वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-93, verse-25

तं तु कृष्णाजिनधरं चीरवल्कलवाससं ।
ददर्श राममासीनमभितः पावकोपमम् ॥२५॥

25. taṃ tu kṛṣṇājinadharaṃ cīravalkalavāsasaṃ ,
dadarśa rāmamāsīnamabhitaḥ pāvakopamam.

25. tam tu kṛṣṇājinadharam cīravalkalavāsasam
dadarśa rāmam āsīnam abhitaḥ pāvakopamam

25. tu tam rāmam kṛṣṇājinadharam cīravalkalavāsasam
āsīnam abhitaḥ pāvakopamam dadarśa

25. Bharata saw him, Rama, seated, wearing a black deer skin and bark garments, and resembling fire (pāvaka) all around.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Rama (him, that)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, and

• कृष्णाजिनधरम् (kṛṣṇājinadharam) - wearing a black deer skin

• चीरवल्कलवाससम् (cīravalkalavāsasam) - wearing bark garments; clad in bark and rags

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - Bharata saw (he saw)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (proper noun)

• आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated, sitting

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, on both sides, near, everywhere

• पावकोपमम् (pāvakopamam) - resembling fire; fire-like

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Rama (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Rama.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, and

(indeclinable)

Particle.

कृष्णाजिनधरम् (kṛṣṇājinadharam) - wearing a black deer skin

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇājinadhara

kṛṣṇājinadhara - wearing a black deer skin

Compound of `kṛṣṇājina` (black deer skin) and `dhara` (wearing, bearing). `dhara` is from `dhṛ` (to bear).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛṣṇājina+dhara)

• kṛṣṇājina – black deer skin, antelope skin
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – wearing, bearing, holding
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root `dhṛ`.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

चीरवल्कलवाससम् (cīravalkalavāsasam) - wearing bark garments; clad in bark and rags

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cīravalkalavāsas

cīravalkalavāsas - wearing bark garments (or rags and bark)

Compound. `cīravalkala` (bark and rags) and `vāsas` (garment/wearing).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cīravalkala+vāsas)

• cīravalkala – bark garments, rags and bark
  noun (neuter)
• vāsas – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from `vas` (to wear).
  Root: vas (class 2)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - Bharata saw (he saw)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect (Lit)

Intensive form (reduplicated)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of the hero of Ramayana), pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated, sitting

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting, present

Past Active Participle

Derived from root `ās` (to sit) with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: ās (class 2)

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, on both sides, near, everywhere

(indeclinable)

Formed from `abhi` (towards) with suffix `tas` (indicating location/direction).

पावकोपमम् (pāvakopamam) - resembling fire; fire-like

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvakopama

pāvakopama - resembling fire

Compound of `pāvaka` (fire) and `upama` (resembling, like).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāvaka+upama)

• pāvaka – fire, purifier
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 1)
• upama – resembling, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)

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