वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-44, verse-16

गङ्गायास्तु परे पारे वाल्मीकेः सुमहात्मनः ।
आश्रमो दिव्यसंकाशस्तमसातीरमाश्रितः ॥१६॥

16. gaṅgāyāstu pare pāre vālmīkeḥ sumahātmanaḥ ,
āśramo divyasaṃkāśastamasātīramāśritaḥ.

16. gaṅgāyāḥ tu pare pāre vālmīkeḥ su-mahā-ātmanaḥ
āśramaḥ divya-saṃkāśaḥ tamasā-tīram āśritaḥ

16. vālmīkeḥ su-mahā-ātmanaḥ divya-saṃkāśaḥ āśramaḥ
gaṅgāyāḥ tu pare pāre tamasā-tīram āśritaḥ

16. On the far bank of the Gaṅgā, the hermitage (āśrama) of the noble-souled Vālmīki, appearing divinely radiant, is located on the bank of the Tamasā river.

Words meanings summery:

• गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Gaṅgā

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, and

• परे (pare) - on the other, on the far

• पारे (pāre) - on the bank, on the shore

• वाल्मीकेः (vālmīkeḥ) - of Vālmīki

• सु-महा-आत्मनः (su-mahā-ātmanaḥ) - describing Vālmīki (of the great-souled, of the noble-souled)

• आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage

• दिव्य-संकाशः (divya-saṁkāśaḥ) - describing the hermitage's appearance (divinely shining, appearing divine)

• तमसा-तीरम् (tamasā-tīram) - the bank of the Tamasā

• आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - the hermitage is situated on the bank (situated, dependent on, resorted to)

Words meanings and morphology

गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Gaṅgā (Ganges)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, and

(indeclinable)

परे (pare) - on the other, on the far

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, distant, supreme, chief

पारे (pāre) - on the bank, on the shore

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pāra

pāra - further bank, opposite shore, end, limit

वाल्मीकेः (vālmīkeḥ) - of Vālmīki

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vālmīki

vālmīki - Vālmīki (name of the celebrated sage and author of Rāmāyaṇa)

सु-महा-आत्मनः (su-mahā-ātmanaḥ) - describing Vālmīki (of the great-souled, of the noble-souled)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sumahātman

sumahātman - great-souled, very generous, noble-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahā+ātman)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – soul, self, spirit
  noun (masculine)

आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastery, a stage of life

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 1)

दिव्य-संकाशः (divya-saṁkāśaḥ) - describing the hermitage's appearance (divinely shining, appearing divine)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divyasaṃkāśa

divyasaṁkāśa - shining like a god, divinely radiant, appearing divine

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divya+saṃkāśa)

• divya – divine, celestial, heavenly
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – appearing like, resembling, shining, visible
  adjective (masculine)
  from sam-√kāś (to shine together, appear)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

तमसा-तीरम् (tamasā-tīram) - the bank of the Tamasā

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tamasātīra

tamasātīra - bank of the Tamasā river

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamasā+tīra)

• tamasā – Tamasā (name of a river)
  proper noun (feminine)
• tīra – bank, shore, coast
  noun (neuter)

आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - the hermitage is situated on the bank (situated, dependent on, resorted to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, situated in/on

Past Passive Participle

from ā-√śri (to resort to, lean upon)

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)