वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-113, verse-27

जटिलं मलदिग्धाङ्गं भ्रातृव्यसनकर्शितम् ।
फलमूलाशिनं दान्तं तापसं धर्मचारिणम् ॥२७॥

27. jaṭilaṃ maladigdhāṅgaṃ bhrātṛvyasanakarśitam ,
phalamūlāśinaṃ dāntaṃ tāpasaṃ dharmacāriṇam.

27. jaṭilam maladigdhāṅgam bhrātṛvyasanakarśitam
phalamūlāśinam dāntam tāpasam dharmacāriṇam

27. jaṭilam maladigdhāṅgam bhrātṛvyasanakarśitam
phalamūlāśinam dāntam tāpasam dharmacāriṇam

27. With matted locks, his limbs smeared with dirt, emaciated by the grief for his brother, subsisting on fruits and roots, self-controlled, an ascetic, and devoted to observing his intrinsic nature (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• जटिलम् (jaṭilam) - having matted locks, ascetic

• मलदिग्धाङ्गम् (maladigdhāṅgam) - whose limbs are smeared with dirt

• भ्रातृव्यसनकर्शितम् (bhrātṛvyasanakarśitam) - emaciated by the sorrow for his brother

• फलमूलाशिनम् (phalamūlāśinam) - subsisting on fruits and roots

• दान्तम् (dāntam) - self-controlled, subdued, patient

• तापसम् (tāpasam) - ascetic, hermit

• धर्मचारिणम् (dharmacāriṇam) - practicing righteousness, observing (his) intrinsic nature

Words meanings and morphology

जटिलम् (jaṭilam) - having matted locks, ascetic

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaṭila

jaṭila - having matted hair, ascetic

मलदिग्धाङ्गम् (maladigdhāṅgam) - whose limbs are smeared with dirt

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maladigdhāṅga

maladigdhāṅga - whose limbs are smeared with dirt

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mala+digdha+aṅga)

• mala – dirt, impurity, filth
  noun (neuter)
• digdha – smeared, anointed, covered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dih (to smear) with suffix -ta.
  Root: dih (class 4)
• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)

भ्रातृव्यसनकर्शितम् (bhrātṛvyasanakarśitam) - emaciated by the sorrow for his brother

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛvyasanakarśita

bhrātṛvyasanakarśita - emaciated by the sorrow for his brother

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhrātṛ+vyasana+karśita)

• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• vyasana – misfortune, distress, sorrow, addiction
  noun (neuter)
• karśita – emaciated, weakened, distressed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛś (to become thin, emaciate) in causative with suffix -ta.
  Root: kṛś (class 1)

फलमूलाशिनम् (phalamūlāśinam) - subsisting on fruits and roots

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of phalamūlāśin

phalamūlāśin - eating fruits and roots, subsisting on fruits and roots

Compound type : tatpurusha (phala+mūla+āśin)

• phala – fruit, result
  noun (neuter)
• mūla – root, origin
  noun (neuter)
• āśin – eater, consumer, subsisting on
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root aś (to eat) with suffix -in.
  Root: aś (class 9)

दान्तम् (dāntam) - self-controlled, subdued, patient

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, subdued, patient, calm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dam (to tame, control) with suffix -ta.

Root: dam (class 4)

तापसम् (tāpasam) - ascetic, hermit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, one who practices austerity

Derived from tapas (austerity) with suffix -a.

धर्मचारिणम् (dharmacāriṇam) - practicing righteousness, observing (his) intrinsic nature

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmacārin

dharmacārin - practicing righteousness, virtuous, observing duty or natural law

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+cārin)

• dharma – intrinsic nature (dharma), righteousness, duty, law
  noun (masculine)
• cārin – practicing, observing, moving, behaving
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root car (to move, practice) with suffix -in.
  Root: car (class 1)