वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-30, verse-16

तं व्रजन्तं मुनिवरमन्वगादनुसारिणाम् ।
शकटी शतमात्रं तु प्रयाणे ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ॥१६॥

16. taṃ vrajantaṃ munivaramanvagādanusāriṇām ,
śakaṭī śatamātraṃ tu prayāṇe brahmavādinām.

16. tam vrajantam munivaram anvagāt anusāriṇām
| śakaṭī śatamātram tu prayāṇe brahmavādinām

16. tu brahmavādinām anusāriṇām śakaṭī śatamātram
prayāṇe tam vrajantam munivaram anvagāt

16. A train of a hundred carts, belonging to the followers who were expounders of the Brahman (Vedas), followed that departing foremost sage on the journey.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• व्रजन्तम् (vrajantam) - departing, going, moving

• मुनिवरम् (munivaram) - the foremost sage, best of ascetics

• अन्वगात् (anvagāt) - followed

• अनुसारिणाम् (anusāriṇām) - of the followers

• शकटी (śakaṭī) - a train of carts (cart, wagon)

• शतमात्रम् (śatamātram) - a quantity of a hundred (a hundred, merely a hundred)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand

• प्रयाणे (prayāṇe) - on the journey, during the march

• ब्रह्मवादिनाम् (brahmavādinām) - of the expounders of Brahman, of the Vedic scholars

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `munivaram`.

व्रजन्तम् (vrajantam) - departing, going, moving

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vrajat

vrajat - going, moving, departing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vraj (to go, move) with suffix -śatṛ

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Modifies `munivaram`.

मुनिवरम् (munivaram) - the foremost sage, best of ascetics

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munivara

munivara - foremost sage, excellent ascetic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+vara)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, boon
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Object of `anvagāt`.

अन्वगात् (anvagāt) - followed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Compound verb `anu-gam`. The verb is singular, agreeing with `śakaṭī` as a collective noun.

अनुसारिणाम् (anusāriṇām) - of the followers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anusārin

anusārin - following, accompanying; a follower, attendant

agent noun/adjective

Derived from root sṛ (to go) with prefix anu- and suffix -in

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates possession or relation 'of the followers'.

शकटी (śakaṭī) - a train of carts (cart, wagon)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakaṭī

śakaṭī - cart, wagon, train of carts (collective)

Note: Appears as the subject, interpreted as a collective unit.

शतमात्रम् (śatamātram) - a quantity of a hundred (a hundred, merely a hundred)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śatamātra

śatamātra - a hundred, measuring a hundred, consisting of a hundred

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śata+mātra)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• mātra – measure, extent, only, merely
  noun/adjective (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies the 'śakaṭī' (train of carts) in terms of its quantity, meaning 'a hundred (in number)'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for emphasis or slight contrast/transition.

प्रयाणे (prayāṇe) - on the journey, during the march

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prayāṇa

prayāṇa - journey, march, departure

Derived from root yā (to go) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Indicates time or circumstance.

ब्रह्मवादिनाम् (brahmavādinām) - of the expounders of Brahman, of the Vedic scholars

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brahmavādin

brahmavādin - expounder of Brahman (Vedic knowledge), one who speaks of the Vedas or sacred knowledge

agent noun/adjective

Derived from brahman (Brahman, Veda) and root vad (to speak) with suffix -in

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+vādin)

• brahman – Brahman (the Absolute), sacred text, Veda
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaking, proclaiming; speaker, expounder
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root vad (to speak) with suffix -in
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `anusāriṇām`.