वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-62, verse-24

एवं वर्षसहस्रं हि
तपो घोरमुपागमत् ॥२४॥

24. evaṃ varṣasahasraṃ hi
tapo ghoramupāgamat.

24. evam varṣasahasram hi
tapas ghoram upāgamat

24. hi evam ghoram tapas
varṣasahasram upāgamat

24. Indeed, for a thousand years, he undertook such severe asceticism (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in this way (thus, in this manner, so)

• वर्षसहस्रम् (varṣasahasram) - for a thousand years (a thousand years)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

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

• घोरम् (ghoram) - severe (terrible, dreadful, severe)

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

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in this way (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

वर्षसहस्रम् (varṣasahasram) - for a thousand years (a thousand years)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varṣasahasra

varṣasahasra - a thousand years

Compound type : dvigu (varṣa+sahasra)

• varṣa – year, rain
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – a thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating duration of time.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, heat, spiritual fervor

Root: √tap (class 1)

Note: Accusative object of upāgamat.

घोरम् (ghoram) - severe (terrible, dreadful, severe)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, severe, fearful

Note: Qualifies tapas.

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect

3rd person singular active, with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: The prefix upa means 'near, towards'.