वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-54, verse-23

वसिष्ठस्य च ये शिष्यास्तथैव मृगपक्षिणः ।
विद्रवन्ति भयाद्भीता नानादिग्भ्यः सहस्रशः ॥२३॥

23. vasiṣṭhasya ca ye śiṣyāstathaiva mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ ,
vidravanti bhayādbhītā nānādigbhyaḥ sahasraśaḥ.

23. vasiṣṭhasya ca ye śiṣyāḥ tathā eva mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
vidravanti bhayāt bhītāḥ nānādigbhyaḥ sahasraśaḥ

23. vasiṣṭhasya ye śiṣyāḥ ca tathā eva mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ
bhayāt bhītāḥ nānādigbhyaḥ sahasraśaḥ vidravanti

23. And those who were Vasiṣṭha's disciples, as well as the deer and birds, all fled, terrified by fear, by thousands in different directions.

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

• च (ca) - and, also

• ये (ye) - those who (who, which (plural nominative))

• शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples, pupils

• तथा (tathā) - as well as (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - (emphatic) as well (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• मृगपक्षिणः (mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ) - deer and birds

• विद्रवन्ति (vidravanti) - they flee, they run away

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, due to fear

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, terrified

• नानादिग्भ्यः (nānādigbhyaḥ) - from various directions

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent sage), wealthiest, best

Superlative form of 'vasu' (good, wealthy).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - those who (who, which (plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples, pupils

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiṣya

śiṣya - disciple, pupil, student

From root 'śiṣ' (to teach) + 'ya' suffix.

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

तथा (tathā) - as well as (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' + 'thāl' suffix.

एव (eva) - (emphatic) as well (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

मृगपक्षिणः (mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ) - deer and birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛgapakṣin

mṛgapakṣin - deer and birds

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (mṛga+pakṣin)

• mṛga – deer, animal
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)

विद्रवन्ति (vidravanti) - they flee, they run away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vidru

Present tense, 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada.

From 'vi' + root 'dru' (to run).

Prefix: vi

Root: dru (class 1)

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, due to fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror

From root 'bhī' (to fear).

Note: Expresses cause or origin.

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, terrified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, terrified

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhī' (to fear) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'śiṣyāḥ' and 'mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ'.

नानादिग्भ्यः (nānādigbhyaḥ) - from various directions

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, plural of nānādig

nānādig - various directions

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+diś)

• nānā – various, diverse, different
  indeclinable
• diś – direction, quarter
  noun (feminine)

Note: Expresses 'from various directions'.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

From 'sahasra' (thousand) + 'śas' suffix.