वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-108, verse-2

ये तत्र चित्रकूटस्य पुरस्तात्तापसाश्रमे ।
राममाश्रित्य निरतास्तानलक्षयदुत्सुकान् ॥२॥

2. ye tatra citrakūṭasya purastāttāpasāśrame ,
rāmamāśritya niratāstānalakṣayadutsukān.

2. ye tatra citrakūṭasya purastāt tāpasa-āśrame
rāmam āśritya niratāḥ tān alakṣayat utsukān

2. tatra citrakūṭasya purastāt tāpasa-āśrame
rāmam āśritya niratāḥ utsukān ye tān alakṣayat

2. Rāma observed those agitated ascetics residing in the hermitage in front of Citrakūṭa, who were devoted to him.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who, which

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• चित्रकूटस्य (citrakūṭasya) - of Citrakūṭa

• पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front of, eastward

• तापस-आश्रमे (tāpasa-āśrame) - in the hermitage of ascetics

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, depending on

• निरताः (niratāḥ) - devoted, intent, engaged

• तान् (tān) - them (masculine)

• अलक्षयत् (alakṣayat) - he noticed, observed

• उत्सुकान् (utsukān) - eager, agitated, anxious

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

चित्रकूटस्य (citrakūṭasya) - of Citrakūṭa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of citrakūṭa

citrakūṭa - Citrakūṭa (a mountain range)

पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front of, eastward

(indeclinable)

तापस-आश्रमे (tāpasa-āśrame) - in the hermitage of ascetics

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tāpasa-āśrama

tāpasa-āśrama - hermitage of ascetics

Compound type : tatpurusha (tāpasa+āśrama)

• tāpasa – ascetic, pertaining to tapas
  adjective (masculine)
• āśrama – hermitage, dwelling, stage of life
  noun (masculine)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rāma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the prince of Ayodhyā)

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, depending on

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śri (to resort to, to depend on) with prefix ā, forming an absolutive.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

निरताः (niratāḥ) - devoted, intent, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirata

nirata - devoted, engaged, absorbed in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ram (to delight, to rest) with prefix ni, forming a past passive participle.

Prefix: ni

Root: ram (class 1)

तान् (tān) - them (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अलक्षयत् (alakṣayat) - he noticed, observed

(verb)

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

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: The initial 'a' is the augment for the imperfect tense.

उत्सुकान् (utsukān) - eager, agitated, anxious

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of utsuka

utsuka - eager, desirous, agitated, anxious