वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-22, verse-6

तत्राश्रमपदं पुण्यमृषीणामुग्रतेजसाम् ।
बहुवर्षसहस्राणि तप्यतां परमं तपः ॥६॥

6. tatrāśramapadaṃ puṇyamṛṣīṇāmugratejasām ,
bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi tapyatāṃ paramaṃ tapaḥ.

6. tatra āśramapadam puṇyam ṛṣīṇām ugratejasām
bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi tapyatām paramam tapaḥ

6. tatra ugratejasām ṛṣīṇām puṇyam āśramapadam
(dṛṣṭvā) bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi paramam tapaḥ tapyatām

6. There, they saw a sacred hermitage belonging to sages of intense spiritual power (tejas), who had been performing the highest penance (tapas) for many thousands of years.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage site, hermitage

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, meritorious

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of ascetics

• उग्रतेजसाम् (ugratejasām) - of fierce splendor, of intense spiritual power

• बहुवर्षसहस्राणि (bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi) - for many thousands of years

• तप्यताम् (tapyatām) - of those performing austerities

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• तपः (tapaḥ) - penance, austerity, spiritual practice (tapas)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage site, hermitage

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage site, abode of ascetics

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage, retreat; stage of life
  noun (masculine)
• pada – place, spot, foot, step
  noun (neuter)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, meritorious

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious, virtuous

Note: Modifies 'āśramapadam'

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of ascetics

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

उग्रतेजसाम् (ugratejasām) - of fierce splendor, of intense spiritual power

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ugratejas

ugratejas - having fierce splendor, of intense spiritual power

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ugra+tejas)

• ugra – fierce, terrible, powerful, intense
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, spiritual power, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'ṛṣīṇām'

बहुवर्षसहस्राणि (bahuvarṣasahasrāṇi) - for many thousands of years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bahuvarṣasahasra

bahuvarṣasahasra - many thousands of years

Compound type : dvigu/karmadhāraya (bahu+varṣa+sahasra)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• varṣa – year, rain, monsoon
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Denotes duration, thus accusative.

तप्यताम् (tapyatām) - of those performing austerities

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tapyat

tapyat - performing austerities, undergoing penance

Present Active Participle

From root tap (to perform austerities, to heat)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'ṛṣīṇām'

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

Note: Modifies 'tapaḥ'

तपः (tapaḥ) - penance, austerity, spiritual practice (tapas)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - penance, austerity, heat, spiritual practice