वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-70, verse-7

तामुवाच ततो रामः श्रमणीं संशितव्रताम् ।
कच्चित्ते निर्जिता विघ्नाः कच्चित्ते वर्धते तपः ॥७॥

7. tāmuvāca tato rāmaḥ śramaṇīṃ saṃśitavratām ,
kaccitte nirjitā vighnāḥ kaccitte vardhate tapaḥ.

7. tām uvāca tataḥ rāmaḥ śramaṇīm saṃśitavratām kaccit
te nirjitāḥ vighnāḥ kaccit te vardhate tapaḥ

7. tataḥ rāmaḥ saṃśitavratām tām śramaṇīm uvāca.
te vighnāḥ kaccit nirjitāḥ? te tapaḥ kaccit vardhate?

7. Then Rama spoke to that female ascetic of firm vows: "Have your obstacles been overcome? And does your asceticism (tapas) flourish?"

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that female ascetic (her, that (feminine))

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rama (Rama)

• श्रमणीम् (śramaṇīm) - the female ascetic Shabarī (female ascetic, nun)

• संशितव्रताम् (saṁśitavratām) - of firm vows, whose vows are sharpened

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - a question particle, implying hope or doubt (whether, if, particle of interrogation)

• ते (te) - your (to you, your)

• निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - conquered, overcome, vanquished

• विघ्नाः (vighnāḥ) - obstacles, impediments, hindrances

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - a question particle, implying hope or doubt (whether, if, particle of interrogation)

• ते (te) - your (to you, your)

• वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, increases, flourishes

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (asceticism, penance, heat)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that female ascetic (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense (Liṭ), from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore)

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Lord Rama (Rama)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name), pleasing, dark-coloured

श्रमणीम् (śramaṇīm) - the female ascetic Shabarī (female ascetic, nun)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śramaṇī

śramaṇī - female ascetic, nun, female mendicant

Feminine form of śramaṇa

संशितव्रताम् (saṁśitavratām) - of firm vows, whose vows are sharpened

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃśitavrata

saṁśitavrata - of firm or perfected vows

Compound adjective describing one whose vows (vrata) are firm (saṃśita)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃśita+vrata)

• saṃśita – sharpened, firm, firm-minded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root śā (to sharpen) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śā (class 2)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - a question particle, implying hope or doubt (whether, if, particle of interrogation)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of the genitive/dative singular of 'yuṣmad'

निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - conquered, overcome, vanquished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirjita

nirjita - conquered, subdued, overcome

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root ji (to conquer) with prefix nir-

Prefix: nis

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Used as an adjective agreeing with 'vighnāḥ'

विघ्नाः (vighnāḥ) - obstacles, impediments, hindrances

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vighna

vighna - obstacle, impediment, hindrance

कच्चित् (kaccit) - a question particle, implying hope or doubt (whether, if, particle of interrogation)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of the genitive/dative singular of 'yuṣmad'

वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, increases, flourishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛdh

Present tense, Atmanepada (middle voice), from root 'vṛdh'

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (asceticism, penance, heat)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity