वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-19, verse-10

नागानां बहुसाहस्रं वाजिनामयुतं तथा ।
महीं संछाद्य निष्क्रान्तं सपदातिरथं क्षणात् ॥१०॥

10. nāgānāṃ bahusāhasraṃ vājināmayutaṃ tathā ,
mahīṃ saṃchādya niṣkrāntaṃ sapadātirathaṃ kṣaṇāt.

10. nāgānām bahusāhasram vājinām ayutam tathā mahīm
saṃchādya niṣkrāntam sapadātiratham kṣaṇāt

10. tathā nāgānām bahusāhasram vājinām ayutam
sapadātiratham mahīm saṃchādya kṣaṇāt niṣkrāntam

10. Many thousands of elephants and ten thousand horses, along with infantry and chariots, emerged in an instant, covering the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of elephants

• बहुसाहस्रम् (bahusāhasram) - many thousands

• वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of horses

• अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand

• तथा (tathā) - and, likewise

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

• संछाद्य (saṁchādya) - having covered, having enveloped

• निष्क्रान्तम् (niṣkrāntam) - emerged, marched out

• सपदातिरथम् (sapadātiratham) - with infantry and chariots

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, in a moment

Words meanings and morphology

नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - snake, serpent, elephant

Note: Possessive for 'bahusāhasram' (many thousands *of elephants*).

बहुसाहस्रम् (bahusāhasram) - many thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahusāhasra

bahusāhasra - many thousands

Compound of bahu (many) and sāhasra (thousand)

Compound type : karmadharaya (bahu+sāhasra)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective (neuter)
• sāhasra – a thousand, consisting of a thousand
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sahasra (thousand)

Note: Refers to the count of elephants, functioning as a part of the emergent army.

वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - horse, steed

Note: Possessive for 'ayutam' (ten thousand *of horses*).

अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ayuta

ayuta - ten thousand

Note: Refers to the count of horses, functioning as a part of the emergent army.

तथा (tathā) - and, likewise

(indeclinable)

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

Note: Object of 'saṃchādya'.

संछाद्य (saṁchādya) - having covered, having enveloped

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Root chad (10th conj.) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Modifies the action of 'niṣkrāntam'.

निष्क्रान्तम् (niṣkrāntam) - emerged, marched out

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niṣkrānta

niṣkrānta - emerged, gone out, departed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kram with prefix nis

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate describing the state or action of the implied army.

सपदातिरथम् (sapadātiratham) - with infantry and chariots

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sapadātiratha

sapadātiratha - accompanied by foot-soldiers and chariots

Bahuvrihi compound 'having infantry and chariots' (sa + padāti + ratha)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+padāti+ratha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix denoting accompaniment
• padāti – foot-soldier, infantry
  noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies the implied army.

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, in a moment

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.