वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-109, verse-9

रामाय चाचचक्षे तां तापसीं धर्मचारिणीम् ।
दश वर्षाण्यनावृष्ट्या दग्धे लोके निरन्तरम् ॥९॥

9. rāmāya cācacakṣe tāṃ tāpasīṃ dharmacāriṇīm ,
daśa varṣāṇyanāvṛṣṭyā dagdhe loke nirantaram.

9. rāmāya ca ācacakṣe tām tāpasīm dharmacāriṇīm
daśa varṣāṇi anāvṛṣṭyā dagdhe loke nirantaram

9. ca [ṛṣisattamaḥ] rāmāya tām tāpasīm dharmacāriṇīm ācacakṣe,
[yadā] daśa varṣāṇi nirantaram anāvṛṣṭyā loke dagdhe [āsīt]

9. And he (the sage) recounted to Rama about that female ascetic who adheres to righteous conduct (dharma), describing how, for ten continuous years, the world had been scorched by drought.

Words meanings summery:

• रामाय (rāmāya) - to Rama

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आचचक्स्̣ए (ācacakṣe) - he recounted (he told, he explained, he recounted)

• ताम् (tām) - that (Anasuyā) (her, that (feminine accusative singular))

• तापसीम् (tāpasīm) - female ascetic

• धर्मचारिणीम् (dharmacāriṇīm) - who adheres to righteous conduct (dharma) (practicing virtue, adhering to natural law (dharma), righteous (feminine))

• दश (daśa) - ten

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years

• अनावृष्ट्या (anāvṛṣṭyā) - by drought (by drought, by lack of rain)

• दग्धे (dagdhe) - scorched (scorched, burnt (locative singular))

• लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, in the people)

• निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - continuously (continuously, incessantly, without gap)

Words meanings and morphology

रामाय (rāmāya) - to Rama

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (proper name), pleasing, black

Note: Recipient of the telling.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आचचक्स्̣ए (ācacakṣe) - he recounted (he told, he explained, he recounted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of ācakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Subject (ṛṣisattamaḥ) is implied.

ताम् (tām) - that (Anasuyā) (her, that (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Anasuyā, object of 'ācacakṣe'.

तापसीम् (tāpasīm) - female ascetic

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tāpasī

tāpasī - female ascetic

feminine of tapasvin, related to tapas

Note: Qualifies 'tām'.

धर्मचारिणीम् (dharmacāriṇīm) - who adheres to righteous conduct (dharma) (practicing virtue, adhering to natural law (dharma), righteous (feminine))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharmacāriṇī

dharmacāriṇī - one who practices dharma, righteous (feminine)

feminine of dharmacārin, from dharma + car (to move, to act)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+cāriṇī)

• dharma – righteous conduct, duty, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• cāriṇī – one who moves/acts/practices (feminine)
  noun (feminine)
  from root car (to move) with suffix -in
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tām'.

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'varṣāṇi'.

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - rain, year

Note: Duration of the event. Acts adverbially in the locative absolute construction.

अनावृष्ट्या (anāvṛṣṭyā) - by drought (by drought, by lack of rain)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anāvṛṣṭi

anāvṛṣṭi - drought, absence of rain

from a (negation) + āvṛṣṭi (rain)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+āvṛṣṭi)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• āvṛṣṭi – rain
  noun (feminine)
  from ā-vṛṣ-ti
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Cause of scorching.

दग्धे (dagdhe) - scorched (scorched, burnt (locative singular))

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, scorched, consumed

Past Passive Participle

from root dah (to burn)

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction with 'loke'.

लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, in the people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, universe

Note: Part of locative absolute construction with 'dagdhe'.

निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - continuously (continuously, incessantly, without gap)

(indeclinable)

from nir (without) + antara (gap)

Compound type : avyayībhāva or karmadhāraya (nir+antara)

• nis – without, out, away
  prefix
• antara – space, interval, inner, other
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'dagdhe'.