वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-27, verse-9

शरजालावृतः सूर्यो न तदा स्म प्रकाशते ।
अन्योन्यवधसंरम्भादुभयोः संप्रयुध्यतोः ॥९॥

9. śarajālāvṛtaḥ sūryo na tadā sma prakāśate ,
anyonyavadhasaṃrambhādubhayoḥ saṃprayudhyatoḥ.

9. śarajālāvṛtaḥ sūryaḥ na tadā sma prakāśate
anyonyavadhasaṃrambhāt ubhayoḥ samprayudhyatoḥ

9. tadā śarajālāvṛtaḥ sūryaḥ na prakāśate sma,
ubhayoḥ anyonyavadhasaṃrambhāt samprayudhyatoḥ

9. Then, covered by a dense net of arrows, the sun did not shine, as both combatants were intensely engaged in the frenzy of mutual slaughter.

Words meanings summery:

• शरजालावृतः (śarajālāvṛtaḥ) - covered by a net of arrows

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

• न (na) - not

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense with present verb)

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shone (due to 'sma') (shines, appears)

• अन्योन्यवधसंरम्भात् (anyonyavadhasaṁrambhāt) - due to the frenzy/eagerness of mutual killing

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both (Khara and Rāma) (of both, of the two)

• सम्प्रयुध्यतोः (samprayudhyatoḥ) - of the two who were fighting intensely

Words meanings and morphology

शरजालावृतः (śarajālāvṛtaḥ) - covered by a net of arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarajālāvṛta

śarajālāvṛta - covered by a net of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarajāla+āvṛta)

• śarajāla – net of arrows, multitude of arrows
  noun (neuter)
• āvṛta – covered, enveloped, concealed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛ 'to cover' with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'sūryaḥ'.

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - the sun, sun god

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense with present verb)

(indeclinable)

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shone (due to 'sma') (shines, appears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prakāś

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Used with 'sma' to indicate past action.

अन्योन्यवधसंरम्भात् (anyonyavadhasaṁrambhāt) - due to the frenzy/eagerness of mutual killing

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anyonyavadhasaṃrambha

anyonyavadhasaṁrambha - fury/eagerness for mutual slaughter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+vadha+saṃrambha)

• anyonya – mutual, reciprocal, each other
  pronoun
• vadha – killing, slaughter, destruction
  noun (masculine)
• saṃrambha – fury, impetuosity, eagerness, intense activity
  noun (masculine)
  From root rabh 'to seize' with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause.

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both (Khara and Rāma) (of both, of the two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both, two

Note: Agrees with 'samprayudhyatoḥ'.

सम्प्रयुध्यतोः (samprayudhyatoḥ) - of the two who were fighting intensely

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of samprayudhyat

samprayudhyat - fighting intensely, battling

Present Active Participle

From root yudh 'to fight' with prefixes sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'ubhayoḥ', referring to Khara and Rāma.