वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-17, verse-2

तत्रापश्यत वै कन्यां कृष्टाजिनजटाधराम् ।
आर्षेण विधिना युक्तां तपन्तीं देवतामिव ॥२॥

2. tatrāpaśyata vai kanyāṃ kṛṣṭājinajaṭādharām ,
ārṣeṇa vidhinā yuktāṃ tapantīṃ devatāmiva.

2. tatra apaśyata vai kanyām kṛṣṭājinajaṭādharām
ārṣeṇa vidhinā yuktām tapantīm devatām iva

2. tatra vai saḥ kṛṣṭājinajaṭādharām ārṣeṇa vidhinā
yuktām tapantīm devatām iva kanyām apaśyata

2. There, he saw a maiden, indeed, who wore a black deer-skin and matted hair, engaged in the ascetic practice (tapas) following a sage's custom (vidhi), appearing like a goddess.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अपश्यत (apaśyata) - he saw, he perceived

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - a maiden, girl, daughter

• कृष्टाजिनजटाधराम् (kṛṣṭājinajaṭādharām) - wearing a black deer-skin and matted hair

• आर्षेण (ārṣeṇa) - following a sage's custom (by a sage's custom, according to an ascetic's rule)

• विधिना (vidhinā) - by custom (by the rule, by the method, by the ordinance)

• युक्ताम् (yuktām) - engaged in (endowed with, connected with, engaged in)

• तपन्तीम् (tapantīm) - performing austerity (tapas) (practicing austerity, performing penance, burning)

• देवताम् (devatām) - a deity, a goddess

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत (apaśyata) - he saw, he perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

कन्याम् (kanyām) - a maiden, girl, daughter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

कृष्टाजिनजटाधराम् (kṛṣṭājinajaṭādharām) - wearing a black deer-skin and matted hair

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṭājinajaṭādhara

kṛṣṭājinajaṭādhara - wearing a black deer-skin and matted hair

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛṣṭa+ajina+jaṭā+dhara)

• kṛṣṭa – black, dark, cultivated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛṣ (to plough, also implies dark color in some contexts)
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
• ajina – skin of a deer or antelope, deer-skin
  noun (neuter)
• jaṭā – matted hair, tangled locks
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

आर्षेण (ārṣeṇa) - following a sage's custom (by a sage's custom, according to an ascetic's rule)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ārṣa

ārṣa - belonging to or derived from a ṛṣi (sage), sacred, ascetic

Derived from ṛṣi (sage)

विधिना (vidhinā) - by custom (by the rule, by the method, by the ordinance)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, ordinance, injunction, fate

Root: dhā (class 3)

युक्ताम् (yuktām) - engaged in (endowed with, connected with, engaged in)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, endowed with, engaged in, proper

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join, to connect)

Root: yuj (class 7)

तपन्तीम् (tapantīm) - performing austerity (tapas) (practicing austerity, performing penance, burning)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tapantī

tap - to heat, to burn, to perform austerity

Present Participle (feminine)

From root tap (to heat, perform austerity)

Root: tap (class 1)

देवताम् (devatām) - a deity, a goddess

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devatā

devatā - divinity, godhead, a deity, a goddess

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)