वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-116, verse-35

अक्षतं जातरूपं च गावः कन्यास्तथा द्विजाः ।
नरा मोदकहस्ताश्च रामस्य पुरतो ययुः ॥३५॥

35. akṣataṃ jātarūpaṃ ca gāvaḥ kanyāstathā dvijāḥ ,
narā modakahastāśca rāmasya purato yayuḥ.

35. akṣatam jātarūpam ca gāvaḥ kanyāḥ tathā dvijāḥ
narāḥ modakahastāḥ ca rāmasya purataḥ yayuḥ

35. akṣatam jātarūpam ca gāvaḥ kanyāḥ tathā dvijāḥ
narāḥ modakahastāḥ ca rāmasya purataḥ yayuḥ

35. Unbroken grains of rice, gold, cows, young women, as well as brahmins (dvijāḥ) and men holding sweetmeats in their hands, all walked in front of Rama.

Words meanings summery:

• अक्षतम् (akṣatam) - unbroken rice (used in auspicious rituals) (unbroken, unhusked grain (rice), uninjured)

• जातरूपम् (jātarūpam) - gold (as a valuable offering) (gold, natural form, beautiful form)

• च (ca) - and

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

• कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - young women (maidens, girls, virgins)

• तथा (tathā) - and (similarly, thus, and)

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - brahmins (dvijāḥ) (brahmins, twice-born ones, birds, teeth)

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, human beings

• मोदकहस्ताः (modakahastāḥ) - describes the men (narāḥ) (holding sweetmeats/laddu in hands)

• च (ca) - and

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front of, before

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - went, proceeded

Words meanings and morphology

अक्षतम् (akṣatam) - unbroken rice (used in auspicious rituals) (unbroken, unhusked grain (rice), uninjured)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣata

akṣata - uninjured, unbroken, whole, unhusked grain (especially rice used in religious ceremonies)

Past Passive Participle

a (not) + kṣata (injured/broken)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+kṣata)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• kṣata – injured, broken, destroyed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √kṣi (to injure, damage)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Used as an auspicious offering.

जातरूपम् (jātarūpam) - gold (as a valuable offering) (gold, natural form, beautiful form)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jātarūpa

jātarūpa - gold, natural form, beautiful form, innate nature

Compound jāta (born, produced) + rūpa (form, appearance)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jāta+rūpa)

• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √jan (to be born, to produce)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light

u-stem (sometimes o-stem)

कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - young women (maidens, girls, virgins)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, virgin, daughter

ā-stem

तथा (tathā) - and (similarly, thus, and)

(indeclinable)

adverb derived from tad (that)

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - brahmins (dvijāḥ) (brahmins, twice-born ones, birds, teeth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (referring to brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas; specifically brahmins in context), bird, tooth

Compound dvi (twice) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from root √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

नराः (narāḥ) - men, human beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

a-stem

मोदकहस्ताः (modakahastāḥ) - describes the men (narāḥ) (holding sweetmeats/laddu in hands)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of modakahasta

modakahasta - having sweetmeats in hand

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (modaka+hasta)

• modaka – sweetmeat, confection, laddu
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies narāḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

conjunction

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasant, charming

पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front of, before

(indeclinable)

adverb derived from puras (before)

ययुः (yayuḥ) - went, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of yā

Perfect Indicative

Reduplicated perfect form of √yā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Verb for the listed nominative subjects.