वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-42, verse-3

तं वञ्चयानो राजेन्द्रमापतन्तं निरीक्ष्य वै ।
बभूवान्तर्हितस्त्रासात् पुनः संदर्शने ऽभवत् ॥३॥

3. taṃ vañcayāno rājendramāpatantaṃ nirīkṣya vai ,
babhūvāntarhitastrāsāt punaḥ saṃdarśane'bhavat.

3. tam vañcayānaḥ rājendram āpatantam nirīkṣya vai
babhūva antarhitaḥ trāsāt punaḥ saṃdarśane abhavat

3. tam vañcayānaḥ,
rājendram āpatantam nirīkṣya vai,
(saḥ) trāsāt antarhitaḥ babhūva,
punaḥ saṃdarśane abhavat

3. Observing that one (the deer) deceiving the approaching king of kings, it (the deer) indeed became hidden out of fear, but then reappeared.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - "that one", referring to the deer (him, that)

• वञ्चयानः (vañcayānaḥ) - deceiving, cheating, misleading

• राजेन्द्रम् (rājendram) - king of kings (Rāma) (king of kings, emperor)

• आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching (Rāma) (approaching, falling upon, attacking)

• निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having seen, having observed

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (an emphatic particle)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened

• अन्तर्हितः (antarhitaḥ) - concealed, hidden, disappeared

• त्रासात् (trāsāt) - from fear, out of terror

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, but

• संदर्शने (saṁdarśane) - at the sight, in appearance, in view

• अभवत् (abhavat) - reappeared (in conjunction with 'punaḥ saṃdarśane') (became, was, appeared)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - "that one", referring to the deer (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the deer

वञ्चयानः (vañcayānaḥ) - deceiving, cheating, misleading

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vañcayāna

vañcayāna - deceiving, cheating, misleading

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

From the causative stem of root vañc (1st class)

Root: vañc (class 1)

Note: Refers to the deer

राजेन्द्रम् (rājendram) - king of kings (Rāma) (king of kings, emperor)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, emperor

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra (the god)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Rāma

आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching (Rāma) (approaching, falling upon, attacking)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpatat

āpatat - approaching, falling upon, attacking

Present Participle (Parasmaipada)

From root pat (1st class) with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to Rāma

निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root īkṣ (1st class) with upasarga nir-

Prefix: nir

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अन्तर्हितः (antarhitaḥ) - concealed, hidden, disappeared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarhita

antarhita - concealed, hidden, disappeared

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (3rd class) with upasarga antar-

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the deer

त्रासात् (trāsāt) - from fear, out of terror

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of trāsa

trāsa - fear, terror, alarm

Root: tras (class 4)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, but

(indeclinable)

संदर्शने (saṁdarśane) - at the sight, in appearance, in view

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃdarśana

saṁdarśana - seeing, showing, appearance, sight

From root dṛś (1st class) with upasarga sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अभवत् (abhavat) - reappeared (in conjunction with 'punaḥ saṃdarśane') (became, was, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)