वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-37, verse-7

तदाहं दण्डकारण्ये विचरन्धर्मदूषकः ।
आसादयं तदा रामं तापसं धर्ममाश्रितम् ॥७॥

7. tadāhaṃ daṇḍakāraṇye vicarandharmadūṣakaḥ ,
āsādayaṃ tadā rāmaṃ tāpasaṃ dharmamāśritam.

7. tada aham daṇḍakāraṇye vicaran dharmadūṣakaḥ
āsādayam tada rāmam tāpasam dharmam āśritam

7. tada aham dharmadūṣakaḥ daṇḍakāraṇye vicaran
tada dharmam āśritam tāpasam rāmam āsādayam

7. At that time, I, wandering in the Daṇḍaka forest as a transgressor of natural law (dharma), encountered Rama, an ascetic who was devoted to righteousness (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• तद (tada) - then, at that time

• अहम् (aham) - I

• दण्डकारण्ये (daṇḍakāraṇye) - in the Daṇḍaka forest

• विचरन् (vicaran) - wandering, moving about

• धर्मदूषकः (dharmadūṣakaḥ) - a violator of natural law, a polluter of righteousness

• आसादयम् (āsādayam) - I encountered, I reached

• तद (tada) - then, at that time

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• तापसम् (tāpasam) - ascetic, hermit

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, righteousness, duty

• आश्रितम् (āśritam) - adhering to natural law (dharma) (resorted to, adhering to, dependent on)

Words meanings and morphology

तद (tada) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

दण्डकारण्ये (daṇḍakāraṇye) - in the Daṇḍaka forest

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of daṇḍakāraṇya

daṇḍakāraṇya - Daṇḍaka forest (a specific forest)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (daṇḍa+āraṇya)

• daṇḍa – staff, punishment
  noun (masculine)
• āraṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)

विचरन् (vicaran) - wandering, moving about

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicarant

vicarant - wandering, moving about

present active participle

from verb "vi-car" (to move about)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

धर्मदूषकः (dharmadūṣakaḥ) - a violator of natural law, a polluter of righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmadūṣaka

dharmadūṣaka - violator of dharma, polluter of righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+dūṣaka)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• dūṣaka – polluter, defiler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dūṣ (class 10)

आसादयम् (āsādayam) - I encountered, I reached

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of āsāday

from "ā-sad" (to sit near, approach), causative form

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

तद (tada) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (the son of Daśaratha)

तापसम् (tāpasam) - ascetic, hermit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tāpasa

tāpasa - an ascetic, a hermit, one who performs tapas

derived from tapas (austerity)

Root: tap (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, righteousness, duty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, constitution, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

आश्रितम् (āśritam) - adhering to natural law (dharma) (resorted to, adhering to, dependent on)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, dependent on, observed

past passive participle

from "ā-śri" (to resort to, take refuge in)

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)