वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-13, verse-21

अहं तु हिमवत्पृष्ठं गतो धर्ममुपासितुम् ।
रौद्रं व्रतं समास्थाय नियतो नियतेन्द्रियः ॥२१॥

21. ahaṃ tu himavatpṛṣṭhaṃ gato dharmamupāsitum ,
raudraṃ vrataṃ samāsthāya niyato niyatendriyaḥ.

21. ahaṃ tu himavat pṛṣṭham gataḥ dharmam upāsitum
raudram vratam samāsthāya niyataḥ niyata indriyaḥ

21. tu ahaṃ niyataḥ niyata indriyaḥ raudram vratam
samāsthāya dharmam upāsitum himavat pṛṣṭham gataḥ

21. I, however, went to the peak of Himavat (the Himalayas) to observe my spiritual duty (dharma), having undertaken a severe vow, self-controlled and with my senses restrained.

Words meanings summery:

• अहं (ahaṁ) - I, myself

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, yet

• हिमवत् (himavat) - having snow, snowy, Himavat (the Himalayas)

• पृष्ठम् (pṛṣṭham) - peak (of the mountain) (back, surface, peak)

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, went, arrived

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - spiritual duty (dharma) (spiritual duty, natural law, righteousness, virtue)

• उपासितुम् (upāsitum) - to observe or practice (a spiritual duty) (to worship, to serve, to practice, to observe)

• रौद्रम् (raudram) - severe (vow) (terrible, fierce, severe, related to Rudra)

• व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, religious observance, sacred duty

• समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having undertaken, having adopted, having firmly established

• नियतः (niyataḥ) - self-controlled (restrained, controlled, disciplined, fixed)

• नियत (niyata) - restrained (senses) (restrained, controlled, disciplined)

• इन्द्रियः (indriyaḥ) - sense organ, faculty

Words meanings and morphology

अहं (ahaṁ) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, yet

(indeclinable)

हिमवत् (himavat) - having snow, snowy, Himavat (the Himalayas)

(noun)

masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - snowy, icy, the Himalayas (personified)

Compound type : tatpurusha (himavat+pṛṣṭha)

• himavat – snowy, icy, the Himalayas (personified)
  noun (masculine)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, peak, top
  noun (neuter)

Note: Stem form, part of compound 'himavatpṛṣṭham'

पृष्ठम् (pṛṣṭham) - peak (of the mountain) (back, surface, peak)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pṛṣṭha

pṛṣṭha - back, surface, peak, top

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, went, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam with suffix -kta

Root: gam (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - spiritual duty (dharma) (spiritual duty, natural law, righteousness, virtue)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, spiritual duty, righteousness, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

उपासितुम् (upāsitum) - to observe or practice (a spiritual duty) (to worship, to serve, to practice, to observe)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root ās with upasarga upa and suffix -tumun

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

रौद्रम् (raudram) - severe (vow) (terrible, fierce, severe, related to Rudra)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of raudra

raudra - fierce, terrible, severe, belonging to Rudra

व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, religious observance, sacred duty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vrata

vrata - vow, religious observance, sacred duty, discipline

समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having undertaken, having adopted, having firmly established

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root sthā with upasargas sam and ā, and suffix -lyap

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

नियतः (niyataḥ) - self-controlled (restrained, controlled, disciplined, fixed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyata

niyata - restrained, controlled, disciplined, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yam with upasarga ni and suffix -kta

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

नियत (niyata) - restrained (senses) (restrained, controlled, disciplined)

(adjective)

masculine, singular of niyata

niyata - restrained, controlled, disciplined, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yam with upasarga ni and suffix -kta

Compound type : bahuvrihi (niyata+indriya)

• niyata – restrained, controlled, disciplined, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yam with upasarga ni and suffix -kta
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Stem form, part of compound 'niyatendriyaḥ'

इन्द्रियः (indriyaḥ) - sense organ, faculty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty, power