वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-71, verse-2

नानाप्रहरणैर्वीरैश्चतुर्भिः सचिवैर्वृतः ।
नीलाञ्जनचयाकारैर्मातंगैरिव यूथपः ॥२॥

2. nānāpraharaṇairvīraiścaturbhiḥ sacivairvṛtaḥ ,
nīlāñjanacayākārairmātaṃgairiva yūthapaḥ.

2. nānāpraharaṇaiḥ vīraiḥ caturbhiḥ sacivaiḥ vṛtaḥ
nīlāñjanacayākāraiḥ mātaṅgaiḥ iva yūthapaḥ

2. nānāpraharaṇaiḥ vīraiḥ caturbhiḥ sacivaiḥ vṛtaḥ
nīlāñjanacayākāraiḥ mātaṅgaiḥ iva yūthapaḥ

2. He was surrounded by four heroic ministers, armed with various weapons, resembling a leader of a herd of elephants, whose bodies are like heaps of blue collyrium.

Words meanings summery:

• नानाप्रहरणैः (nānāpraharaṇaiḥ) - with various weapons, with diverse arms

• वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - by heroic (ministers) (by heroes, by brave ones, heroic)

• चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by four

• सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - by ministers, by companions

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

• नीलाञ्जनचयाकारैः (nīlāñjanacayākāraiḥ) - having the appearance of a heap of blue collyrium

• मातङ्गैः (mātaṅgaiḥ) - by elephants

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• यूथपः (yūthapaḥ) - a leader of a herd of elephants (leader of a herd, chief of a company)

Words meanings and morphology

नानाप्रहरणैः (nānāpraharaṇaiḥ) - with various weapons, with diverse arms

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānāpraharaṇa

nānāpraharaṇa - various weapons, diverse arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+praharaṇa)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• praharaṇa – weapon, missile, instrument of striking
  noun (neuter)
  noun of action
  Derived from root hṛ (to seize, carry) with prefix pra- (forth) and suffix -ana.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sacivaiḥ' (ministers).

वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - by heroic (ministers) (by heroes, by brave ones, heroic)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty; a man, warrior

Note: Qualifies 'sacivaiḥ' (ministers).

चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - by four

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'sacivaiḥ' (ministers).

सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - by ministers, by companions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saciva

saciva - companion, associate, minister

Note: Agent of 'vṛtaḥ'.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, chosen, covered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, surround, choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Refers to Vibhīṣaṇa (implicit subject).

नीलाञ्जनचयाकारैः (nīlāñjanacayākāraiḥ) - having the appearance of a heap of blue collyrium

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nīlāñjanacayākāra

nīlāñjanacayākāra - having the form or appearance of a mass of blue collyrium

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

• nīla – blue, dark blue, black
  adjective (neuter)
• añjana – collyrium, eye-salve; anointing, smearing
  noun (neuter)
• caya – heap, pile, collection, mass
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ci (class 5)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, aspect
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'mātaṅgaiḥ' (elephants).

मातङ्गैः (mātaṅgaiḥ) - by elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - elephant; a man of the lowest caste

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.

यूथपः (yūthapaḥ) - a leader of a herd of elephants (leader of a herd, chief of a company)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yūthapa

yūthapa - leader of a herd, chief of a company, leader (especially of elephants)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yūtha+pa)

• yūtha – herd, flock, multitude, company
  noun (neuter)
• pa – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Predicate of the simile, referring to Vibhīṣaṇa.