योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-182, verse-46

तौ प्रयातौ मुनिग्राम मार्गे ददृशतुः सितम् ।
पुरुषं कपिलं ह्रस्वं भस्माङ्गं चोर्ध्वमूर्धजम् ॥ ४६ ॥

tau prayātau munigrāma mārge dadṛśatuḥ sitam ,
puruṣaṃ kapilaṃ hrasvaṃ bhasmāṅgaṃ cordhvamūrdhajam 46

46. tau prayātau munigrāma mārge dadṛśatuḥ sitam puruṣam
kapilam hrasvam bhasmāṅgam ca ūrdhvamūrdhajam

46. tau munigrāmam mārge prayātau sitam kapilam hrasvam
bhasmāṅgam ca ūrdhvamūrdhajam puruṣam dadṛśatuḥ

46. As they (Rama and Lakshmana) proceeded on the way to the village of sages, they saw a short man with a tawny complexion, whose body was covered in white ashes and whose hair stood upright.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - the two characters, Rama and Lakshmana (they (two), those two)

• प्रयातौ (prayātau) - they (Rama and Lakshmana) who were proceeding (having gone, proceeding, departed)

• मुनिग्राम (munigrāma) - towards the village inhabited by sages (sage-village, village of sages)

• मार्गे (mārge) - along the route they were traveling (on the path, on the road)

• ददृशतुः (dadṛśatuḥ) - Rama and Lakshmana saw (they two saw)

• सितम् (sitam) - fair-complexioned, or covered in white (ashes) (white, pale, fair)

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - a man (the ascetic Durvasa) (man, person, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

• कपिलम् (kapilam) - having a tawny or reddish-brown complexion/color (tawny, reddish-brown, brown)

• ह्रस्वम् (hrasvam) - of short stature (short, small, dwarfish)

• भस्माङ्गम् (bhasmāṅgam) - a man whose body is smeared with ashes, typical of an ascetic (whose body is covered with ashes)

• च (ca) - connecting the descriptions of the man (and, also)

• ऊर्ध्वमूर्धजम् (ūrdhvamūrdhajam) - characteristic of an ascetic whose hair is matted and raised (with upward-standing hair)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - the two characters, Rama and Lakshmana (they (two), those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रयातौ (prayātau) - they (Rama and Lakshmana) who were proceeding (having gone, proceeding, departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prayāta

prayāta - gone forth, departed, proceeded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-yā (to go forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agreement with 'tau'

मुनिग्राम (munigrāma) - towards the village inhabited by sages (sage-village, village of sages)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munigrāma

munigrāma - village of sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+grāma)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• grāma – village
  noun (masculine)

मार्गे (mārge) - along the route they were traveling (on the path, on the road)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - road, path, way

Root: mṛj (class 2)

ददृशतुः (dadṛśatuḥ) - Rama and Lakshmana saw (they two saw)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person dual active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सितम् (sitam) - fair-complexioned, or covered in white (ashes) (white, pale, fair)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sita

sita - white, pale, fair, bound

Past Passive Participle (from śvit 'to be white' or sī 'to bind')

From root śvit 'to be white', used as an adjective

Root: śvit

Note: Agreement with 'puruṣam'

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - a man (the ascetic Durvasa) (man, person, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, the supreme cosmic person

Note: Object of 'dadṛśatuḥ'

कपिलम् (kapilam) - having a tawny or reddish-brown complexion/color (tawny, reddish-brown, brown)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kapila

kapila - tawny, reddish-brown, brown, a kind of sage

ह्रस्वम् (hrasvam) - of short stature (short, small, dwarfish)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hrasva

hrasva - short, small, dwarfish, brief

भस्माङ्गम् (bhasmāṅgam) - a man whose body is smeared with ashes, typical of an ascetic (whose body is covered with ashes)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhasmāṅga

bhasmāṅga - having ashes on the body, ash-bodied

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhasman+aṅga)

• bhasman – ashes, cinder
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhas
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - connecting the descriptions of the man (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वमूर्धजम् (ūrdhvamūrdhajam) - characteristic of an ascetic whose hair is matted and raised (with upward-standing hair)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvamūrdhaja

ūrdhvamūrdhaja - having hair standing upright

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ūrdhva+mūrdhaja)

• ūrdhva – upward, raised, high
  adjective
• mūrdhaja – hair (lit. born from the head)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from mūrdhan + jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)