वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-44, verse-19

षष्टिः कोट्यो ऽभवंस्तासामप्सराणां सुवर्चसाम् ।
असंख्येयास्तु काकुत्स्थ यास्तासां परिचारिकाः ॥१९॥

19. ṣaṣṭiḥ koṭyo'bhavaṃstāsāmapsarāṇāṃ suvarcasām ,
asaṃkhyeyāstu kākutstha yāstāsāṃ paricārikāḥ.

19. ṣaṣṭiḥ koṭyaḥ abhavan tāsām apsarāṇām suvarcasām
asaṃkhyeyāḥ tu kākutstha yāḥ tāsām paricārikāḥ

19. kākutstha tāsām suvarcasām apsarāṇām ṣaṣṭiḥ koṭyaḥ
abhavan tu yāḥ tāsām paricārikāḥ asaṃkhyeyāḥ

19. O Kākutstha, sixty crores (six hundred million) of those radiant Apsaras came into being. But their attendants were innumerable.

Words meanings summery:

• षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ) - The number of crores of Apsaras. (sixty)

• कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - Sixty crores, meaning 600,000,000. (crores, ten millions)

• अभवन् (abhavan) - They came into existence. (they became, they were)

• तासाम् (tāsām) - Of those Apsaras. (of those, their)

• अप्सराणाम् (apsarāṇām) - Refers to the specific group of celestial nymphs. (of the Apsaras, of the celestial nymphs)

• सुवर्चसाम् (suvarcasām) - Describing the quality of the Apsaras. (of the radiant ones, of the brilliant ones)

• असंख्येयाः (asaṁkhyeyāḥ) - Describes the vast number of attendants. (innumerable, countless)

• तु (tu) - Introduces a contrast: the attendants were *innumerable*, unlike the specified 60 crores of main Apsaras. (but, on the other hand)

• काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - Vocative address to Rāma, descendant of Kākutstha. (O Kākutstha)

• याः (yāḥ) - Refers to the attendants. (who, which)

• तासाम् (tāsām) - Of those 60 crores of Apsaras. (of them, their)

• परिचारिकाः (paricārikāḥ) - The accompanying attendants of the Apsaras. (female attendants, maidservants)

Words meanings and morphology

षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ) - The number of crores of Apsaras. (sixty)

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'koṭyaḥ'.

कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - Sixty crores, meaning 600,000,000. (crores, ten millions)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of koṭi

koṭi - crore (ten million), edge, point

Note: Subject of 'abhavan'.

अभवन् (abhavan) - They came into existence. (they became, they were)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root √bhū (class 1).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb for the number of Apsaras.

तासाम् (tāsām) - Of those Apsaras. (of those, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Apsaras.

अप्सराणाम् (apsarāṇām) - Refers to the specific group of celestial nymphs. (of the Apsaras, of the celestial nymphs)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - Apsaras, celestial nymph

Note: Possessive, defining which group of 'suvarcasām'.

सुवर्चसाम् (suvarcasām) - Describing the quality of the Apsaras. (of the radiant ones, of the brilliant ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of suvarcas

suvarcas - beautiful, brilliant, radiant, energetic

Compound: su- (good) + varcas (splendor).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+varcas)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• varcas – splendor, brilliance, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'apsarāṇām'.

असंख्येयाः (asaṁkhyeyāḥ) - Describes the vast number of attendants. (innumerable, countless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of asaṃkhyeya

asaṁkhyeya - innumerable, countless

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (negative)

From √khyā (to tell, count) with prefix sam- and negation a-. Lit. 'not to be counted'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+saṃkhyeya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• saṃkhyeya – countable, to be counted
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From √khyā (to tell, count) with prefix sam- and suffix -ya.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā

Note: Predicate adjective for 'paricārikāḥ'.

तु (tu) - Introduces a contrast: the attendants were *innumerable*, unlike the specified 60 crores of main Apsaras. (but, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Contrasting particle.

काकुत्स्थ (kākutstha) - Vocative address to Rāma, descendant of Kākutstha. (O Kākutstha)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kākutstha

kākutstha - descendant of Kākutstha (an epithet for Rāma)

Note: Refers to Rāma.

याः (yāḥ) - Refers to the attendants. (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'were'.

तासाम् (tāsām) - Of those 60 crores of Apsaras. (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, referring to the primary Apsaras.

परिचारिकाः (paricārikāḥ) - The accompanying attendants of the Apsaras. (female attendants, maidservants)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of paricārikā

paricārikā - female attendant, maidservant

From pari-√car (to attend) + ṇvul (aka aka) + feminine suffix.

Prefix: pari

Root: car

Note: Co-referent with 'yāḥ'.