वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-1, verse-109

ततस्तेषु प्रयातेषु देवसंघाः सहर्षिभिः ।
भूतानि च भयं जग्मुस्तेषां पतनशङ्कया ॥१०९॥

109. tatasteṣu prayāteṣu devasaṃghāḥ saharṣibhiḥ ,
bhūtāni ca bhayaṃ jagmusteṣāṃ patanaśaṅkayā.

109. tataḥ teṣu prayāteṣu devasaṅghāḥ saha ṛṣibhiḥ
bhūtāni ca bhayam jagmuḥ teṣām patanaśaṅkayā

109. tataḥ teṣu prayāteṣu devasaṅghāḥ ṛṣibhiḥ saha
ca bhūtāni teṣām patanaśaṅkayā bhayam jagmuḥ

109. Consequently, as they (the winged mountains) soared away, the assemblies of gods and sages, as well as other living beings, became gripped by fear, apprehensive of their potential collapse.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - consequently (then, thence, afterwards, consequently)

• तेषु (teṣu) - as they (the mountains) (in them, among them, when they)

• प्रयातेषु (prayāteṣu) - soared away (departed, gone forth, set out)

• देवसङ्घाः (devasaṅghāḥ) - the assemblies of gods (hosts of gods, assemblies of deities)

• सह (saha) - along with (with, along with)

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - the sages (by the sages, with the sages)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - other living beings (beings, creatures, elements)

• च (ca) - as well as (and)

• भयम् (bhayam) - gripped by fear (fear)

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - became gripped by (fear) (they reached, they went to, they experienced)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (the mountains') (of them, their)

• पतनशङ्कया (patanaśaṅkayā) - due to the apprehension of their potential collapse (due to the apprehension of falling, by fear of falling)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - consequently (then, thence, afterwards, consequently)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time/consequence.

तेषु (teṣu) - as they (the mountains) (in them, among them, when they)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Locative plural masculine.

Note: Refers to the mountains, part of a locative absolute construction.

प्रयातेषु (prayāteṣu) - soared away (departed, gone forth, set out)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, plural of prayāta

prayāta - departed, gone forth, started

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + √yā (to go) + -ta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'teṣu', part of a locative absolute.

देवसङ्घाः (devasaṅghāḥ) - the assemblies of gods (hosts of gods, assemblies of deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devasaṅgha

devasaṅgha - assembly of gods, host of deities

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+saṅgha)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• saṅgha – assembly, group, multitude, host
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: One of the subjects of 'jagmuḥ'.

सह (saha) - along with (with, along with)

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing instrumental case.

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - the sages (by the sages, with the sages)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Governed by 'saha'.

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - other living beings (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, happened

From root √bhū (to be, become) + -ta suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Another subject of 'jagmuḥ'.

च (ca) - as well as (and)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'devasaṅghāḥ' and 'bhūtāni'.

भयम् (bhayam) - gripped by fear (fear)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, alarm

From root √bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of 'jagmuḥ'.

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - became gripped by (fear) (they reached, they went to, they experienced)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect active 3rd plural

Reduplicated perfect of √gam, 1st class.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used idiomatically with 'bhayam' to mean 'to experience fear'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (the mountains') (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Genitive plural masculine/neuter.

Note: Possessive, modifying 'patanaśaṅkā'.

पतनशङ्कया (patanaśaṅkayā) - due to the apprehension of their potential collapse (due to the apprehension of falling, by fear of falling)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of patanaśaṅkā

patanaśaṅkā - apprehension of falling, fear of falling

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpurusha (patana+śaṅkā)

• patana – falling, descent, flying
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √pat (to fall, fly).
  Root: pat (class 1)
• śaṅkā – apprehension, fear, doubt
  noun (feminine)
  From root √śaṅk (to doubt, fear).
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Indicates the reason or cause of the fear.