वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-26, verse-20

तेषु तेषु च देशेषु पुण्येषु च दृढव्रतैः ।
चर्यमाणं तपस्तीव्रं संतापयति राक्षसान् ॥२०॥

20. teṣu teṣu ca deśeṣu puṇyeṣu ca dṛḍhavrataiḥ ,
caryamāṇaṃ tapastīvraṃ saṃtāpayati rākṣasān.

20. teṣu teṣu ca deśeṣu puṇyeṣu ca dṛḍhavrataiḥ
caryamāṇam tapas tīvram saṃtāpayati rākṣasān

20. dṛḍhavrataiḥ teṣu teṣu deśeṣu ca puṇyeṣu ca
tīvram tapas caryamāṇam rākṣasān saṃtāpayati

20. The intense asceticism (tapas) being performed by those with firm vows in those various regions and holy places torments the rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those

• च (ca) - and

• देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in regions, in countries

• पुण्येषु (puṇyeṣu) - in holy, in sacred

• च (ca) - and

• दृढव्रतैः (dṛḍhavrataiḥ) - by those of firm vows, by steadfast ascetics

• चर्यमाणम् (caryamāṇam) - being performed, being practiced

• तपस् (tapas) - asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity

• तीव्रम् (tīvram) - severe, intense, fierce

• संतापयति (saṁtāpayati) - torments, afflicts, causes pain

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - rākṣasas (demons)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषु (teṣu) - in those

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तेषु (teṣu) - in those

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Used here for emphasis or distribution ('in each of those').

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in regions, in countries

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deśa

deśa - region, country, place

पुण्येषु (puṇyeṣu) - in holy, in sacred

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of puṇya

puṇya - virtuous, holy, sacred, meritorious

Note: Agrees with 'deśeṣu'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दृढव्रतैः (dṛḍhavrataiḥ) - by those of firm vows, by steadfast ascetics

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dṛḍhavrata

dṛḍhavrata - one whose vows are firm, steadfast in vows

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (dṛḍha+vrata)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, steadfast
  adjective (masculine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

चर्यमाणम् (caryamāṇam) - being performed, being practiced

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caryamāṇa

caryamāṇa - being practiced, being performed, being pursued

Present Passive Participle

Root 'car' (to move, to practice) with passive marker 'yak' and present participle suffix 'śānac'.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tapas'.

तपस् (tapas) - asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, religious austerity, heat

तीव्रम् (tīvram) - severe, intense, fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīvra

tīvra - sharp, fierce, intense, severe, strong

Note: Agrees with 'tapas'.

संतापयति (saṁtāpayati) - torments, afflicts, causes pain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of saṃtāpayati

Causative present indicative

Causative of root 'tap' (to heat, suffer penance) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: tap (class 10)

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - rākṣasas (demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa