वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-68, verse-2

तस्मिन्निर्मानुषे ऽरण्ये कुर्वाणस्तप उत्तमम् ।
अहमाक्रमितुं शौम्य तदरण्यमुपागमम् ॥२॥

2. tasminnirmānuṣe'raṇye kurvāṇastapa uttamam ,
ahamākramituṃ śaumya tadaraṇyamupāgamam.

2. tasmin nirmanuṣe araṇye kurvāṇaḥ tapaḥ uttamam
aham ākramitum saumya tat araṇyam upāgamam

2. saumya,
aham tasmin nirmanuṣe araṇye uttamam tapaḥ kurvāṇaḥ tat araṇyam ākramitum upāgamam.

2. In that uninhabited forest, while performing excellent (tapas), O gentle one, I approached that forest to traverse it.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (in that, on that)

• निर्मनुषे (nirmanuṣe) - uninhabited (uninhabited, devoid of men, desolate)

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in that forest (in the forest, in the wilderness)

• कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - performing (performing, doing, making)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, supreme, best, highest)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आक्रमितुम् (ākramitum) - to traverse (to enter, to traverse, to conquer, to occupy)

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one (O gentle one, O mild one, O amiable one)

• तत् (tat) - that

• अरण्यम् (araṇyam) - that forest (forest, wilderness)

• उपागमम् (upāgamam) - I approached (I approached, I came to, I arrived)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to araṇye.

निर्मनुषे (nirmanuṣe) - uninhabited (uninhabited, devoid of men, desolate)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirmanuṣa

nirmanuṣa - uninhabited, desolate, solitary, devoid of men

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+manuṣa)

• nis – out, without, away from
  indeclinable
• manuṣa – man, human being
  noun (masculine)

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in that forest (in the forest, in the wilderness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness, desert, remote place

Note: Location where the action takes place.

कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - performing (performing, doing, making)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvāṇa

kurvāṇa - doing, performing, making, acting

present middle participle

from root √kṛ (to do, make) + śānac

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses an action concurrent with the main verb.

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, austerity, heat, spiritual fervor

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, supreme, best, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme, principal

Superlative form of ud.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Subject of upāgamam.

आक्रमितुम् (ākramitum) - to traverse (to enter, to traverse, to conquer, to occupy)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of ākram

infinitive

from ā + root √kram (to step, to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one (O gentle one, O mild one, O amiable one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, amiable, lunar, son of Soma

Note: Adjective used as a respectful address.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to araṇyam.

अरण्यम् (araṇyam) - that forest (forest, wilderness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness, desert, remote place

उपागमम् (upāgamam) - I approached (I approached, I came to, I arrived)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of upāgam

imperfect active

from upa + ā + root √gam (to go)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)