वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-82, verse-1

तानि नागसहस्राणि सारोहाणां च वाजिनाम् ।
रथानां चाग्निवर्णानां सध्वजानां सहस्रशः ॥१॥

1. tāni nāgasahasrāṇi sārohāṇāṃ ca vājinām ,
rathānāṃ cāgnivarṇānāṃ sadhvajānāṃ sahasraśaḥ.

1. tāni nāgasahasrāṇi sārohāṇām ca vājinām
rathānām ca agnivarṇānām sadhvajānām sahasraśaḥ

1. tāni sārohāṇām ca vājinām nāgasahasrāṇi ca
agnivarṇānām sadhvajānām rathānām sahasraśaḥ

1. Those thousands of elephants with their riders, and thousands of horses, and thousands of fire-colored chariots with their banners.

Words meanings summery:

• तानि (tāni) - those (elephants, horses, chariots) (those)

• नागसहस्राणि (nāgasahasrāṇi) - thousands of elephants

• सारोहाणाम् (sārohāṇām) - of those with riders, accompanied by riders

• च (ca) - and

• वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of horses

• रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots

• च (ca) - and

• अग्निवर्णानाम् (agnivarṇānām) - of fire-colored (chariots) (of those with the color of fire, fiery-colored)

• सध्वजानाम् (sadhvajānām) - of (chariots) with banners (of those with banners, accompanied by banners)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - those (elephants, horses, chariots) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

नागसहस्राणि (nāgasahasrāṇi) - thousands of elephants

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nāgasahasra

nāgasahasra - a thousand elephants

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāga+sahasra)

• nāga – elephant; serpent
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

सारोहाणाम् (sārohāṇām) - of those with riders, accompanied by riders

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sāroha

sāroha - accompanied by a rider/elephant driver

Bahuvrihi compound: sa (with) + āroha (rider)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+āroha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment
• āroha – rider, one who mounts
  noun (masculine)
  From root ruh (to ascend) with prefix ā + ghañ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - horse, swift, strong

From root vaj (to be strong) + ini

Root: vaj (class 1)

रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

From root ramh (to go swiftly) with athac

Root: ramh (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अग्निवर्णानाम् (agnivarṇānām) - of fire-colored (chariots) (of those with the color of fire, fiery-colored)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of agnivarṇa

agnivarṇa - fire-colored, brilliant like fire

Bahuvrihi compound: 'whose color is fire'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (agni+varṇa)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• varṇa – color, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From root vṛ (to cover) + nan
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

सध्वजानाम् (sadhvajānām) - of (chariots) with banners (of those with banners, accompanied by banners)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sadhvaja

sadhvaja - with banners, having flags

Bahuvrihi compound: sa (with) + dhvaja (banner)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dhvaja)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhvaj (to move swiftly) + ac
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -śas