वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-60, verse-9

उपाध्याय वचः श्रुत्वा स राजा पुरुषर्षभ ।
अन्वियेष महाबुद्धिः पशुं गोभिः सहस्रशः ॥९॥

9. upādhyāya vacaḥ śrutvā sa rājā puruṣarṣabha ,
anviyeṣa mahābuddhiḥ paśuṃ gobhiḥ sahasraśaḥ.

9. upādhyāya vacaḥ śrutvā saḥ rājā puruṣarṣabhaḥ
anviyeṣa mahābuddhiḥ paśum gobhiḥ sahasraśaḥ

9. saḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ mahābuddhiḥ rājā upādhyāya
vacaḥ śrutvā sahasraśaḥ gobhiḥ paśum anviyeṣa

9. Having heard the words of his preceptor, that king, who was the best among men and exceptionally intelligent, searched for the animal among thousands of cows.

Words meanings summery:

• उपाध्याय (upādhyāya) - of the preceptor, of the teacher

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• राजा (rājā) - king

• पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - best among men, bull among men

• अन्वियेष (anviyeṣa) - searched, sought, investigated

• महाबुद्धिः (mahābuddhiḥ) - great-minded, highly intelligent

• पशुम् (paśum) - animal, beast, cattle

• गोभिः (gobhiḥ) - among thousands of cows (with cows, by means of cows)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

Words meanings and morphology

उपाध्याय (upādhyāya) - of the preceptor, of the teacher

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of upādhyāya

upādhyāya - preceptor, teacher, instructor

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - best among men, bull among men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best of men, foremost among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

अन्वियेष (anviyeṣa) - searched, sought, investigated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of anviṣ

perfect tense

Derived from root iṣ (to seek) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 6)

महाबुद्धिः (mahābuddhiḥ) - great-minded, highly intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābuddhi

mahābuddhi - great intellect, highly intelligent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+buddhi)

• mahat – great, large, extensive
  adjective (neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, reason
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

पशुम् (paśum) - animal, beast, cattle

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle

गोभिः (gobhiḥ) - among thousands of cows (with cows, by means of cows)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Formed with the adverbial suffix -śaḥ meaning 'by units of' or 'in numbers of'