वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-4, verse-12

इमे च पुरुषव्याघ्र ये तिष्ठन्त्यभितो रथम् ।
शतं शतं कुण्डलिनो युवानः खड्गपाणयः ॥१२॥

12. ime ca puruṣavyāghra ye tiṣṭhantyabhito ratham ,
śataṃ śataṃ kuṇḍalino yuvānaḥ khaḍgapāṇayaḥ.

12. ime ca puruṣavyāghra ye tiṣṭhanti abhitaḥ ratham
śatam śatam kuṇḍalinaḥ yuvānaḥ khaḍgapāṇayaḥ

12. ca puruṣavyāghra ime ye kuṇḍalinaḥ yuvānaḥ
khaḍgapāṇayaḥ śatam śatam ratham abhitaḥ tiṣṭhanti

12. And, O tiger among men, these young men stand around the chariot in groups of hundreds; they wear earrings and hold swords in their hands.

Words meanings summery:

• इमे (ime) - these

• च (ca) - and

• पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O Lakshmana (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• ये (ye) - who, which (masc. plural nom.)

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - around, on both sides, near

• रथम् (ratham) - Indra's chariot (chariot)

• शतम् (śatam) - groups of a hundred (distributive repetition śatam śatam) (a hundred)

• शतम् (śatam) - groups of a hundred (a hundred)

• कुण्डलिनः (kuṇḍalinaḥ) - wearing earrings, having coils

• युवानः (yuvānaḥ) - young men, youths

• खड्गपाणयः (khaḍgapāṇayaḥ) - holding swords in their hands

Words meanings and morphology

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the attendants mentioned later in the verse.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O Lakshmana (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, excellent man, brave man

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

ये (ye) - who, which (masc. plural nom.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what, whichever

Relative pronoun

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

root sthā in present tense, 3rd plural.

Root: sthā (class 1)

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - around, on both sides, near

(indeclinable)

Note: Takes accusative case (ratham).

रथम् (ratham) - Indra's chariot (chariot)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

from root ṛ (to go) + -atha

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Governed by abhitaḥ.

शतम् (śatam) - groups of a hundred (distributive repetition śatam śatam) (a hundred)

(numeral)

Note: Used distributively.

शतम् (śatam) - groups of a hundred (a hundred)

(numeral)

Note: Used distributively.

कुण्डलिनः (kuṇḍalinaḥ) - wearing earrings, having coils

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuṇḍalin

kuṇḍalin - wearing earrings, coiled, having coils

formed with suffix -in to kuṇḍala (earring, coil)

Note: Agrees with yuvānaḥ.

युवानः (yuvānaḥ) - young men, youths

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuvan

yuvan - young, youthful; a young man, youth

Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Subject of tiṣṭhanti.

खड्गपाणयः (khaḍgapāṇayaḥ) - holding swords in their hands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khaḍgapāṇi

khaḍgapāṇi - having a sword in hand, sword-bearer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (khaḍga+pāṇi)

• khaḍga – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with yuvānaḥ.