वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-78, verse-10

नानामृगाणामयुतं वध्यमानं महात्मना ।
यत्र जातो महासेनस्तं देशमुपचक्रमे ॥१०॥

10. nānāmṛgāṇāmayutaṃ vadhyamānaṃ mahātmanā ,
yatra jāto mahāsenastaṃ deśamupacakrame.

10. nānāmṛgāṇām ayutam vadhyamānam mahātmanā
yatra jātaḥ mahāsenaḥ tam deśam upacakrame

10. mahātmanā nānāmṛgāṇām ayutam vadhyamānam,
yatra mahāsenaḥ jātaḥ,
tam deśam upacakrame.

10. The great-souled (king) approached that region where ten thousand various animals were being killed, and where Mahāsena was born.

Words meanings summery:

• नानामृगाणाम् (nānāmṛgāṇām) - of various animals (of various animals, of many kinds of deer)

• अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand (animals) (ten thousand, myriad)

• वध्यमानम् (vadhyamānam) - being killed (being killed, being slain)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (king) (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced, arisen)

• महासेनः (mahāsenaḥ) - Mahāsena (a specific deity/hero) (Mahāsena (a name, epithet of Kārttikeya/Skanda), having a great army)

• तम् (tam) - that (that, him)

• देशम् (deśam) - region, place (region, country, place)

• उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - he approached (he approached, he undertook, he commenced)

Words meanings and morphology

नानामृगाणाम् (nānāmṛgāṇām) - of various animals (of various animals, of many kinds of deer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nānāmṛga

nānāmṛga - various kinds of deer/animals

Compound type : karmadharaya (nānā+mṛga)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Relates to 'ayutam'.

अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand (animals) (ten thousand, myriad)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ayuta

ayuta - ten thousand, myriad

Note: Object of implied killing action or describing the scene.

वध्यमानम् (vadhyamānam) - being killed (being killed, being slain)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vadh

vadh - to kill, to strike, to destroy

Present Passive Participle

Root vadh (from han, with va- prefix in passive forms), Ātmanepada, derived with -māna suffix for present passive participle.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Describes the state of 'ayutam' (ten thousand animals).

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (king) (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, great (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'vadhyamānam'. Refers to the king from the previous verse.

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a locative clause.

जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jan

jan - to be born, to be produced, to arise

Past Passive Participle

Root jan, derived with -ta suffix, masculine nominative singular.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Describes Mahāsena.

महासेनः (mahāsenaḥ) - Mahāsena (a specific deity/hero) (Mahāsena (a name, epithet of Kārttikeya/Skanda), having a great army)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsena

mahāsena - Mahāsena (lit. 'great army'), a name of Skanda/Kārttikeya

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+senā)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'jātaḥ'.

तम् (tam) - that (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'deśam'.

देशम् (deśam) - region, place (region, country, place)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot

Note: Object of 'upacakrame'.

उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - he approached (he approached, he undertook, he commenced)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of upa-kram

Perfect

Root kram, 1st class, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, Perfect

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: The subject is the king mentioned in the previous verse.