वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-46, verse-9

निष्कम्पपत्रास्तरवो नद्यश्च स्तिमितोदकाः ।
भवन्ति यत्र यत्राहं तिष्ठामि च चरामि च ॥९॥

9. niṣkampapatrāstaravo nadyaśca stimitodakāḥ ,
bhavanti yatra yatrāhaṃ tiṣṭhāmi ca carāmi ca.

9. niṣkampapatrāḥ taravaḥ nadyaḥ ca stimitodakāḥ
bhavanti yatra yatra aham tiṣṭhāmi ca carāmi ca

9. yatra yatra aham tiṣṭhāmi ca carāmi ca taravaḥ
niṣkampapatrāḥ ca nadyaḥ stimitodakāḥ bhavanti

9. Wherever I stand or wherever I move, the trees have motionless leaves, and the rivers have tranquil waters.

Words meanings summery:

• निष्कम्पपत्राः (niṣkampapatrāḥ) - whose leaves are motionless (with motionless leaves, whose leaves do not tremble)

• तरवः (taravaḥ) - the trees (trees)

• नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - the rivers (rivers)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• स्तिमितोदकाः (stimitodakāḥ) - with tranquil waters (with motionless waters, whose waters are still)

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are (they become, they are, they exist)

• यत्र (yatra) - wherever (where, in which place)

• यत्र (yatra) - wherever (where, in which place)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stand (I stand, I stay, I exist)

• च (ca) - or (and, also)

• चरामि (carāmi) - I move (I move, I walk, I roam)

• च (ca) - or (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

निष्कम्पपत्राः (niṣkampapatrāḥ) - whose leaves are motionless (with motionless leaves, whose leaves do not tremble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣkampapatra

niṣkampapatra - having motionless leaves

Bahuvrihi compound: niṣkampa (motionless) + patra (leaf).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (niṣkampa+patra)

• niṣkampa – motionless, not trembling
  adjective
  Compound of nis- (without) + kampa (trembling, motion).
  Prefix: nis
  Root: kamp (class 1)
• patra – leaf, feather, wing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'taravaḥ'.

तरवः (taravaḥ) - the trees (trees)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of taru

taru - tree

Root: tṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject of 'bhavanti'.

नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - the rivers (rivers)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river, stream

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'bhavanti'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'taravaḥ' and 'nadyaḥ'.

स्तिमितोदकाः (stimitodakāḥ) - with tranquil waters (with motionless waters, whose waters are still)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of stimitodaka

stimitodaka - having still waters

Bahuvrihi compound: stimita (motionless, tranquil) + udaka (water).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (stimita+udaka)

• stimita – still, tranquil, motionless
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root stim (to be still) with suffix -ita.
  Root: stim (class 1)
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: und (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'nadyaḥ'.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they are (they become, they are, they exist)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Tense, 3rd Person, Plural

Root bhū (to be), Parasmaipada, Present tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subjects are 'taravaḥ' and 'nadyaḥ'.

यत्र (yatra) - wherever (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of yad.

Note: Used twice for emphasis 'wherever... wherever'.

यत्र (yatra) - wherever (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of yad.

Note: Used twice for emphasis 'wherever... wherever'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhāmi' and 'carāmi'.

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stand (I stand, I stay, I exist)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Tense, 1st Person, Singular

Root sthā (to stand), Parasmaipada, Present tense.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'ahaṃ'.

च (ca) - or (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'tiṣṭhāmi' and 'carāmi' with an 'or' sense when used with repeated 'ca'.

चरामि (carāmi) - I move (I move, I walk, I roam)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of car

Present Tense, 1st Person, Singular

Root car (to move), Parasmaipada, Present tense.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'ahaṃ'.

च (ca) - or (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'tiṣṭhāmi' and 'carāmi' with an 'or' sense when used with repeated 'ca'.