वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-1, verse-74

अश्वमेधशतैरिष्ट्वा तथा बहुसुवर्णकैः ।
गवां कोट्ययुतं दत्त्वा विद्वद्भ्यो विधिपूर्वकम् ॥७४॥

74. aśvamedhaśatairiṣṭvā tathā bahusuvarṇakaiḥ ,
gavāṃ koṭyayutaṃ dattvā vidvadbhyo vidhipūrvakam.

74. aśvamedhaśataiḥ iṣṭvā tathā bahusuvarṇakaiḥ
gavāṃ koṭyayutaṃ dattvā vidvadbhyaḥ vidhipūrvakam

74. aśvamedhaśataiḥ iṣṭvā tathā bahusuvarṇakaiḥ
gavāṃ koṭyayutaṃ dattvā vidvadbhyaḥ vidhipūrvakam

74. Having performed hundreds of horse Vedic rituals (yajña) and offered much gold, and having properly given ten million cows to the learned ones...

Words meanings summery:

• अश्वमेधशतैः (aśvamedhaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of horse Vedic rituals

• इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having performed (a Vedic ritual)

• तथा (tathā) - and, similarly

• बहुसुवर्णकैः (bahusuvarṇakaiḥ) - with much gold, with many golden (offerings)

• गवां (gavāṁ) - of cows

• कोट्ययुतं (koṭyayutaṁ) - ten million

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

• विद्वद्भ्यः (vidvadbhyaḥ) - to the learned ones

• विधिपूर्वकम् (vidhipūrvakam) - according to the rules, properly

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वमेधशतैः (aśvamedhaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of horse Vedic rituals

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of aśvamedhaśata

aśvamedhaśata - hundreds of horse Vedic rituals

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśvamedha+śata)

• aśvamedha – horse Vedic ritual, horse-sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having performed (a Vedic ritual)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'yaj' with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: yaj (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - and, similarly

(indeclinable)

बहुसुवर्णकैः (bahusuvarṇakaiḥ) - with much gold, with many golden (offerings)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahusuvarṇaka

bahusuvarṇaka - having much gold, much gold (related)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+suvarṇaka)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective
• suvarṇaka – golden, made of gold, gold (coin/ornament)
  noun (neuter)

गवां (gavāṁ) - of cows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, earth, ray of light

कोट्ययुतं (koṭyayutaṁ) - ten million

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of koṭyayuta

koṭyayuta - ten million (a crore and ten thousand)

Compound type : tatpurusha (koṭi+ayuta)

• koṭi – ten million, crore, peak
  noun (feminine)
• ayuta – ten thousand
  noun (neuter)

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'dā' with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: dā (class 3)

विद्वद्भ्यः (vidvadbhyaḥ) - to the learned ones

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of vidvat

vidvat - learned, wise, knower

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'vid' with the present participle suffix 'śatṛ'.

Root: vid (class 2)

विधिपूर्वकम् (vidhipūrvakam) - according to the rules, properly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (vidhi+pūrvaka)

• vidhi – rule, precept, method, ordinance
  noun (masculine)
• pūrvaka – preceded by, having as a basis, former
  adjective (masculine)