वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-49, verse-14

नूनं सलिलवानत्र कूपो वा यदि वा ह्रदः ।
तथा चेमे बिलद्वारे स्निग्धास्तिष्ठन्ति पादपाः ॥१४॥

14. nūnaṃ salilavānatra kūpo vā yadi vā hradaḥ ,
tathā ceme biladvāre snigdhāstiṣṭhanti pādapāḥ.

14. nūnam salilavān atra kūpaḥ vā yadi vā hradaḥ
tathā ca ime biladvāre snigdhāḥ tiṣṭhanti pādaāḥ

14. atra nūnam salilavān,
kūpaḥ vā yadi vā hradaḥ,
tathā ca ime snigdhāḥ pādaāḥ biladvāre tiṣṭhanti

14. Surely, there is water here, either a well or a lake, and similarly, at the entrance to this cavern, these trees stand lush and thriving.

Words meanings summery:

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• सलिलवान् (salilavān) - possessing water, watery

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• कूपः (kūpaḥ) - a well

• वा (vā) - or

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - or

• ह्रदः (hradaḥ) - a lake, a pond

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• च (ca) - and, also

• इमे (ime) - these

• बिलद्वारे (biladvāre) - at the entrance of the cave

• स्निग्धाः (snigdhāḥ) - lush, thriving, smooth, oily

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they exist, they remain

• पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees

Words meanings and morphology

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

सलिलवान् (salilavān) - possessing water, watery

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of salilavat

salilavat - possessing water, watery

Derived from salila with possessive suffix -vat

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

कूपः (kūpaḥ) - a well

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kūpa

kūpa - well, pit, hole

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

ह्रदः (hradaḥ) - a lake, a pond

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hrada

hrada - lake, pond, deep pool

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this

बिलद्वारे (biladvāre) - at the entrance of the cave

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of biladvāra

biladvāra - cave entrance, mouth of a hole

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bila+dvāra)

• bila – cave, hole, cavern
  noun (neuter)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)

स्निग्धाः (snigdhāḥ) - lush, thriving, smooth, oily

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of snigdha

snigdha - smooth, glossy, tender, lush, thriving, greasy

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they exist, they remain

(verb)

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

Root sthā (class 1)

Root: sthā (class 1)

पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree (lit. 'drinker by foot')