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

तपस्तेपे स धर्मात्मा स्वाध्यायनियतेन्द्रियः ।
गत्वाश्रमपदं तस्य विघ्नं कुर्वन्ति कन्यकाः ॥७॥

7. tapastepe sa dharmātmā svādhyāyaniyatendriyaḥ ,
gatvāśramapadaṃ tasya vighnaṃ kurvanti kanyakāḥ.

7. tapaḥ tepe saḥ dharmātmā svādhyāyaniyateindriyaḥ
gatvā āśramapadam tasya vighnam kurvanti kanyakāḥ

7. saḥ dharmātmā svādhyāyaniyateindriyaḥ tapaḥ tepe.
kanyakāḥ tasya āśramapadam gatvā vighnam kurvanti.

7. That righteous one (dharmātmā), with his senses controlled by Vedic study (svādhyāya), performed austerities (tapas). Maidens, having gone to his hermitage (āśrama), created disturbances.

Words meanings summery:

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, heat, religious devotion

• तेपे (tepe) - he performed, he practiced, he heated himself

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul, virtuous person, having a righteous nature

• स्वाध्यायनियतेइन्द्रियः (svādhyāyaniyateindriyaḥ) - one whose senses are restrained by self-study/Vedic study

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

• आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage site, place of hermitage

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its, of it

• विघ्नम् (vighnam) - obstacle, impediment, disturbance

• कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they make, they perform

• कन्यकाः (kanyakāḥ) - maidens, girls, young women

Words meanings and morphology

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, heat, religious devotion

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, religious devotion

तेपे (tepe) - he performed, he practiced, he heated himself

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of tap

Root: tap (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul, virtuous person, having a righteous nature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous soul, virtuous person, having a righteous nature

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

स्वाध्यायनियतेइन्द्रियः (svādhyāyaniyateindriyaḥ) - one whose senses are restrained by self-study/Vedic study

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svādhyāyaniyateindriya

svādhyāyaniyateindriya - one whose senses are restrained by self-study/Vedic study

Compound type : bahuvrihi (svādhyāya+niyatendriya)

• svādhyāya – self-study, study of the Vedas, recitation of sacred texts
  noun (masculine)
  From sva (self) + adhyāya (study)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: ī (class 2)
• niyatendriya – one whose senses are controlled
  adjective (masculine)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage site, place of hermitage

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage site, place of hermitage

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage, monastery, sacred retreat; stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)
• pada – foot, step, place, site
  noun (neuter)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its, of it

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विघ्नम् (vighnam) - obstacle, impediment, disturbance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vighna

vighna - obstacle, impediment, disturbance

From vi- + han (to strike)

Prefix: vi

Root: han (class 2)

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they make, they perform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कन्यकाः (kanyakāḥ) - maidens, girls, young women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kanyakā

kanyakā - maiden, girl, young woman

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