वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-62, verse-21

अश्वं मुक्तं गजो दृष्ट्वा कच्चिद्भीतो ऽपसर्पति ।
भीतो भीतं गजं दृष्ट्वा क्व चिदश्वो निवर्तते ॥२१॥

21. aśvaṃ muktaṃ gajo dṛṣṭvā kaccidbhīto'pasarpati ,
bhīto bhītaṃ gajaṃ dṛṣṭvā kva cidaśvo nivartate.

21. aśvaṃ muktaṃ gajaḥ dṛṣṭvā kaccit bhītaḥ apasarpati
bhītaḥ bhītaṃ gajaṃ dṛṣṭvā kvacit aśvaḥ nivartate

21. kaccit gajaḥ muktaṃ aśvaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhītaḥ apasarpati
ca kvacit aśvaḥ bhītaṃ gajaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhītaḥ nivartate

21. Sometimes, an elephant, becoming afraid upon seeing a released horse, retreats. And sometimes a horse, itself afraid upon seeing a frightened elephant, turns back.

Words meanings summery:

• अश्वं (aśvaṁ) - horse (accusative)

• मुक्तं (muktaṁ) - the released horse (released, freed (accusative))

• गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - sometimes, perchance, perhaps

• भीतः (bhītaḥ) - the elephant becoming afraid (afraid, frightened)

• अपसर्पति (apasarpati) - retreats, moves away, glides away

• भीतः (bhītaḥ) - the horse becoming afraid (afraid, frightened)

• भीतं (bhītaṁ) - the frightened elephant (afraid, frightened (accusative))

• गजं (gajaṁ) - elephant (accusative)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere

• अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - horse

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns back, retreats, ceases

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वं (aśvaṁ) - horse (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

Note: Object of `dṛṣṭvā`

मुक्तं (muktaṁ) - the released horse (released, freed (accusative))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - released, freed, liberated

Past Passive Participle

from √muc (to release, let go)

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `aśvaṃ`

गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Note: Subject of `apasarpati`

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Acts adverbially, referring to the subject `gajaḥ`

कच्चित् (kaccit) - sometimes, perchance, perhaps

(indeclinable)

भीतः (bhītaḥ) - the elephant becoming afraid (afraid, frightened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, frightened, terrified

Past Passive Participle

from √bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `gajaḥ`

अपसर्पति (apasarpati) - retreats, moves away, glides away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of sṛp

Present Active Third Person Singular

from √sṛp (to creep, move) with prefix apa-

Prefix: apa

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Main verb for `gajaḥ`

भीतः (bhītaḥ) - the horse becoming afraid (afraid, frightened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, frightened, terrified

Past Passive Participle

from √bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `aśvaḥ`

भीतं (bhītaṁ) - the frightened elephant (afraid, frightened (accusative))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, frightened, terrified

Past Passive Participle

from √bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `gajaṃ`

गजं (gajaṁ) - elephant (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Note: Object of `dṛṣṭvā`

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Acts adverbially, referring to the subject `aśvaḥ`

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes, somewhere

(indeclinable)

अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - horse

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

Note: Subject of `nivartate`

निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns back, retreats, ceases

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of vṛt

Present Middle Third Person Singular

from √vṛt (to turn) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Main verb for `aśvaḥ`