वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-41, verse-24

गङ्गातीरे निविष्टानि ऋषीणां पुण्यकर्मणाम् ।
फलमूलाशिनां वीर पादमूलेषु वर्तितुम् ॥२४॥

24. gaṅgātīre niviṣṭāni ṛṣīṇāṃ puṇyakarmaṇām ,
phalamūlāśināṃ vīra pādamūleṣu vartitum.

24. gaṅgātīre niviṣṭāni ṛṣīṇām puṇyakarmaṇām
phalamūlāśinām vīra pādamūleṣu vartitum

24. vīra gaṅgātīre niviṣṭāni puṇyakarmaṇām
phalamūlāśinām ṛṣīṇām pādamūleṣu vartitum

24. O hero, I wish to dwell at the feet (of the trees) where the sages, whose meritorious actions (karma) are virtuous and who subsist on fruits and roots, are settled on the banks of the Gaṅgā.

Words meanings summery:

• गङ्गातीरे (gaṅgātīre) - on the bank of the Gaṅgā

• निविष्टानि (niviṣṭāni) - settled, situated, encamped

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages

• पुण्यकर्मणाम् (puṇyakarmaṇām) - of those with meritorious deeds, of the virtuous

• फलमूलाशिनाम् (phalamūlāśinām) - of those who subsist on fruits and roots

• वीर (vīra) - O hero

• पादमूलेषु (pādamūleṣu) - at the feet, at the base (of trees)

• वर्तितुम् (vartitum) - to dwell, to stay, to exist

Words meanings and morphology

गङ्गातीरे (gaṅgātīre) - on the bank of the Gaṅgā

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gaṅgātīra

gaṅgātīra - bank of the Gaṅgā river

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaṅgā+tīra)

• gaṅgā – the Gaṅgā river
  proper noun (feminine)
• tīra – bank, shore, coast
  noun (neuter)

निविष्टानि (niviṣṭāni) - settled, situated, encamped

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of niviṣṭa

niviṣṭa - settled, situated, entered, encamped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √viś (to enter) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

पुण्यकर्मणाम् (puṇyakarmaṇām) - of those with meritorious deeds, of the virtuous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṇyakarman

puṇyakarman - one whose actions are virtuous/meritorious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇya+karman)

• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, sacred, holy
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

फलमूलाशिनाम् (phalamūlāśinām) - of those who subsist on fruits and roots

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of phalamūlāśin

phalamūlāśin - one who eats fruits and roots

Agent Noun/Adjective

Derived from √aś (to eat) with agent suffix -in, preceded by phalamūla

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (phalamūla+aśin)

• phalamūla – fruits and roots
  noun (neuter)
• aśin – eating, consumer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from √aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

वीर (vīra) - O hero

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

पादमूलेषु (pādamūleṣu) - at the feet, at the base (of trees)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of pādamūla

pādamūla - foot of a tree, base of a foot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+mūla)

• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, base, foundation
  noun (neuter)

वर्तितुम् (vartitum) - to dwell, to stay, to exist

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of √vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)