वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-42, verse-31

तं देशं समतिक्रम्य आश्रमं सिद्धसेवितम् ।
सिद्धा वैखानसास्तत्र वालखिल्याश्च तापसाः ॥३१॥

31. taṃ deśaṃ samatikramya āśramaṃ siddhasevitam ,
siddhā vaikhānasāstatra vālakhilyāśca tāpasāḥ.

31. tam deśam samatikramya āśramam siddhasevitam
siddhāḥ vaikhanasāḥ tatra vālakhilyāḥ ca tāpasāḥ

31. Having completely crossed that region, (you will find) a hermitage (āśrama) frequented by perfected beings (siddhas). There, you will find perfected beings (siddhas), Vaikhānasa ascetics, and Vālakhilya ascetics (tāpasas).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that

• देशम् (deśam) - region, place

• समतिक्रम्य (samatikramya) - having completely crossed/surpassed

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, retreat

• सिद्धसेवितम् (siddhasevitam) - frequented by perfected beings

• सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings, accomplished ones

• वैखनसाः (vaikhanasāḥ) - Vaikhānasa ascetics

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• वालखिल्याः (vālakhilyāḥ) - Vālakhilya ascetics

• च (ca) - and

• तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देशम् (deśam) - region, place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - region, country, place, spot

समतिक्रम्य (samatikramya) - having completely crossed/surpassed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root kram with prefixes sam and ati, forming an absolutive (gerund)

Prefixes: sam+ati

Root: kram (class 1)

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, retreat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, a hermits cell, retreat; a stage of life (e.g., student, householder)

Derived from root śram (to exert, toil) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

सिद्धसेवितम् (siddhasevitam) - frequented by perfected beings

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siddhasevita

siddhasevita - frequented by perfected beings, served by the accomplished

Compound type : tatpurusha (siddha+sevita)

• siddha – perfected being, accomplished, successful, proven
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root sidh (to succeed)
  Root: sidh (class 1)
• sevita – served, frequented, honored, attended
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root sev (to serve, attend)
  Root: sev (class 1)

सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings, accomplished ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siddha

siddha - perfected being, accomplished, successful, proven

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root sidh (to succeed)

Root: sidh (class 1)

वैखनसाः (vaikhanasāḥ) - Vaikhānasa ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaikhanasa

vaikhanasa - a Vaikhānasa (a class of ascetics living in forests and adhering to specific rules)

Derived from vikhana or vikhānas (a specific type of sage or tree-dwelling ascetic)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

वालखिल्याः (vālakhilyāḥ) - Vālakhilya ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vālakhilya

vālakhilya - a Vālakhilya (a class of mythical dwarf sages, sixty thousand in number, born from Brahmā's body)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, one who practices tapas (penance)

Derived from tapas (asceticism, penance)

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