वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-60, verse-11

गजस्कन्धगताः के चित् के चित् परमवाजिभिः ।
प्रासमुद्गरनिस्त्रिंश परश्वधगदाधराः ॥११॥

11. gajaskandhagatāḥ ke cit ke cit paramavājibhiḥ ,
prāsamudgaranistriṃśa paraśvadhagadādharāḥ.

11. gajaskandhagatāḥ ke cit ke cit paramavājibhiḥ
prāsamudgaranistriṃśaparaśvadagadādharāḥ

11. ke cit gajaskandhagatāḥ ke cit paramavājibhiḥ
prāsamudgaranistriṃśaparaśvadagadādharāḥ

11. Some were mounted on elephants' shoulders, while others rode on excellent horses, all bearing spears, maces, swords, axes, and clubs.

Words meanings summery:

• गजस्कन्धगताः (gajaskandhagatāḥ) - (some warriors) mounted on the shoulders of elephants (mounted on elephant shoulders, riding on elephants)

• के (ke) - some (warriors) (some, who (masc. nom. plural))

• चित् (cit) - (some, as part of ke cit) (indeed, a little, even, some)

• के (ke) - others (some other warriors) (some, who (masc. nom. plural))

• चित् (cit) - (others, as part of ke cit) (indeed, a little, even, some)

• परमवाजिभिः (paramavājibhiḥ) - (mounted) on excellent horses (by excellent horses)

• प्रासमुद्गरनिस्त्रिंशपरश्वदगदाधराः (prāsamudgaranistriṁśaparaśvadagadādharāḥ) - (the warriors) bearing various weapons: spears, maces, swords, axes, and clubs (bearing spears, maces, swords, axes, and clubs)

Words meanings and morphology

गजस्कन्धगताः (gajaskandhagatāḥ) - (some warriors) mounted on the shoulders of elephants (mounted on elephant shoulders, riding on elephants)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gajaskandhagata

gajaskandhagata - mounted on elephant shoulders

Compound: gaja (elephant) + skandha (shoulder) + gata (gone, mounted on).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+skandha+gata)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• skandha – shoulder, trunk, main stem
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived, mounted on
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies ke cit.

के (ke) - some (warriors) (some, who (masc. nom. plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronominal stem.

चित् (cit) - (some, as part of ke cit) (indeed, a little, even, some)

(indeclinable)

Particle, used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinites.

Note: Forms the indefinite pronoun ke cit (some).

के (ke) - others (some other warriors) (some, who (masc. nom. plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronominal stem.

Note: Used in conjunction with the first ke cit to mean "some... others...".

चित् (cit) - (others, as part of ke cit) (indeed, a little, even, some)

(indeclinable)

Particle, used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinites.

परमवाजिभिः (paramavājibhiḥ) - (mounted) on excellent horses (by excellent horses)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paramavājin

paramavājin - excellent horse

Compound: parama (excellent, supreme) + vājin (horse).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+vājin)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• vājin – horse, strong, swift
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaj

Note: Indicates the means of transport.

प्रासमुद्गरनिस्त्रिंशपरश्वदगदाधराः (prāsamudgaranistriṁśaparaśvadagadādharāḥ) - (the warriors) bearing various weapons: spears, maces, swords, axes, and clubs (bearing spears, maces, swords, axes, and clubs)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāsamudgaranistriṃśaparaśvadagadādhara

prāsamudgaranistriṁśaparaśvadagadādhara - bearing spears, maces, swords, axes, and clubs

Tatpuruṣa compound list of weapons followed by dhara (bearer).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (prāsa+mudgara+nistriṃśa+paraśvadha+gadā+dhara)

• prāsa – spear, dart
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: as (class 2)
• mudgara – mace, hammer
  noun (masculine)
• nistriṃśa – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nis
• paraśvadha – axe, hatchet
  noun (masculine)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearer, holder
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ke cit.

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