वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-28, verse-3

स रथेनाग्निवर्णेन कामगेन महारथः ।
अभिदुद्राव सेनां तां वनान्यग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥३॥

3. sa rathenāgnivarṇena kāmagena mahārathaḥ ,
abhidudrāva senāṃ tāṃ vanānyagniriva jvalan.

3. saḥ rathena agnivarṇena kāmagena mahārathaḥ
abhidudrāva senām tām vanāni agniḥ iva jvalan

3. He, the great charioteer, (mounted) on a fire-colored chariot that moved at will, rushed towards that army, blazing like fire (consuming) forests.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Meghanāda) (he, that)

• रथेन (rathena) - with a chariot (by chariot, with a chariot)

• अग्निवर्णेन (agnivarṇena) - radiant as fire (fire-colored, fiery-hued)

• कामगेन (kāmagena) - moving at will (moving at will, swift as thought)

• महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great charioteer (great charioteer, a warrior who fights from a great chariot)

• अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards (he rushed towards, attacked)

• सेनाम् (senām) - that army (army, host)

• ताम् (tām) - that (army) (that)

• वनानि (vanāni) - forests (forests, woods)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

• ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing (blazing, shining, burning)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Meghanāda) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Meghanāda.

रथेन (rathena) - with a chariot (by chariot, with a chariot)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Note: Indicates the means of travel.

अग्निवर्णेन (agnivarṇena) - radiant as fire (fire-colored, fiery-hued)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agnivarṇa

agnivarṇa - fire-colored, having the color of fire

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (agni+varṇa)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• varṇa – color, hue, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'rathena'.

कामगेन (kāmagena) - moving at will (moving at will, swift as thought)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāmaga

kāmaga - moving at will, going wherever one pleases

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (kāma+ga)

• kāma – desire, wish, will
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rathena'.

महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great charioteer (great charioteer, a warrior who fights from a great chariot)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - great warrior, great charioteer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet for Meghanāda.

अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards (he rushed towards, attacked)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of abhidru

Perfect Active Indicative

third singular, from root dru (to run) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

सेनाम् (senām) - that army (army, host)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, forces

Note: Object of 'abhidudrāva'.

ताम् (tām) - that (army) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'senām'.

वनानि (vanāni) - forests (forests, woods)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Object of implied action, metaphorically consumed.

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing (blazing, shining, burning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvalat

jvalat - blazing, burning, shining

Present Active Participle

from root jval (to burn, blaze)

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' and implicitly 'agniḥ'.