वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-48, verse-21

गौतमो ऽपि महातेजा अहल्यासहितः सुखी ।
रामं संपूज्य विधिवत्तपस्तेपे महातपाः ॥२१॥

21. gautamo'pi mahātejā ahalyāsahitaḥ sukhī ,
rāmaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivattapastepe mahātapāḥ.

21. Gautamaḥ api mahātejāḥ ahalyāsahitaḥ sukhī
rāmam sampūjya vidhivat tapas tepe mahātapāḥ

21. Gautamaḥ mahātejāḥ ahalyāsahitaḥ sukhī api
rāmam vidhivat sampūjya mahātapāḥ tapas tepe

21. The greatly effulgent Gautama, happy with Ahalya, having duly honored Rama according to proper rites, also performed great asceticism (tapas), being himself a great ascetic.

Words meanings summery:

• गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - The sage Gautama (Gautama)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent (greatly effulgent, of great splendor)

• अहल्यासहितः (ahalyāsahitaḥ) - accompanied by Ahalya

• सुखी (sukhī) - happy (happy, joyful, comfortable)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Prince Rama (Rama (accusative))

• सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having duly honored (having honored, having worshipped)

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to proper rites (according to rule, properly, duly)

• तपस् (tapas) - asceticism (tapas) (asceticism, penance, austerity)

• तेपे (tepe) - performed (performed, practiced (past tense))

• महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - being a great ascetic (a great ascetic, of great austerity)

Words meanings and morphology

गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - The sage Gautama (Gautama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Gautama

Gautama - name of a sage

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent (greatly effulgent, of great splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, highly effulgent

nominative singular of an adjective ending in -s

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, effulgence, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Gautama

अहल्यासहितः (ahalyāsahitaḥ) - accompanied by Ahalya

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahalyāsahita

ahalyāsahita - accompanied by Ahalya

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (Ahalya+sahita)

• Ahalya – name of a female sage, wife of Gautama
  proper noun (feminine)
• sahita – accompanied, together with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam- √dhā 'to put together'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to Gautama

सुखी (sukhī) - happy (happy, joyful, comfortable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin

sukhin - happy, joyful, enjoying happiness

Note: Refers to Gautama

रामम् (rāmam) - Prince Rama (Rama (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of Rāma

Rāma - name of the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa

सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having duly honored (having honored, having worshipped)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from sam- √pūj

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to proper rites (according to rule, properly, duly)

(indeclinable)

from vidhi + -vat suffix

तपस् (tapas) - asceticism (tapas) (asceticism, penance, austerity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, asceticism, penance, austerity

Note: Object of 'tepe'

तेपे (tepe) - performed (performed, practiced (past tense))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of tap

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form. The root is primarily 'to heat, to burn', hence 'to perform austerities' (self-heating).

महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - being a great ascetic (a great ascetic, of great austerity)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - one who performs great austerities, a great ascetic

nominative singular of an adjective ending in -s

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tapas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tapas – asceticism, penance, austerity
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Gautama