वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-3, verse-14

सर्वतश्च महाभीमाः शीततोया महाशुभाः ।
अगाधा ग्राहवत्यश्च परिखा मीनसेविताः ॥१४॥

14. sarvataśca mahābhīmāḥ śītatoyā mahāśubhāḥ ,
agādhā grāhavatyaśca parikhā mīnasevitāḥ.

14. sarvataḥ ca mahābhīmāḥ śītatoyāḥ mahāśubhāḥ
agādhāḥ grāhavatyaḥ ca parikhāḥ mīnasevitāḥ

14. sarvataḥ ca mahābhīmāḥ śītatoyāḥ mahāśubhāḥ
agādhāḥ grāhavatyaḥ ca mīnasevitāḥ parikhāḥ

14. And on all sides were very formidable moats, filled with cold and pure water. They were unfathomably deep, teeming with aquatic creatures, and frequented by fish.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - all around (from all sides, all around, everywhere)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महाभीमाः (mahābhīmāḥ) - very formidable (very formidable, very terrible, very dreadful)

• शीततोयाः (śītatoyāḥ) - filled with cold water (having cold water, cold-watered)

• महाशुभाः (mahāśubhāḥ) - very pure (very pure, very auspicious, very beautiful)

• अगाधाः (agādhāḥ) - unfathomably deep (unfathomable, very deep, bottomless)

• ग्राहवत्यः (grāhavatyaḥ) - teeming with aquatic creatures (having aquatic animals, full of crocodiles/sharks/alligators)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• परिखाः (parikhāḥ) - moats (moats, ditches)

• मीनसेविताः (mīnasevitāḥ) - frequented by fish

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - all around (from all sides, all around, everywhere)

(indeclinable)

suffix tas from sarva

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

महाभीमाः (mahābhīmāḥ) - very formidable (very formidable, very terrible, very dreadful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahābhīma

mahābhīma - very formidable, greatly terrible

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhīma)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhīma – terrible, formidable, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

शीततोयाः (śītatoyāḥ) - filled with cold water (having cold water, cold-watered)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śītatoyā

śītatoya - having cold water, cold-watered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śīta+toya)

• śīta – cold, cool
  adjective (masculine)
• toya – water
  noun (neuter)

महाशुभाः (mahāśubhāḥ) - very pure (very pure, very auspicious, very beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahāśubhā

mahāśubha - very pure, greatly auspicious, very beautiful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śubha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• śubha – pure, auspicious, beautiful, bright
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: śubh (class 1)

अगाधाः (agādhāḥ) - unfathomably deep (unfathomable, very deep, bottomless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of agādhā

agādha - unfathomable, very deep, bottomless

a (privative) + gādha (fordable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+gādha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• gādha – fordable, shallow
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: gādh (class 1)

ग्राहवत्यः (grāhavatyaḥ) - teeming with aquatic creatures (having aquatic animals, full of crocodiles/sharks/alligators)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of grāhavatī

grāhavat - containing grāha (aquatic animals, crocodiles)

possessive suffix vat from grāha

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

परिखाः (parikhāḥ) - moats (moats, ditches)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of parikhā

parikhā - a ditch, a moat, an entrenchment

from pari + root khan (to dig)

Prefix: pari

Root: khan (class 1)

मीनसेविताः (mīnasevitāḥ) - frequented by fish

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mīnasevitā

mīnasevita - resorted to by fish, frequented by fish

Past Passive Participle

compound of mīna (fish) + sevita (frequented)

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (mīna+sevita)

• mīna – fish
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – attended, served, frequented, resorted to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sev with suffix kta
  Root: sev (class 1)