वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-41, verse-13

तस्य प्रस्थेषु रम्येषु सिंहाः पक्षगमाः स्थिताः ।
तिमिमत्स्यगजांश्चैव नीडान्यारोपयन्ति ते ॥१३॥

13. tasya prastheṣu ramyeṣu siṃhāḥ pakṣagamāḥ sthitāḥ ,
timimatsyagajāṃścaiva nīḍānyāropayanti te.

13. tasya prastheṣu ramyeṣu siṃhāḥ pakṣagamāḥ sthitāḥ
| timimatsyagajāḥ ca eva nīḍāni āropayanti te

13. siṃhāḥ pakṣagamāḥ te tasya ramyeṣu prastheṣu
sthitāḥ timimatsyagajāḥ ca eva nīḍāni āropayanti

13. On its charming plateaus, winged lions reside. They (the lions) even place whales, fish, and elephants in their nests.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain) (of him/her/it; its)

• प्रस्थेषु (prastheṣu) - on the plateaus/slopes/expanses

• रम्येषु (ramyeṣu) - in/on the beautiful/charming

• सिंहाः (siṁhāḥ) - lions

• पक्षगमाः (pakṣagamāḥ) - winged (lit. having wings for going)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - reside (situated, standing, abiding)

• तिमिमत्स्यगजाः (timimatsyagajāḥ) - whales, fish, and elephants

• च (ca) - and

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

• नीडानि (nīḍāni) - nests

• आरोपयन्ति (āropayanti) - they place (they cause to ascend, they place, they raise)

• ते (te) - the lions (they)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain) (of him/her/it; its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the mountain mentioned in previous context.

प्रस्थेषु (prastheṣu) - on the plateaus/slopes/expanses

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of prastha

prastha - plateau, tableland, level ground on a mountain

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

रम्येषु (ramyeṣu) - in/on the beautiful/charming

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of ramya

ramya - beautiful, charming, delightful

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

root ram + ya

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with prastheṣu.

सिंहाः (siṁhāḥ) - lions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

पक्षगमाः (pakṣagamāḥ) - winged (lit. having wings for going)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pakṣagama

pakṣagama - going by wings, winged

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pakṣa+gama)

• pakṣa – wing, side, party
  noun (masculine)
• gama – going, moving, motion
  noun (masculine)
  from root gam- to go
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with siṃhāḥ.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - reside (situated, standing, abiding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, abiding, standing

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with siṃhāḥ.

तिमिमत्स्यगजाः (timimatsyagajāḥ) - whales, fish, and elephants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of timimatsyagaja

timimatsyagaja - whales, fish, and elephants

Compound type : dvandva (timi+matsya+gaja)

• timi – whale, a large fish
  noun (masculine)
• matsya – fish
  noun (masculine)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in accusative plural with 'ca eva' implying 'and'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - even (indeed, only, even)

(indeclinable)

नीडानि (nīḍāni) - nests

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of nīḍa

nīḍa - nest, dwelling, abode

आरोपयन्ति (āropayanti) - they place (they cause to ascend, they place, they raise)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of āropaya

Causative present active

from root ruh with prefix ā + caus. suffix aya

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

ते (te) - the lions (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'siṃhāḥ'.