वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-25, verse-27

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शब्दो भेरीशङ्खसमाकुलः ।
श्रुतो वै सर्वसैन्यानां कम्पयन्धरणीतलम् ॥२७॥

27. etasminnantare śabdo bherīśaṅkhasamākulaḥ ,
śruto vai sarvasainyānāṃ kampayandharaṇītalam.

27. etasmin antare śabdaḥ bherī-śaṅkha-sam-ākulaḥ
śrutaḥ vai sarva-sainyānām kampayan dharaṇī-talam

27. etasmin antare bherī-śaṅkha-sam-ākulaḥ śabdaḥ
dharaṇī-talam kampayan sarva-sainyānām śrutaḥ vai

27. At this moment, a sound, tumultuous with the clamor of drums and conches, was indeed heard by all the armies, causing the surface of the earth to tremble.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - at this (moment) (in this, at this)

• अन्तरे (antare) - at this moment (in the middle, in the interval, in the interim, at this moment)

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - a sound (sound, noise, word)

• भेरी-शङ्ख-सम्-आकुलः (bherī-śaṅkha-sam-ākulaḥ) - tumultuous with the clamor of drums and conches (agitated by drums and conches, tumultuous with drums and conches)

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - was heard (heard, renowned, learned)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

• सर्व-सैन्यानाम् (sarva-sainyānām) - by all the armies (of all armies)

• कम्पयन् (kampayan) - causing to tremble, shaking

• धरणी-तलम् (dharaṇī-talam) - the surface of the earth (the surface of the earth, the ground)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - at this (moment) (in this, at this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

अन्तरे (antare) - at this moment (in the middle, in the interval, in the interim, at this moment)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - middle, interval, interim, space, difference

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - a sound (sound, noise, word)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word

भेरी-शङ्ख-सम्-आकुलः (bherī-śaṅkha-sam-ākulaḥ) - tumultuous with the clamor of drums and conches (agitated by drums and conches, tumultuous with drums and conches)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bherī-śaṅkha-samākula

bherī-śaṅkha-samākula - agitated by drums and conches, tumultuous with drums and conches

Compound 'bherī' (drum) + 'śaṅkha' (conch) + 'samākula' (agitated, tumultuous)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bherī+śaṅkha+samākula)

• bherī – drum
  noun (feminine)
• śaṅkha – conch, conch-shell
  noun (masculine)
• samākula – crowded, tumultuous, agitated, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  From root kula (to collect) with prefixes sam (together) and ā (towards, greatly)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kul (class 10)

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - was heard (heard, renowned, learned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, learned, renowned

Past Passive Participle

From root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

सर्व-सैन्यानाम् (sarva-sainyānām) - by all the armies (of all armies)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva-sainya

sarva-sainya - all armies, the entire army

Compound 'sarva' (all) + 'sainya' (army, troops)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+sainya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• sainya – army, troops, military force
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'senā' (army)

Note: Used here with a passive construction, so it acts like an agent in the instrumental case ('by all armies').

कम्पयन् (kampayan) - causing to tremble, shaking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kampayant

kampayant - causing to tremble, shaking, vibrating

Present Active Participle (causative)

From causative of root kamp (to tremble), kampaya (to cause to tremble)

Root: kamp (class 1)

धरणी-तलम् (dharaṇī-talam) - the surface of the earth (the surface of the earth, the ground)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharaṇī-tala

dharaṇī-tala - surface of the earth, ground, earth's surface

Compound 'dharaṇī' (earth) + 'tala' (surface, flat ground)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tala – surface, flat ground, palm (of hand), sole (of foot)
  noun (neuter)