वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-38, verse-21

नीलाञ्जनचयाकारो नीलो नामाथ यूथपः ।
अदृश्यत महाकायः कोटिभिर्दशभिर्वृतः ॥२१॥

21. nīlāñjanacayākāro nīlo nāmātha yūthapaḥ ,
adṛśyata mahākāyaḥ koṭibhirdaśabhirvṛtaḥ.

21. nīlāñjanacayākāraḥ nīlaḥ nāma atha yūthapaḥ
adṛśyata mahākāyaḥ koṭibhiḥ daśabhiḥ vṛtaḥ

21. atha nīlaḥ nāma yūthapaḥ nīlāñjanacayākāraḥ
mahākāyaḥ daśabhiḥ koṭibhiḥ vṛtaḥ adṛśyata

21. Then, the commander named Nila, immense in body and resembling a heap of blue collyrium, appeared, accompanied by ten crores (one hundred million) [vanaras].

Words meanings summery:

• नीलाञ्जनचयाकारः (nīlāñjanacayākāraḥ) - (Nila) resembling a heap of blue collyrium in appearance (having the form of a heap of blue collyrium, dark blue like a mass of collyrium)

• नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nila (name of a monkey commander) (Nila)

• नाम (nāma) - named (Nila) (by name, named, indeed)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

• यूथपः (yūthapaḥ) - commander of a monkey troop (commander of a troop, chief of a band)

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - (Nila) appeared (he was seen, he appeared)

• महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - (Nila) having a massive body (of huge body, immense in size)

• कोटिभिः (koṭibhiḥ) - by ten crores (of monkey warriors) (by crores (ten millions), by tens of millions)

• दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - by ten (crores) (by ten)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - accompanied by (ten crores) (surrounded, accompanied, covered)

Words meanings and morphology

नीलाञ्जनचयाकारः (nīlāñjanacayākāraḥ) - (Nila) resembling a heap of blue collyrium in appearance (having the form of a heap of blue collyrium, dark blue like a mass of collyrium)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīlāñjanacayākāra

nīlāñjanacayākāra - resembling a heap of blue collyrium in form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīla+añjana+caya+ākāra)

• nīla – blue, dark, black
  adjective
• añjana – collyrium, eye-salve, black paint
  noun (neuter)
  From root añj (to anoint).
  Root: añj (class 7)
• caya – heap, mass, collection, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  From root ci (to collect).
  Root: ci (class 5)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, resemblance
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to make) with ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'nīlaḥ'.

नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nila (name of a monkey commander) (Nila)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīla

nīla - Nila (proper noun); blue, dark, black; sapphire

Note: Subject of 'adṛśyata'.

नाम (nāma) - named (Nila) (by name, named, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies 'nīlaḥ'.

अथ (atha) - then (then, next, now)

(indeclinable)

यूथपः (yūthapaḥ) - commander of a monkey troop (commander of a troop, chief of a band)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yūthapa

yūthapa - commander of a troop, chief of a band

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yūtha+pa)

• yūtha – troop, multitude, herd, band
  noun (neuter)
• pa – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Appositive to 'nīlaḥ'.

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - (Nila) appeared (he was seen, he appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

imperfect passive indicative 3rd singular

From root dṛś in passive voice. a-dṛśya-ta.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - (Nila) having a massive body (of huge body, immense in size)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākāya

mahākāya - of huge body, colossal, gigantic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• kāya – body, mass, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'nīlaḥ'.

कोटिभिः (koṭibhiḥ) - by ten crores (of monkey warriors) (by crores (ten millions), by tens of millions)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of koṭi

koṭi - crore (ten million), edge, summit, class, number

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'adṛśyata' or associated with 'vṛtaḥ'.

दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - by ten (crores) (by ten)

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'koṭibhiḥ'.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - accompanied by (ten crores) (surrounded, accompanied, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover, encompass, choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'nīlaḥ'. The instrumental 'koṭibhiḥ' acts as the agent of the passive participle.