वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-47, verse-17

तं दृष्ट्वा गिरिशृङ्गाभं तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रं महाभुजम् ।
प्राद्रवन्मृत्युसंकाशं भयार्ता वनदेवताः ॥१७॥

17. taṃ dṛṣṭvā giriśṛṅgābhaṃ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraṃ mahābhujam ,
prādravanmṛtyusaṃkāśaṃ bhayārtā vanadevatāḥ.

17. tam dṛṣṭvā giriśṛṅgābham tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭram mahābhujam
prādravan mṛtyusaṃkāśam bhayārtā vanadevatāḥ

17. bhayārtā vanadevatāḥ tam giriśṛṅgābham tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭram
mahābhujam mṛtyusaṃkāśam dṛṣṭvā prādravan

17. Having seen him (Rāvaṇa), who resembled a mountain peak, had sharp fangs, mighty arms, and was like unto death itself, the terrified forest deities (vanadevatāḥ) fled.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - Rāvaṇa (him, that)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• गिरिशृङ्गाभम् (giriśṛṅgābham) - resembling a mountain peak, mountain-peak-like

• तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रम् (tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭram) - sharp-fanged, having sharp tusks

• महाभुजम् (mahābhujam) - mighty-armed, having great arms

• प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - they fled, they ran away

• मृत्युसंकाशम् (mṛtyusaṁkāśam) - resembling death, like death

• भयार्ता (bhayārtā) - terrified, distressed by fear

• वनदेवताः (vanadevatāḥ) - forest deities

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - Rāvaṇa (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Masculine accusative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root √dṛś (to see) with suffix -ktvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

गिरिशृङ्गाभम् (giriśṛṅgābham) - resembling a mountain peak, mountain-peak-like

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giriśṛṅgābha

giriśṛṅgābha - resembling a mountain peak

Compound of giriśṛṅga (mountain peak) and ābha (resembling). It functions as an adjective.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (giriśṛṅga+ābha)

• giriśṛṅga – mountain peak
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: giri (mountain) + śṛṅga (horn, peak)
• ābha – resembling, lustrous, like
  adjective
  From ā-√bhā (to shine, appear)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रम् (tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭram) - sharp-fanged, having sharp tusks

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭra

tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭra - sharp-fanged, having sharp tusks

Bahuvrihi compound: tīkṣṇa (sharp) + daṃṣṭra (fang, tusk). Functions as an adjective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+daṃṣṭra)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pungent
  adjective
  From √tij (to sharpen)
  Root: tij (class 1)
• daṃṣṭra – fang, tusk, canine tooth
  noun (neuter)
  From √daṃś (to bite) + -ṭra suffix
  Root: daṃś (class 1)

महाभुजम् (mahābhujam) - mighty-armed, having great arms

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābhuja

mahābhuja - mighty-armed, having great arms

Bahuvrihi compound: mahā (great) + bhuja (arm). Functions as an adjective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhuja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahat, used as first part of compound
• bhuja – arm
  noun (masculine)
  From √bhuj (to bend, enjoy)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - they fled, they ran away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √dru

Imperfect 3rd plural active with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

मृत्युसंकाशम् (mṛtyusaṁkāśam) - resembling death, like death

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyusaṃkāśa

mṛtyusaṁkāśa - resembling death, like death

Tatpuruṣa or Upamāna Karma compound: mṛtyu (death) + saṃkāśa (resembling, appearing). Functions as an adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛtyu+saṃkāśa)

• mṛtyu – death
  noun (masculine)
  From √mṛ (to die) + -tyu suffix
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, appearing, like
  adjective
  From sam-√kāś (to appear, shine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

भयार्ता (bhayārtā) - terrified, distressed by fear

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhayārta

bhayārta - distressed by fear, terrified

Tatpuruṣa compound: bhaya (fear) + ārta (afflicted). Functions as an adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+ārta)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  From √bhī (to fear) + -a suffix
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, suffering
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ā-√ṛ (to go, to be afflicted) + -ta suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

वनदेवताः (vanadevatāḥ) - forest deities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vanadevatā

vanadevatā - forest deity

Tatpuruṣa compound: vana (forest) + devatā (deity). Feminine form

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+devatā)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• devatā – deity, god, divinity
  noun (feminine)
  From deva (god) + -tā (abstract feminine suffix)