वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-64, verse-23

रथान्मण्डलचक्रांश्च योजयित्वा परःशतम् ।
उष्ट्रगोऽश्वखरैर्भृत्या भरतं यान्तमन्वयुः ॥२३॥

23. rathānmaṇḍalacakrāṃśca yojayitvā paraḥśatam ,
uṣṭrago'śvakharairbhṛtyā bharataṃ yāntamanvayuḥ.

23. rathān maṇḍalacakrān ca yojayitvā paraśatam
uṣṭrago'śvakharaiḥ bhṛtyāḥ bharatam yāntam anvayuḥ

23. bhṛtyāḥ uṣṭrago'śvakharaiḥ paraśatam rathān
maṇḍalacakrān ca yojayitvā yāntam bharatam anvayuḥ

23. Having yoked and prepared more than a hundred chariots and wheeled vehicles using camels, cows, horses, and donkeys, the servants followed Bharata as he proceeded.

Words meanings summery:

• रथान् (rathān) - chariots

• मण्डलचक्रान् (maṇḍalacakrān) - wheeled vehicles, circular chariots

• च (ca) - and

• योजयित्वा (yojayitvā) - having yoked, having prepared, having arranged

• परशतम् (paraśatam) - more than a hundred

• उष्ट्रगो&#०३९;श्वखरैः (uṣṭrago'śvakharaiḥ) - by camels, cows, horses, and donkeys

• भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants, followers

• भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata

• यान्तम् (yāntam) - going, proceeding, moving

• अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - followed

Words meanings and morphology

रथान् (rathān) - chariots

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

मण्डलचक्रान् (maṇḍalacakrān) - wheeled vehicles, circular chariots

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍalacakra

maṇḍalacakra - wheeled vehicle, circular chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maṇḍala+cakra)

• maṇḍala – circle, disc, orb, wheel
  noun (neuter)
• cakra – wheel, disc, circle
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

योजयित्वा (yojayitvā) - having yoked, having prepared, having arranged

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From causative stem of root yuj (to join, yoke) + suffix -tvā

Root: yuj (class 7)

परशतम् (paraśatam) - more than a hundred

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paraśata

paraśata - more than a hundred, beyond a hundred

Compound type : avyayībhāva (para+śata)

• para – beyond, after, other, supreme
  indeclinable
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: Here modifying the total number of vehicles.

उष्ट्रगो&#०३९;श्वखरैः (uṣṭrago'śvakharaiḥ) - by camels, cows, horses, and donkeys

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of uṣṭrago'śvakhara

uṣṭrago'śvakhara - camels, cows, horses, and donkeys (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (uṣṭra+go+aśva+khara)

• uṣṭra – camel
  noun (masculine)
• go – cow, ox, cattle
  noun (feminine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• khara – donkey, ass
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the animals used for yoking the vehicles.

भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants, followers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛtya

bhṛtya - servant, dependant, employed

gerundive/future passive participle

Root bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain) + suffix -tya

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of a king, brother of Rama); carried, maintained

यान्तम् (yāntam) - going, proceeding, moving

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yānt

yānt - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

Root yā (to go) + present participle suffix -at

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'Bharatam'.

अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - followed

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

Root i (to go) with prefix anu (after), 3rd person plural active

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

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