Shloka 7.5Unverified draft

तत्र तापसमासीनं मलपङ्कजटाधरम् । रामः सुतीक्ष्णं विधिवत्तपोवृद्धमभाषत ।।3.7.5।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tatraतत्रthereadverb
tāpasamāsīnaṃतापसमासीनंthe ascetic, seatedaccusative object + adjective
malapaṅkajaṭādharamमलपङ्कजटाधरम्bearing matted locks caked with dirt and mudaccusative adjective
rāmaḥरामःRāmanominative subject
sutīkṣṇaṃसुतीक्ष्णंSutīkṣṇaaccusative object
vidhivattapovṛddhamabhāṣataविधिवत्तपोवृद्धमभाषतaddressed, according to rite, the one grown old in austerityadverb + accusative adjective + verb

Reference: 3.7.5 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa