वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-49, verse-31

तां दृष्ट्वा भृशसंत्रस्ताश्चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बराम् ।
तापसीं नियताहारां ज्वलन्तीमिव तेजसा ॥३१॥

31. tāṃ dṛṣṭvā bhṛśasaṃtrastāścīrakṛṣṇājināmbarām ,
tāpasīṃ niyatāhārāṃ jvalantīmiva tejasā.

31. tām dṛṣṭvā bhṛśasaṃtrastāḥ cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarām
tāpasīm niyatāhārām jvalantīm iva tejasā

31. tām dṛṣṭvā (vānarāḥ) bhṛśasaṃtrastāḥ (saṃjātāḥ) cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarām
niyatāhārām tāpasīm tejasā jvalantīm iva (dadṛśuḥ)

31. Having seen her, they were greatly frightened. She was clad in bark-strips and black deer skin, a female ascetic (tāpasī) with a restricted diet, shining as if blazing with spiritual power.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that woman (mentioned in previous verse) (her, that (feminine))

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• भृशसंत्रस्ताः (bhṛśasaṁtrastāḥ) - greatly frightened, terrified

• चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बराम् (cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarām) - clad in bark-strips and black deer skin (as garments)

• तापसीम् (tāpasīm) - a female ascetic, hermitess

• नियताहाराम् (niyatāhārām) - having a restricted diet, abstemious in food

• ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - blazing, shining, glowing

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• तेजसा (tejasā) - with splendor, with spiritual power, with energy, by brilliance

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that woman (mentioned in previous verse) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of the root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भृशसंत्रस्ताः (bhṛśasaṁtrastāḥ) - greatly frightened, terrified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛśasaṃtrasta

bhṛśasaṁtrasta - greatly frightened, utterly terrified

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhṛśa+saṃtrasta)

• bhṛśa – much, very, greatly, exceedingly
  adjective
• saṃtrasta – frightened, terrified, alarmed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root 'tras' (to tremble, be frightened) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tras (class 4)

चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बराम् (cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarām) - clad in bark-strips and black deer skin (as garments)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cīrakṛṣṇājināmbara

cīrakṛṣṇājināmbara - having bark-strips and black deer skin as clothes

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cīra+kṛṣṇājina+ambara)

• cīra – bark-strip, ragged garment, ascetic's dress
  noun (neuter)
• kṛṣṇājina – black deer skin, skin of a black antelope (often worn by ascetics)
  noun (neuter)
• ambara – cloth, garment, covering
  noun (neuter)

तापसीम् (tāpasīm) - a female ascetic, hermitess

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tāpasī

tāpasī - a female ascetic, hermitess, female devotee

Feminine form of 'tāpasa' (ascetic), derived from 'tapas'

नियताहाराम् (niyatāhārām) - having a restricted diet, abstemious in food

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niyatāhāra

niyatāhāra - having restricted diet, abstemious, moderate in food

Compound type : bahuvrihi (niyata+āhāra)

• niyata – restrained, controlled, regulated, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'yam' with prefix 'ni'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• āhāra – food, diet, eating, taking
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'hṛ' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - blazing, shining, glowing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jvalantī

jvalantī - blazing, shining, burning, glowing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root 'jval' (to blaze, shine)

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Describes the woman.

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

तेजसा (tejasā) - with splendor, with spiritual power, with energy, by brilliance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, radiance, energy, spiritual power, virility