectors of the river

• मांसमूलफलाशनाः (māṁsamūlaphalāśanāḥ) - eaters of meat, roots, and fruits

Words meanings and morphology

तिष्ठन्तु (tiṣṭhantu) - let them stand, let them remain, let them be stationed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Imperative Mood, Paraspara pada

3rd person, plural number

Root: sthā (class 1)

सर्वदाशाः (sarvadāśāḥ) - all fishermen (dāśāḥ) (all fishermen, all dāśas (people of low caste))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvadāśa

sarvadāśa - all fishermen; all dāśas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dāśa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• dāśa – fisherman, fowler, a person of low caste
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Gaṅgā, the river Ganges

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges

अन्वाश्रिताः (anvāśritāḥ) - residing along, dependent on (resorted to, dependent on, residing near)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anvāśrita

anvāśrita - resorted to, dependent on, residing near

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śri with prefixes anu and ā

Prefixes: anu+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

नदीम् (nadīm) - river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river, stream

बलयुक्ताः (balayuktāḥ) - endowed with strength, strong, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balayukta

balayukta - endowed with strength, strong, powerful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+yukta)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• yukta – joined, united, endowed with, possessed of, fit
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj
  Root: yuj (class 7)

नदीरक्षाः (nadīrakṣāḥ) - protectors of the river

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nadīrakṣā

nadīrakṣā - protector of the river

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nadī+rakṣā)

• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)
• rakṣā – protection, guard, protector (in compounds)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

मांसमूलफलाशनाः (māṁsamūlaphalāśanāḥ) - eaters of meat, roots, and fruits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māṃsamūlaphalāśana

māṁsamūlaphalāśana - eating meat, roots, and fruits; one who eats meat, roots, and fruits

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+mūla+phala+aśana)

• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• aśana – eating, food, eater
  noun (neuter)
  Root: aś (class 9)