वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-3, verse-36

रथैर्यानैर्विमानैश्च तथा गजहयैः शुभैः ।
वारणैश्च चतुर्दन्तैः श्वेताभ्रनिचयोपमैः ॥३६॥

36. rathairyānairvimānaiśca tathā gajahayaiḥ śubhaiḥ ,
vāraṇaiśca caturdantaiḥ śvetābhranicayopamaiḥ.

36. rathaiḥ yānaiḥ vimānaiḥ ca tathā gajahayaiḥ śubhaiḥ
vāraṇaiḥ ca caturdantaiḥ śvetābhranicayopamaiḥ

36. rathaiḥ yānaiḥ vimānaiḥ ca tathā śubhaiḥ gajahayaiḥ
ca caturdantaiḥ śvetābhranicayopamaiḥ vāraṇaiḥ

36. It was adorned with chariots, various vehicles, and aerial palanquins (vimāna), as well as with magnificent elephants and horses, and particularly with four-tusked elephants resembling masses of white clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots

• यानैः (yānaiḥ) - by vehicles, by conveyances

• विमानैः (vimānaiḥ) - by aerial cars, by palaces

• च (ca) - and

• तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, similarly

• गजहयैः (gajahayaiḥ) - by elephants and horses

• शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - by magnificent ones (by auspicious ones, by beautiful ones)

• वारणैः (vāraṇaiḥ) - by elephants

• च (ca) - and

• चतुर्दन्तैः (caturdantaiḥ) - by four-tusked elephants (by four-tusked ones)

• श्वेताभ्रनिचयोपमैः (śvetābhranicayopamaiḥ) - resembling masses of white clouds

Words meanings and morphology

रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, carriage

यानैः (yānaiḥ) - by vehicles, by conveyances

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of yāna

yāna - going, walking, a journey, a vehicle, carriage, conveyance

From √yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

विमानैः (vimānaiḥ) - by aerial cars, by palaces

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vimāna

vimāna - an aerial car, a mythological flying palace, a celestial car, a chariot of the gods

Prefix: vi

Root: mā (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, similarly

(indeclinable)

गजहयैः (gajahayaiḥ) - by elephants and horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gajahaya

gajahaya - elephants and horses

Compound type : dvandva (gaja+haya)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)

शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - by magnificent ones (by auspicious ones, by beautiful ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śubha

śubha - shining, bright, beautiful, auspicious, fortunate, good

वारणैः (vāraṇaiḥ) - by elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - an elephant

From √vṛ (to cover, stop, restrain), often interpreted as a large animal that can be restrained.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चतुर्दन्तैः (caturdantaiḥ) - by four-tusked elephants (by four-tusked ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of caturdanta

caturdanta - four-tusked

Compound type : bahuvrihi (catur+danta)

• catur – four
  numeral
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)

श्वेताभ्रनिचयोपमैः (śvetābhranicayopamaiḥ) - resembling masses of white clouds

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śvetābhranicayopama

śvetābhranicayopama - resembling masses of white clouds

Compound type : upama-tatpurusha (śveta+abhra+nicaya+upama)

• śveta – white
  adjective (masculine)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• nicaya – heap, mass, collection
  noun (masculine)
• upama – resembling, similar, comparable
  adjective (masculine)