वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-94, verse-16

महद्गृध्रकुलं चास्य भ्रममाणं नभस्तले ।
येन येन रथो याति तेन तेन प्रधावति ॥१६॥

16. mahadgṛdhrakulaṃ cāsya bhramamāṇaṃ nabhastale ,
yena yena ratho yāti tena tena pradhāvati.

16. mahat gṛdhrakulam ca asya bhramamāṇam nabhas
tale yena yena rathaḥ yāti tena tena pradhāvati

16. ca asya mahat bhramamāṇam nabhas tale gṛdhrakulam
yena yena rathaḥ yāti tena tena pradhāvati

16. And a large flock of vultures, circling in the sky above him, flew wherever his (Ravana's) chariot went.

Words meanings summery:

• महत् (mahat) - large (great, large, mighty)

• गृध्रकुलम् (gṛdhrakulam) - flock of vultures

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अस्य (asya) - of him (referring to Ravana) (of him, of this, his)

• भ्रममाणम् (bhramamāṇam) - circling (in the sky) (whirling, circling, roaming)

• नभस् (nabhas) - sky (sky, atmosphere, cloud)

• तले (tale) - in the sky (literally, 'on the sky's surface') (on the surface, on the ground, in the area)

• येन (yena) - wherever (used adverbially in repetition) (by which, where, in which manner)

• येन (yena) - wherever (used adverbially in repetition) (by which, where, in which manner)

• रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot (chariot, car)

• याति (yāti) - goes (goes, moves, proceeds)

• तेन (tena) - thither, in that very direction (used adverbially in repetition) (by that, thither)

• तेन (tena) - thither, in that very direction (used adverbially in repetition) (by that, thither)

• प्रधावति (pradhāvati) - flies, rushes (referring to the flock of vultures) (runs forth, rushes, speeds)

Words meanings and morphology

महत् (mahat) - large (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable, important

गृध्रकुलम् (gṛdhrakulam) - flock of vultures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gṛdhrakula

gṛdhrakula - flock of vultures, group of vultures

Tatpuruṣa compound of gṛdhra (vulture) and kula (family/flock)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛdhra+kula)

• gṛdhra – vulture, greedy (as adjective)
  noun (masculine)
• kula – family, clan, race, flock, herd, group, abode
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of him (referring to Ravana) (of him, of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Ravana.

भ्रममाणम् (bhramamāṇam) - circling (in the sky) (whirling, circling, roaming)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhramamāṇa

bhramamāṇa - whirling, circling, wandering, roaming, moving about

present middle participle

From root bhram (bhramate) + śānac suffix

Root: bhram (class 1)

नभस् (nabhas) - sky (sky, atmosphere, cloud)

(noun)

neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, ether, space

तले (tale) - in the sky (literally, 'on the sky's surface') (on the surface, on the ground, in the area)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tala

tala - surface, ground, plane, level, flat part, area

येन (yena) - wherever (used adverbially in repetition) (by which, where, in which manner)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yat

yat - which, what, who, that (relative pronoun)

येन (yena) - wherever (used adverbially in repetition) (by which, where, in which manner)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yat

yat - which, what, who, that (relative pronoun)

रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot (chariot, car)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car, vehicle

From root ramh 'to go'

Root: ramh

याति (yāti) - goes (goes, moves, proceeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

present tense (laṭ)

3rd person singular present active

Root: yā (class 2)

तेन (tena) - thither, in that very direction (used adverbially in repetition) (by that, thither)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

तेन (tena) - thither, in that very direction (used adverbially in repetition) (by that, thither)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

प्रधावति (pradhāvati) - flies, rushes (referring to the flock of vultures) (runs forth, rushes, speeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pradhāv

present tense (laṭ)

3rd person singular present active

Prefix: pra

Root: dhāv (class 1)