वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-42, verse-32

वन्द्यास्ते तु तपःसिद्धास्तापसा वीतकल्मषाः ।
प्रष्टव्याश्चापि सीतायाः प्रवृत्तं विनयान्वितैः ॥३२॥

32. vandyāste tu tapaḥsiddhāstāpasā vītakalmaṣāḥ ,
praṣṭavyāścāpi sītāyāḥ pravṛttaṃ vinayānvitaiḥ.

32. vandyāḥ te tu tapaḥsiddhāḥ tāpasāḥ vītakalmaṣāḥ
praṣṭavyāḥ ca api sītāyāḥ pravṛttam vinayānvitaiḥ

32. Those ascetics, perfected by their asceticism (tapas) and free from impurities, are certainly to be honored. They should also be respectfully questioned about Sītā's condition by those endowed with humility.

Words meanings summery:

• वन्द्याः (vandyāḥ) - to be honored, venerable

• ते (te) - those

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तपःसिद्धाः (tapaḥsiddhāḥ) - perfected by asceticism

• तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics, hermits

• वीतकल्मषाः (vītakalmaṣāḥ) - free from impurities/sins, stainless

• प्रष्टव्याः (praṣṭavyāḥ) - to be questioned, to be asked

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

• प्रवृत्तम् (pravṛttam) - news, condition, occurrence

• विनयान्वितैः (vinayānvitaiḥ) - by those endowed with humility/modesty

Words meanings and morphology

वन्द्याः (vandyāḥ) - to be honored, venerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vandya

vandya - to be praised, to be saluted, venerable, adorable

gerundive

Gerundive (future passive participle) of root vand (to salute, praise)

Root: vand (class 1)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तपःसिद्धाः (tapaḥsiddhāḥ) - perfected by asceticism

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapaḥsiddha

tapaḥsiddha - perfected by penance/asceticism, one who has attained perfection through spiritual austerities

Compound type : tatpurusha (tapas+siddha)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• siddha – perfected, accomplished, successful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root sidh (to succeed)
  Root: sidh (class 1)

तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics, hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāpasa

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

Derived from tapas (asceticism, penance)

वीतकल्मषाः (vītakalmaṣāḥ) - free from impurities/sins, stainless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vītakalmaṣa

vītakalmaṣa - free from sin, stainless, pure, blameless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vīta+kalmaṣa)

• vīta – gone, departed, disappeared
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root vī (to go) or from vi-i (to depart)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)
• kalmaṣa – impurity, sin, stain, dirt
  noun (neuter)

प्रष्टव्याः (praṣṭavyāḥ) - to be questioned, to be asked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of praṣṭavya

praṣṭavya - to be questioned, to be asked, fit to be interrogated

gerundive

Gerundive (future passive participle) of root praś (to ask, question)

Root: praś (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sītā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sītā (name of Janaka's daughter and Rāma's wife); furrow, cultivated land

प्रवृत्तम् (pravṛttam) - news, condition, occurrence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - news, tidings, intelligence, condition, state, occurrence, that which has happened

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root vṛt (to be, exist, turn) with prefix pra; often substantivized as 'news' or 'condition'

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used here as a noun, meaning 'news' or 'state of affairs'.

विनयान्वितैः (vinayānvitaiḥ) - by those endowed with humility/modesty

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vinayānvita

vinayānvita - endowed with humility, modest, humble

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vinaya+anvita)

• vinaya – humility, modesty, discipline, good conduct, training
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root nī (to lead) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: nī (class 1)
• anvita – accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root i (to go) with prefix an
  Prefix: an
  Root: i (class 2)