वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-50, verse-21

कदा चित्तु महातेजा योजयित्वा वरूथिनीम् ।
अक्षौहिणीपरिवृतः परिचक्राम मेदिनीम् ॥२१॥

21. kadā cittu mahātejā yojayitvā varūthinīm ,
akṣauhiṇīparivṛtaḥ paricakrāma medinīm.

21. kadā cit tu mahātejāḥ yojayitvā varūthinīm
akṣauhiṇīparivṛtaḥ paricakrāma medinīm

21. kadā cit tu mahātejāḥ varūthinīm yojayitvā
akṣauhiṇīparivṛtaḥ medinīm paricakrāma

21. One time, the immensely resplendent (Viśvāmitra), having mobilized his army and accompanied by an akṣauhiṇī (a vast army division), traversed the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• कदा (kadā) - when? at what time?

• चित् (cit) - some, any (used with interrogative pronouns to make them indefinite)

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, moreover

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - very resplendent, greatly energetic

• योजयित्वा (yojayitvā) - having yoked, having arranged, having equipped, having mobilized

• वरूथिनीम् (varūthinīm) - the army, host

• अक्षौहिणीपरिवृतः (akṣauhiṇīparivṛtaḥ) - surrounded by an akṣauhiṇī (a large army division)

• परिचक्राम (paricakrāma) - wandered around, traversed, surveyed

• मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

Words meanings and morphology

कदा (kadā) - when? at what time?

(indeclinable)

चित् (cit) - some, any (used with interrogative pronouns to make them indefinite)

(indeclinable)

Often used with interrogative adverbs (like 'kadā') to form indefinite adverbs.

तु (tu) - indeed, but, moreover

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - very resplendent, greatly energetic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, very glorious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – brilliance, energy, splendor
  noun (neuter)

योजयित्वा (yojayitvā) - having yoked, having arranged, having equipped, having mobilized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the causative stem 'yojaya' of the root 'yuj-' with the suffix '-itvā'.

Root: yuj (class 7)

वरूथिनीम् (varūthinīm) - the army, host

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of varūthinī

varūthinī - army, host, troops

अक्षौहिणीपरिवृतः (akṣauhiṇīparivṛtaḥ) - surrounded by an akṣauhiṇī (a large army division)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣauhiṇīparivṛta

akṣauhiṇīparivṛta - surrounded or accompanied by an akṣauhiṇī

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣauhiṇī+parivṛta)

• akṣauhiṇī – a large army division (comprising 21,870 chariots, 21,870 elephants, 65,610 cavalry, and 109,350 infantry)
  noun (feminine)
• parivṛta – surrounded, encompassed, accompanied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'vṛ-' (to cover, enclose) with the prefix 'pari-'
  Prefix: pari
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

परिचक्राम (paricakrāma) - wandered around, traversed, surveyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kram

Perfect tense form of the root 'kram-' with prefix 'pari-'

Prefix: pari

Root: kram (class 1)

मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground