वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-42, verse-9

विमानैर्नगराकारैर्हयैर्गजवरैस्तथा ।
पारिप्लवगताश्चापि देवतास्तत्र विष्ठिताः ॥९॥

9. vimānairnagarākārairhayairgajavaraistathā ,
pāriplavagatāścāpi devatāstatra viṣṭhitāḥ.

9. vimānaiḥ nagarā-kāraiḥ hayaiḥ gaja-varaiḥ tathā
pāriplava-gatāḥ ca api devatāḥ tatra viṣṭhitāḥ

9. devatāḥ tatra vimānaiḥ nagarā-kāraiḥ hayaiḥ
gaja-varaiḥ tathā pāriplava-gatāḥ ca api viṣṭhitāḥ

9. The deities were present there, also moving about in celestial chariots that resembled cities, and on horses and excellent elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• विमानैः (vimānaiḥ) - by celestial chariots (by celestial chariots, by airplanes)

• नगरा-कारैः (nagarā-kāraiḥ) - resembling cities (by those resembling cities, city-shaped)

• हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

• गज-वरैः (gaja-varaiḥ) - by excellent elephants (by excellent elephants, by best elephants)

• तथा (tathā) - and similarly (so, thus, in that manner, and)

• पारिप्लव-गताः (pāriplava-gatāḥ) - moving about (moving about, wandering, arrived by wandering)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• देवताः (devatāḥ) - the deities (deities, gods)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• विष्ठिताः (viṣṭhitāḥ) - present (stationed, placed, present)

Words meanings and morphology

विमानैः (vimānaiḥ) - by celestial chariots (by celestial chariots, by airplanes)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vimāna

vimāna - celestial chariot, aerial car, airplane

नगरा-कारैः (nagarā-kāraiḥ) - resembling cities (by those resembling cities, city-shaped)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nagarā-kāra

nagarā-kāra - city-shaped, resembling a city

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nagara+ākāra)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with vimānaiḥ.

हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

गज-वरैः (gaja-varaiḥ) - by excellent elephants (by excellent elephants, by best elephants)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gaja-vara

gaja-vara - excellent elephant, best elephant

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+vara)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, choice
  adjective (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - and similarly (so, thus, in that manner, and)

(indeclinable)

पारिप्लव-गताः (pāriplava-gatāḥ) - moving about (moving about, wandering, arrived by wandering)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pāriplava-gata

pāriplava-gata - moving about, wandering, arrived by wandering

Tatpuruṣa compound. ppp of √gam with prefix pari-plava (moving to and fro)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāriplava+gata)

• pāriplava – moving to and fro, wavering, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  From pari-√plu (to float, swim about)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: plu (class 1)
• gata – gone, arrived, passed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with devatāḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

देवताः (devatāḥ) - the deities (deities, gods)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, divinity, god

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

विष्ठिताः (viṣṭhitāḥ) - present (stationed, placed, present)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of viṣṭhita

viṣṭhita - stationed, placed, present, existing

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā (to stand) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes the deities.