वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-25, verse-21

क्षणेन तु महाघोरं वनं निहतराक्षसं ।
बभूव निरय प्रख्यं मांसशोणितकर्दमम् ॥२१॥

21. kṣaṇena tu mahāghoraṃ vanaṃ nihatarākṣasaṃ ,
babhūva niraya prakhyaṃ māṃsaśoṇitakardamam.

21. kṣaṇena tu mahāghoram vanam nihatarākṣasam
babhūva nirayaprakhyam māṃsaśoṇitakardamam

21. kṣaṇena tu nihatarākṣasam mahāghoram vanam
māṃsaśoṇitakardamam nirayaprakhyam babhūva

21. In an instant, that exceedingly dreadful forest, with its demons (rākṣasas) slain, became like a hellish realm (niraya), its ground turned into a mire of flesh and blood.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - very dreadful, exceedingly terrible

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• निहतराक्षसम् (nihatarākṣasam) - having the demons slain, with slain rakshasas

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• निरयप्रख्यम् (nirayaprakhyam) - resembling hell, hell-like

• मांसशोणितकर्दमम् (māṁsaśoṇitakardamam) - having mud of flesh and blood, a mire of flesh and blood

Words meanings and morphology

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant

Note: Indicates time.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - very dreadful, exceedingly terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāghora

mahāghora - very dreadful, exceedingly terrible

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, large, exceedingly
  adjective
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, awful
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Subject of 'babhūva' when followed by a predicate in accusative.

निहतराक्षसम् (nihatarākṣasam) - having the demons slain, with slain rakshasas

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nihatarākṣasa

nihatarākṣasa - having demons slain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nihata+rākṣasa)

• nihata – slain, killed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: han (class 2)
• rākṣasa – demon, rakshasa
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect Active

Root √bhū, Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

निरयप्रख्यम् (nirayaprakhyam) - resembling hell, hell-like

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirayaprakhya

nirayaprakhya - resembling hell

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niraya+prakhya)

• niraya – hell, underworld
  noun (masculine)
• prakhya – resembling, like
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'vanam' as its predicate.

मांसशोणितकर्दमम् (māṁsaśoṇitakardamam) - having mud of flesh and blood, a mire of flesh and blood

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsaśoṇitakardama

māṁsaśoṇitakardama - having mud of flesh and blood

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+śoṇita+kardama)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• śoṇita – blood
  noun (neuter)
• kardama – mud, mire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam' as its predicate.