वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-28, verse-24

तं मां शाखाः प्रशाखाश्च स्कन्धांश्चोत्तमशाखिनाम् ।
दृष्ट्वा विपरिधावन्तं भवेयुर्भयशङ्किताः ॥२४॥

24. taṃ māṃ śākhāḥ praśākhāśca skandhāṃścottamaśākhinām ,
dṛṣṭvā viparidhāvantaṃ bhaveyurbhayaśaṅkitāḥ.

24. tam mām śākhāḥ praśākhāḥ ca skandhān ca uttamasākhinām
dṛṣṭvā viparidhāvantam bhaveyuḥ bhayaśaṅkitāḥ

24. uttamasākhinām śākhāḥ ca praśākhāḥ ca skandhān ca (etaiḥ saha) viparidhāvantam mām tam dṛṣṭvā,
bhayaśaṅkitāḥ bhaveyuḥ

24. Upon seeing me running among the branches, twigs, and main trunks of the excellent trees, they would become apprehensive with fear.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that (referring to me in this context)

• माम् (mām) - me

• शाखाः (śākhāḥ) - branches

• प्रशाखाः (praśākhāḥ) - twigs, smaller branches

• च (ca) - and

• स्कन्धान् (skandhān) - trunks, main branches

• च (ca) - and

• उत्तमसाखिनाम् (uttamasākhinām) - of the excellent trees

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• विपरिधावन्तम् (viparidhāvantam) - running about, moving around

• भवेयुः (bhaveyuḥ) - they would become, they should be

• भयशङ्किताः (bhayaśaṅkitāḥ) - apprehensive with fear, fearful

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that (referring to me in this context)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

शाखाः (śākhāḥ) - branches

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śākhā

śākhā - branch, limb, division, school (of Veda)

प्रशाखाः (praśākhāḥ) - twigs, smaller branches

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of praśākhā

praśākhā - small branch, twig, sub-division

Derived from śākhā with prefix pra.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्कन्धान् (skandhān) - trunks, main branches

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of skandha

skandha - trunk of a tree, main branch, shoulder, chapter

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उत्तमसाखिनाम् (uttamasākhinām) - of the excellent trees

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of uttamasākhin

uttamasākhin - having excellent branches, an excellent tree

Compound type : bahuvrihi (uttama+śākhin)

• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• śākhin – having branches, a tree
  noun (masculine)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विपरिधावन्तम् (viparidhāvantam) - running about, moving around

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viparidhāvat

viparidhāvat - running around, roaming, fleeing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root dhāv with prefixes vi and pari.

Prefixes: vi+pari

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mām'.

भवेयुः (bhaveyuḥ) - they would become, they should be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

भयशङ्किताः (bhayaśaṅkitāḥ) - apprehensive with fear, fearful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhayaśaṅkita

bhayaśaṅkita - apprehensive of fear, fearful, suspicious

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhaya+śaṅkita)

• bhaya – fear, dread, alarm
  noun (neuter)
• śaṅkita – apprehensive, suspicious, doubted, feared
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root śaṅk.
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)