वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-22, verse-9

क्षतजार्द्रसवर्णाभा संध्याकालं विना बभौ ।
खरस्याभिमुखं नेदुस्तदा घोरा मृगाः खगाः ॥९॥

9. kṣatajārdrasavarṇābhā saṃdhyākālaṃ vinā babhau ,
kharasyābhimukhaṃ nedustadā ghorā mṛgāḥ khagāḥ.

9. kṣataja-ardra-savarṇa-ābhā saṃdhyākālam vinā babhau
| kharasya abhimukham neduḥ tadā ghorāḥ mṛgāḥ khagāḥ

9. saṃdhyākālam vinā kṣataja-ardra-savarṇa-ābhā babhau
tadā ghorāḥ mṛgāḥ khagāḥ kharasya abhimukham neduḥ

9. Without it being evening, an appearance the color of fresh blood shone. Then, fierce animals and birds cried out facing Khara.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षतज-अर्द्र-सवर्ण-आभा (kṣataja-ardra-savarṇa-ābhā) - having the appearance/luster of the color of wet blood

• संध्याकालम् (saṁdhyākālam) - evening time, twilight

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared brilliant

• खरस्य (kharasya) - of Khara

• अभिमुखम् (abhimukham) - facing, towards

• नेदुः (neduḥ) - cried out, roared, sounded

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - fierce, dreadful, terrible

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - animals, deer, beasts

• खगाः (khagāḥ) - birds, creatures moving in the sky

Words meanings and morphology

क्षतज-अर्द्र-सवर्ण-आभा (kṣataja-ardra-savarṇa-ābhā) - having the appearance/luster of the color of wet blood

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣataja-ardra-savarṇa-ābhā

kṣataja-ardra-savarṇa-ābhā - having the appearance/luster of the color of wet blood

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣataja+ardra+savarṇa+ābhā)

• kṣataja – blood; born from a wound
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from kṣata (wound) + ja (born)
• ardra – wet, moist, soaked
  adjective (neuter)
• savarṇa – of the same color, similar, homogeneous
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sa
• ābhā – splendor, light, luster, appearance, color
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

संध्याकालम् (saṁdhyākālam) - evening time, twilight

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃdhyākāla

saṁdhyākāla - evening time, twilight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃdhyā+kāla)

• saṃdhyā – twilight, junction of day and night, evening prayer
  noun (feminine)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared brilliant

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

From root bhā (to shine), Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhā (class 2)

खरस्य (kharasya) - of Khara

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of khara

khara - Khara (a demon, Rāvaṇa's brother)

अभिमुखम् (abhimukham) - facing, towards

(indeclinable)

Can also be an adjective in accusative singular neuter

Prefix: abhi

Root: mukh

नेदुः (neduḥ) - cried out, roared, sounded

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of nad

Perfect Active

From root nad (to sound), Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root: nad (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - fierce, dreadful, terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - fierce, dreadful, terrible, fearful

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - animals, deer, beasts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - animal, deer, game

खगाः (khagāḥ) - birds, creatures moving in the sky

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khaga

khaga - bird; creature moving in the sky (kha = sky, ga = going)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+ga)

• kha – sky, space, ether, zero
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)