महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-25, verse-28

ते भीताः समकम्पन्त तस्य पक्षानिलाहताः ।
न नो भञ्ज्यादिति तदा दिव्याः कनकशाखिनः ॥२८॥

28. te bhītāḥ samakampanta tasya pakṣānilāhatāḥ ,
na no bhañjyāditi tadā divyāḥ kanakaśākhinaḥ.

28. te bhītāḥ samakampanta tasya pakṣānilāhatāḥ na
naḥ bhañjyāt iti tadā divyāḥ kanakaśākhinaḥ

28. Frightened and struck by the wind from his wings, the divine golden-branched trees then trembled, fearing, 'May he not break us!'

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - the trees (they, those)

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - scared (frightened, scared)

• समकम्पन्त (samakampanta) - they trembled (they trembled together, they shook)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Garuda) (of him, his)

• पक्षानिलाहताः (pakṣānilāhatāḥ) - struck by the powerful wing-wind (struck by the wind from the wings)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• नः (naḥ) - us (direct object of 'break') (us (plural, accusative/dative/genitive))

• भञ्ज्यात् (bhañjyāt) - may he break (may he break, he should break)

• इति (iti) - thinking, (marking direct thought) (thus, so, (marks direct speech or thought))

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine (divine, heavenly)

• कनकशाखिनः (kanakaśākhinaḥ) - trees with golden branches (golden-branched (trees))

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - the trees (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - scared (frightened, scared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, afraid

past passive participle

from root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

समकम्पन्त (samakampanta) - they trembled (they trembled together, they shook)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of kamp

Prefix: sam

Root: kamp (class 1)

Note: The prefix 'sam' implies 'together' or 'completely'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Garuda) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject (Garuda) from previous verses (implicit).

पक्षानिलाहताः (pakṣānilāhatāḥ) - struck by the powerful wing-wind (struck by the wind from the wings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pakṣānilāhata

pakṣānilāhata - struck by the wind of wings

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣa+anila+āhata)

• pakṣa – wing, flank
  noun (masculine)
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• āhata – struck, hit, wounded
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root han (to strike/kill)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: It qualifies 'te' (the trees).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

नः (naḥ) - us (direct object of 'break') (us (plural, accusative/dative/genitive))

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Used here in accusative sense. The devanagari has 'नो' (no), which is a sandhi form of 'naḥ'.

भञ्ज्यात् (bhañjyāt) - may he break (may he break, he should break)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhañj

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Expresses a wish or apprehension.

इति (iti) - thinking, (marking direct thought) (thus, so, (marks direct speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

Note: Quotative particle.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine (divine, heavenly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly

Note: Qualifies 'kanakaśākhinaḥ'.

कनकशाखिनः (kanakaśākhinaḥ) - trees with golden branches (golden-branched (trees))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kanakaśākhin

kanakaśākhin - having golden branches, golden-branched

compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kanaka+śākhin)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• śākhin – having branches, a tree
  noun (masculine)
  suffix -in

Note: Refers to the trees that were disturbed.