वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-90, verse-24

सिंहव्याघ्रसृगालानां खेचराणां च पक्षिणाम् ।
बहूनि वै सहस्राणि सेनाया ययुरग्रतः ॥२४॥

24. siṃhavyāghrasṛgālānāṃ khecarāṇāṃ ca pakṣiṇām ,
bahūni vai sahasrāṇi senāyā yayuragrataḥ.

24. siṃhavyāghrasṛgālānāṃ khecarāṇāṃ ca pakṣiṇām
bahūni vai sahasrāṇi senāyā yayuḥ agrataḥ

24. senāyā agrataḥ bahūni vai sahasrāṇi
siṃhavyāghrasṛgālānāṃ khecarāṇāṃ ca pakṣiṇām yayuḥ

24. Indeed, many thousands of lions, tigers, jackals, aerial creatures, and birds went ahead of the army.

Words meanings summery:

• सिंहव्याघ्रसृगालानां (siṁhavyāghrasṛgālānāṁ) - of lions, tigers, and jackals

• खेचराणां (khecarāṇāṁ) - of aerial creatures, sky-movers

• च (ca) - and, also

• पक्षिणाम् (pakṣiṇām) - of birds

• बहूनि (bahūni) - many

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• सेनाया (senāyā) - of the army

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, ahead, before

Words meanings and morphology

सिंहव्याघ्रसृगालानां (siṁhavyāghrasṛgālānāṁ) - of lions, tigers, and jackals

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of siṃhavyāghrasṛgāla

siṁhavyāghrasṛgāla - lion, tiger, jackal

Compound type : dvandva (siṃha+vyāghra+sṛgāla)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)
• sṛgāla – jackal
  noun (masculine)

खेचराणां (khecarāṇāṁ) - of aerial creatures, sky-movers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of khecara

khecara - aerial creature, sky-mover

Compound type : upapada (khe+cara)

• khe – in the sky (locative of kha)
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going (agent noun)
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root 'car' (to move).
  Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पक्षिणाम् (pakṣiṇām) - of birds

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

बहूनि (bahūni) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

Note: Can also be accusative plural neuter.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: Can also be accusative plural neuter.

सेनाया (senāyā) - of the army

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host

Note: Can also be ablative singular feminine.

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of yayuḥ

Perfect 3rd plural of root 'yā'.

Root: yā (class 2)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, ahead, before

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'agra' (front) with the suffix -tas.