वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-4, verse-8

फलमूलवता नील शीतकाननवारिणा ।
पथा मधुमता चाशु सेनां सेनापते नय ॥८॥

8. phalamūlavatā nīla śītakānanavāriṇā ,
pathā madhumatā cāśu senāṃ senāpate naya.

8. phalamūlavatā nīla śītakānanavāriṇā pathā
madhumatā ca āśu senām senāpate naya

8. nīla senāpate phalamūlavatā śītakānanavāriṇā
madhumatā pathā ca āśu senām naya

8. O Nīla, O General, quickly lead the army by a path that offers fruits and roots, cool forest water, and is pleasant.

Words meanings summery:

• फलमूलवता (phalamūlavatā) - rich with fruits and roots (having fruits and roots, abounding in fruits and roots)

• नील (nīla) - O Nīla

• शीतकाननवारिणा (śītakānanavāriṇā) - having cool forest water

• पथा (pathā) - by a path (by the path, through the way)

• मधुमता (madhumatā) - pleasant (having honey, pleasant, sweet)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• सेनाम् (senām) - the army (army, host)

• सेनापते (senāpate) - O General (O general, O commander of the army)

• नय (naya) - lead (lead, guide)

Words meanings and morphology

फलमूलवता (phalamūlavatā) - rich with fruits and roots (having fruits and roots, abounding in fruits and roots)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of phalamūlavat

phalamūlavat - endowed with fruits and roots

matup suffix indicating possession; compound of phala and mūla.

Compound type : dvandva (phala+mūla)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)

नील (nīla) - O Nīla

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nīla

nīla - blue, dark blue, indigo; Nīla (a proper name)

शीतकाननवारिणा (śītakānanavāriṇā) - having cool forest water

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śītakānanavārin

śītakānanavārin - having cool forest water

Bahuvrīhi compound: śīta (cool) + kānana (forest) + vāri (water) + in (possessive suffix).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śīta+kānana+vāri)

• śīta – cool, cold
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: śī (class 2)
• kānana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kan (class 1)
• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)

पथा (pathā) - by a path (by the path, through the way)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, road, course

in-ending stem.

मधुमता (madhumatā) - pleasant (having honey, pleasant, sweet)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of madhumat

madhumat - having honey, sweet, pleasant, charming

matup suffix indicating possession; from madhu (honey).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction particle.

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

Root: aś (class 5)

सेनाम् (senām) - the army (army, host)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, troop

सेनापते (senāpate) - O General (O general, O commander of the army)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of senāpati

senāpati - commander of an army, general

Compound of senā (army) and pati (master, lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (senā+pati)

• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Also refers to Nīla.

नय (naya) - lead (lead, guide)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nī

imperative active

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Nīla.