वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-27, verse-8

तद्बभूव शितैर्बाणैः खररामविसर्जितैः ।
पर्याकाशमनाकाशं सर्वतः शरसंकुलम् ॥८॥

8. tadbabhūva śitairbāṇaiḥ khararāmavisarjitaiḥ ,
paryākāśamanākāśaṃ sarvataḥ śarasaṃkulam.

8. tat babhūva śitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ khararāmavisarjitaiḥ
paryākāśam anākāśam sarvataḥ śarasaṅkulam

8. tat sarvataḥ khararāmavisarjitaiḥ śitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ
śarasaṅkulam paryākāśam anākāśam babhūva

8. The entire sky, everywhere densely packed with sharp arrows released by Khara and Rāma, became as if sky-less.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the sky/situation) (that, it)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was, happened

• शितैः (śitaiḥ) - by sharp, by whetted, by sharpened

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• खररामविसर्जितैः (khararāmavisarjitaiḥ) - by those released by Khara and Rāma

• पर्याकाशम् (paryākāśam) - the entire, vast sky (the entire sky, all-encompassing sky)

• अनाकाशम् (anākāśam) - sky-less, devoid of sky

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere, from all sides, on all hands

• शरसङ्कुलम् (śarasaṅkulam) - crowded with arrows, filled with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the sky/situation) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Subject of 'babhūva', referring to the sky implicitly.

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

शितैः (śitaiḥ) - by sharp, by whetted, by sharpened

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śita

śita - sharp, whetted, sharpened

Past Passive Participle

From root śo/śā 'to sharpen' + kta suffix

Root: śā (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇaiḥ'.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

खररामविसर्जितैः (khararāmavisarjitaiḥ) - by those released by Khara and Rāma

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khararāmavisarjita

khararāmavisarjita - released by Khara and Rāma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khara+rāma+visarjita)

• khara – Khara (a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāma – Rāma
  proper noun (masculine)
• visarjita – released, discharged, sent forth
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sṛj 'to create, emit' with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇaiḥ'.

पर्याकाशम् (paryākāśam) - the entire, vast sky (the entire sky, all-encompassing sky)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paryākāśa

paryākāśa - the entire sky, pervading the sky, all-encompassing space

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (pari+ākāśa)

• pari – around, completely, thoroughly
  indeclinable
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective describing the implicit 'sky', along with 'anākāśam'.

अनाकाशम् (anākāśam) - sky-less, devoid of sky

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anākāśa

anākāśa - sky-less, without sky, devoid of space

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ākāśa)

• an – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective describing the implicit 'sky'.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere, from all sides, on all hands

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial modifier.

शरसङ्कुलम् (śarasaṅkulam) - crowded with arrows, filled with arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarasaṅkula

śarasaṅkula - crowded with arrows, dense with arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+saṅkula)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• saṅkula – crowded, filled, confused, disordered
  adjective

Note: Predicate adjective describing the implicit 'sky'.