वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-111, verse-24

एते ते तापसावासा दृश्यन्ते तनुमध्यमे ।
अत्रिः कुलपतिर्यत्र सूर्यवैश्वानरप्रभः ।
अत्र सीते त्वया दृष्टा तापसी धर्मचारिणी ॥२४॥

24. ete te tāpasāvāsā dṛśyante tanumadhyame ,
atriḥ kulapatiryatra sūryavaiśvānaraprabhaḥ ,
atra sīte tvayā dṛṣṭā tāpasī dharmacāriṇī.

24. ete te tāpasa āvāsāḥ dṛśyante
tanumadhyame atriḥ kulapatiḥ yatra
sūryavaiśvānaraprabhaḥ atra sīte
tvayā dṛṣṭā tāpasī dharmacāriṇī

24. tanumadhyame te ete tāpasa āvāsāḥ
dṛśyante yatra sūryavaiśvānaraprabhaḥ
atriḥ kulapatiḥ atra sīte
tvayā dṛṣṭā tāpasī dharmacāriṇī

24. O slender-waisted one, those dwellings of ascetics are visible, where Atri, the chief of the ascetic community, shines with the radiance of the sun and the universal fire (vaiśvānara). Here, O Sita, you saw a female ascetic who observed her natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these

• ते (te) - those

• तापस (tāpasa) - of ascetics

• आवासाः (āvāsāḥ) - dwellings, abodes

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear

• तनुमध्यमे (tanumadhyame) - Sita (O slender-waisted one)

• अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri (a sage)

• कुलपतिः (kulapatiḥ) - chief of the ascetic community (head of the family/clan; chief of an ascetic community)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• सूर्यवैश्वानरप्रभः (sūryavaiśvānaraprabhaḥ) - shining with the radiance of the sun and fire (vaiśvānara)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• सीते (sīte) - O Sita

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen

• तापसी (tāpasī) - female ascetic

• धर्मचारिणी (dharmacāriṇī) - who observed her natural law (dharma) (practicing (dharma), virtuous, following natural law)

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, that

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तापस (tāpasa) - of ascetics

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, relating to asceticism

Derived from tapas (asceticism).

आवासाः (āvāsāḥ) - dwellings, abodes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āvāsa

āvāsa - dwelling, abode, residence

From prefix ā + root √vas (to dwell).

Prefix: ā

Root: vas (class 1)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Denominative passive form from root √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तनुमध्यमे (tanumadhyame) - Sita (O slender-waisted one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of tanumadhyamā

tanumadhyamā - slender-waisted (epithet for a beautiful woman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tanu+madhyama)

• tanu – slender, thin, body
  adjective (feminine)
• madhyama – middle, waist
  noun (masculine)

अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atri

atri - Atri (name of a revered Vedic sage)

कुलपतिः (kulapatiḥ) - chief of the ascetic community (head of the family/clan; chief of an ascetic community)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kulapati

kulapati - head of a family, clan, or ascetic community

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpurusha (kula+pati)

• kula – family, clan, lineage
  noun (neuter)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

सूर्यवैश्वानरप्रभः (sūryavaiśvānaraprabhaḥ) - shining with the radiance of the sun and fire (vaiśvānara)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūryavaiśvānaraprabha

sūryavaiśvānaraprabha - shining like the sun and fire (vaiśvānara)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sūrya+vaiśvānara+prabhā)

• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• vaiśvānara – relating to all men, universal; fire (often referring to the universal fire or Agni)
  noun (masculine)
• prabhā – light, radiance, splendor
  noun (feminine)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

सीते (sīte) - O Sita

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (wife of Rama, daughter of Janaka)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root √dṛś (to see) + suffix -ta

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तापसी (tāpasī) - female ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tāpasī

tāpasī - female ascetic, hermitess

धर्मचारिणी (dharmacāriṇī) - who observed her natural law (dharma) (practicing (dharma), virtuous, following natural law)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmacāriṇī

dharmacāriṇī - practicing dharma, virtuous, righteous

`dharma` (natural law) + `√car` (to walk, practice) + `iṇī` suffix.

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (dharma+cāriṇī)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• cāriṇī – one who practices/moves
  noun (feminine)
  Agent noun
  Feminine of cārin, from root √car (to move, walk, practice).
  Root: car (class 1)