वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-77, verse-17

सुवेषाः शुद्धवसनास्ताम्रमृष्टानुलेपनाः ।
सर्वे ते विविधैर्यानैः शनैर्भरतमन्वयुः ॥१७॥

17. suveṣāḥ śuddhavasanāstāmramṛṣṭānulepanāḥ ,
sarve te vividhairyānaiḥ śanairbharatamanvayuḥ.

17. suveṣāḥ śuddhavasanāḥ tāmramṛṣṭānulepanāḥ sarve
te vividhaiḥ yānaiḥ śanaiḥ bharatam anvayuḥ

17. sarve te suveṣāḥ śuddhavasanāḥ tāmramṛṣṭānulepanāḥ
vividhaiḥ yānaiḥ śanaiḥ bharatam anvayuḥ

17. All of them, well-dressed, in clean garments, and adorned with polished, copper-colored unguents, slowly followed Bharata in their various conveyances.

Words meanings summery:

• सुवेषाः (suveṣāḥ) - well-dressed, adorned with good attire

• शुद्धवसनाः (śuddhavasanāḥ) - wearing clean garments

• ताम्रमृष्टानुलेपनाः (tāmramṛṣṭānulepanāḥ) - having ointments polished like copper

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• ते (te) - they

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, by diverse

• यानैः (yānaiḥ) - by conveyances, by vehicles

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata

• अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - they followed

Words meanings and morphology

सुवेषाः (suveṣāḥ) - well-dressed, adorned with good attire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suveṣa

suveṣa - well-dressed, well-attired, handsome

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+veṣa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• veṣa – dress, attire, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √viś (to enter, to be present, to appear) with suffix -a.
  Root: viś (class 6)

शुद्धवसनाः (śuddhavasanāḥ) - wearing clean garments

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śuddhavasana

śuddhavasana - wearing clean clothes, having clean garments

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śuddha+vasana)

• śuddha – clean, pure, clear
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √śudh (to purify, be clean) with suffix -ta.
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• vasana – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)
  From √vas (to wear, to clothe)
  Root: vas (class 2)

ताम्रमृष्टानुलेपनाः (tāmramṛṣṭānulepanāḥ) - having ointments polished like copper

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāmramṛṣṭānulepana

tāmramṛṣṭānulepana - having unguents polished like copper, smeared with copper-bright unguents

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tāmra+mṛṣṭa+anulepana)

• tāmra – copper, coppery, reddish-brown
  noun (neuter)
• mṛṣṭa – polished, purified, cleansed, adorned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √mṛj (to wipe, clean, polish) with suffix -ta.
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• anulepana – anointing, smearing, ointment, unguent
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix 'anu' and √lip (to smear)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: lip (class 6)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, by diverse

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, different

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vi+vidha)

• vi – apart, asunder, diverse, intensive prefix
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhā (to place, arrange) with prefix vi and suffix -a, or related to √vid (to know).

Note: Refers to yānaiḥ.

यानैः (yānaiḥ) - by conveyances, by vehicles

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of yāna

yāna - going, walking, journey, vehicle, conveyance, chariot

From √yā (to go) with suffix -ana.

Root: yā (class 2)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

Note: Acts as an adverb modifying 'anvayuḥ'.

भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (proper name, son of Daśaratha and Kaikeyī)

From √bhṛ (to bear, carry, support) with suffix -ata.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anvayuḥ'.

अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - they followed

(verb)

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

Root √i (to go) with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)