वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-61, verse-27

विश्वामित्रो ऽपि धर्मात्मा भूयस्तेपे महातपाः ।
पुष्करेषु नरश्रेष्ठ दशवर्षशतानि च ॥२७॥

27. viśvāmitro'pi dharmātmā bhūyastepe mahātapāḥ ,
puṣkareṣu naraśreṣṭha daśavarṣaśatāni ca.

27. viśvāmitraḥ api dharmātmā bhūyaḥ tepe mahātapāḥ
puṣkareṣu naraśreṣṭha daśavarṣaśatāni ca

27. naraśreṣṭha viśvāmitraḥ api dharmātmā mahātapāḥ
bhūyaḥ puṣkareṣu daśavarṣaśatāni ca tepe

27. O best among men, Viśvāmitra, whose soul was dedicated to natural law (dharma) and who was a great ascetic, again performed severe austerities in Puṣkara for a thousand years.

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (a sage)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, whose soul is dedicated to natural law

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further

• तेपे (tepe) - performed austerities, heated oneself

• महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic, one of great austerities

• पुष्करेषु (puṣkareṣu) - in Puṣkara (a holy place)

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best among men

• दशवर्षशतानि (daśavarṣaśatāni) - a thousand years (lit. ten centuries of years)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (name of a prominent Vedic sage)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, whose soul is dedicated to natural law

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, pious person, one whose nature (ātman) is natural law (dharma)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further

(indeclinable)

तेपे (tepe) - performed austerities, heated oneself

(verb)

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

Root: tap (class 1)

महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic, one of great austerities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - one who performs great austerities, great ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+tapas)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• tapas – austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)

पुष्करेषु (puṣkareṣu) - in Puṣkara (a holy place)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of puṣkara

puṣkara - lotus, blue lotus, a holy bathing place (esp. Puṣkara lake)

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most eminent
  adjective
  Root: śri (class 1)

दशवर्षशतानि (daśavarṣaśatāni) - a thousand years (lit. ten centuries of years)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of daśavarṣaśata

daśavarṣaśata - ten centuries of years, a thousand years

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśa+varṣa+śata)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• varṣa – year, rain
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)