वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-77, verse-4

षष्ठी रथसहस्राणि धन्विनो विविधायुधाः ।
अन्वयुर्भरतं यान्तं राजपुत्रं यशस्विनम् ॥४॥

4. ṣaṣṭhī rathasahasrāṇi dhanvino vividhāyudhāḥ ,
anvayurbharataṃ yāntaṃ rājaputraṃ yaśasvinam.

4. ṣaṣṭhī rathasahasrāṇi dhanvinaḥ vividhāyudhāḥ
anvayuḥ bharatam yāntam rājaputram yaśasvinam

4. ṣaṣṭhī rathasahasrāṇi vividhāyudhāḥ dhanvinaḥ
yaśasvinam rājaputram yāntam bharatam anvayuḥ

4. Sixty thousand chariots, along with archers equipped with various weapons, followed Bharata, the glorious prince, as he proceeded.

Words meanings summery:

• षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) - sixty

• रथसहस्राणि (rathasahasrāṇi) - sixty thousand chariots (thousands of chariots)

• धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - archers (archers, bowmen)

• विविधायुधाः (vividhāyudhāḥ) - armed with various weapons (having various weapons, armed with diverse weapons)

• अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - they (chariots and archers) followed (they followed)

• भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata (Bharata (accusative))

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

• राजपुत्रम् (rājaputram) - the prince (prince, king's son)

• यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - the glorious (prince) (glorious, famous, renowned)

Words meanings and morphology

षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) - sixty

(numeral)

Note: Acts as a quantifier for 'rathasahasrāṇi'.

रथसहस्राणि (rathasahasrāṇi) - sixty thousand chariots (thousands of chariots)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rathasahasra

rathasahasra - thousand chariots

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ratha+sahasra)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'anvayuḥ'.

धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - archers (archers, bowmen)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanvin

dhanvin - archer, bowman, one having a bow

Derived from dhanus (bow) with suffix -vin.

Note: Subject of 'anvayuḥ', along with 'rathasahasrāṇi'.

विविधायुधाः (vividhāyudhāḥ) - armed with various weapons (having various weapons, armed with diverse weapons)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vividhāyudha

vividhāyudha - having various weapons

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vividha+āyudha)

• vividha – various, diverse, manifold
  adjective (masculine)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'dhanvinaḥ'.

अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - they (chariots and archers) 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 'rathasahasrāṇi' and 'dhanvinaḥ'.

भरतम् (bharatam) - Bharata (Bharata (accusative))

(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'.

राजपुत्रम् (rājaputram) - the prince (prince, king's son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājaputra

rājaputra - king's son, prince

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to 'bharatam'.

यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - the glorious (prince) (glorious, famous, renowned)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, renowned, celebrated

Derived from yaśas (glory) with suffix -vin.

Note: Modifies 'rājaputram'.