वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-32, verse-11

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु चूली नाम महामुनिः ।
ऊर्ध्वरेताः शुभाचारो ब्राह्मं तप उपागमत् ॥११॥

11. etasminneva kāle tu cūlī nāma mahāmuniḥ ,
ūrdhvaretāḥ śubhācāro brāhmaṃ tapa upāgamat.

11. etasmin eva kāle tu cūlī nāma mahāmuniḥ |
ūrdhvaretāḥ śubhācāraḥ brāhmam tapaḥ upāgamat

11. etasmin kāle eva tu cūlī nāma mahāmuniḥ,
ūrdhvaretāḥ śubhācāraḥ (san),
brāhmam tapaḥ upāgamat.

11. Indeed, at that very time, a great sage (mahāmuni) named Cūlī, whose seminal energy flowed upwards (ūrdhvaretas) and whose conduct was pure, began to practice Brahmanical asceticism (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - at that (very) (in this, at this)

• एव (eva) - very (that very) (just, only, indeed, very)

• काले (kāle) - at the time (at the time, in time)

• तु (tu) - indeed (connective) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• चूली (cūlī) - Cūlī (the name of the sage) (Cūlī (a proper name))

• नाम (nāma) - named (indicating a name) (name, by name, indeed, namely)

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - a great sage (great sage, great ascetic)

• ऊर्ध्वरेताः (ūrdhvaretāḥ) - whose seminal energy flowed upwards (indicating celibacy and spiritual power) (one whose semen flows upwards, celibate, chaste)

• शुभाचारः (śubhācāraḥ) - whose conduct was pure (of pure conduct, virtuous, auspicious in behavior)

• ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - Brahmanical (as in related to Brahman or a Brahmin) (relating to Brahman, divine, sacred, priestly)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (asceticism, penance, heat, spiritual fervor)

• उपागमत् (upāgamat) - he undertook (he approached, he undertook, he reached)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - at that (very) (in this, at this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Agrees with 'kāle'.

एव (eva) - very (that very) (just, only, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

काले (kāle) - at the time (at the time, in time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

तु (tu) - indeed (connective) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

चूली (cūlī) - Cūlī (the name of the sage) (Cūlī (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cūlī

cūlī - name of a sage, crest, top-knot

नाम (nāma) - named (indicating a name) (name, by name, indeed, namely)

(indeclinable)

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - a great sage (great sage, great ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, contemplative
  noun (masculine)

ऊर्ध्वरेताः (ūrdhvaretāḥ) - whose seminal energy flowed upwards (indicating celibacy and spiritual power) (one whose semen flows upwards, celibate, chaste)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvaretas

ūrdhvaretas - one whose semen flows upwards, celibate, chaste, spiritually powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ūrdhva+retas)

• ūrdhva – upwards, elevated, erect
  adjective
• retas – semen, seed, fluid, essence
  noun (neuter)

शुभाचारः (śubhācāraḥ) - whose conduct was pure (of pure conduct, virtuous, auspicious in behavior)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śubhācāra

śubhācāra - of pure or good conduct, virtuous, auspicious in behavior

Compound type : karmadharaya (śubha+ācāra)

• śubha – bright, splendid, auspicious, pure, good
  adjective
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice, behavior
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'car' (to move, behave) with the prefix 'ā-'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - Brahmanical (as in related to Brahman or a Brahmin) (relating to Brahman, divine, sacred, priestly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhma

brāhma - relating to Brahman, sacred, divine, priestly, belonging to a Brahmin

Derived from 'brahman' with the 'aṇ' suffix.

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (asceticism, penance, heat, spiritual fervor)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, heat, spiritual fervor, austerity

Derived from the root 'tap' (to heat, suffer penance).

Root: tap (class 1)

उपागमत् (upāgamat) - he undertook (he approached, he undertook, he reached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of upāgam

Imperfect

Derived from the root 'gam' (to go) with the prefixes 'upa-' and 'ā-'.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)