वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-77, verse-3

नवनागसहस्राणि कल्पितानि यथाविधि ।
अन्वयुर्भरतं यान्तमिक्ष्वाकु कुलनन्दनम् ॥३॥

3. navanāgasahasrāṇi kalpitāni yathāvidhi ,
anvayurbharataṃ yāntamikṣvāku kulanandanam.

3. navanāgasahasrāṇi kalpitāni yathāvidhi
anvayuḥ bharatam yāntam ikṣvāku kulanandanam

3. yathāvidhi kalpitāni navanāgasahasrāṇi
ikṣvāku kulanandanam yāntam bharatam anvayuḥ

3. Nine thousand elephants, duly prepared, followed Bharata, the delight of the Ikṣvāku dynasty, as he proceeded.

Words meanings summery:

• नवनागसहस्राणि (navanāgasahasrāṇi) - nine thousand elephants

• कल्पितानि (kalpitāni) - duly prepared/adorned (arranged, prepared, created, imagined)

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - duly, properly (according to rule, properly, duly)

• अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - they (elephants) followed (they followed)

• भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata (Bharata (proper noun))

• यान्तम् (yāntam) - as he was going/proceeding (going, moving, proceeding)

• इक्ष्वाकु (ikṣvāku) - of the Ikṣvāku dynasty (Ikṣvāku (name of a dynasty/king))

• कुलनन्दनम् (kulanandanam) - the delight of the Ikṣvāku family (delight of the family, joy of the lineage)

Words meanings and morphology

नवनागसहस्राणि (navanāgasahasrāṇi) - nine thousand elephants

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of navanāgasahasra

navanāgasahasra - nine thousand elephants

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nava+nāgasahasra)

• nava – nine
  numeral
• nāgasahasra – thousand elephants
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'anvayuḥ'.

कल्पितानि (kalpitāni) - duly prepared/adorned (arranged, prepared, created, imagined)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kalpita

kalpita - prepared, arranged, formed, created, imagined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √kḷp (to be suitable, to prepare).

Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'navanāgasahasrāṇi'.

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - duly, properly (according to rule, properly, duly)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, method, ordinance, fate
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'kalpitāni'.

अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - they (elephants) followed (they followed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of √i

Perfect Active

Perfect tense 3rd person plural form of √i with prefix anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'navanāgasahasrāṇi'.

भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata (Bharata (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name), supporter, bearer

Note: Object of 'anvayuḥ'.

यान्तम् (yāntam) - as he was going/proceeding (going, moving, proceeding)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yānta

yānta - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

Derived from √yā (to go).

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'bharatam'.

इक्ष्वाकु (ikṣvāku) - of the Ikṣvāku dynasty (Ikṣvāku (name of a dynasty/king))

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of ikṣvāku

ikṣvāku - name of a mythical king, progenitor of a famous solar dynasty

Note: First part of 'kulanandanam'.

कुलनन्दनम् (kulanandanam) - the delight of the Ikṣvāku family (delight of the family, joy of the lineage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kulanandana

kulanandana - delight of the family, joy of the lineage

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kula+nandana)

• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• nandana – rejoicing, gladdening, son, delight
  noun (masculine)
  From √nand (to rejoice).
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'bharatam'.