वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-62, verse-27

ततो विस्फारयाणस्य रामस्य धनुरुत्तमम् ।
बभूव तुमुलः शब्दो राक्षसानां भयावहः ॥२७॥

27. tato visphārayāṇasya rāmasya dhanuruttamam ,
babhūva tumulaḥ śabdo rākṣasānāṃ bhayāvahaḥ.

27. tataḥ visphārayāṇasya rāmasya dhanuḥ uttamam
babhūva tumulaḥ śabdaḥ rākṣasānām bhayāvahaḥ

27. tataḥ rāmasya uttamam dhanuḥ visphārayāṇasya
tumulaḥ bhayāvahaḥ rākṣasānām śabdaḥ babhūva

27. Then, as Rāma was drawing his excellent bow, a tumultuous sound arose, which was terrifying to the Rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• विस्फारयाणस्य (visphārayāṇasya) - of one stretching/drawing (a bow)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, highest

• बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it became, it arose

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, loud, great

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, word

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rākṣasas

• भयावहः (bhayāvahaḥ) - causing fear, terrifying

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

विस्फारयाणस्य (visphārayāṇasya) - of one stretching/drawing (a bow)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of visphārayāṇa

visphārayāṇa - stretching, drawing (a bow), causing to burst

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the causative stem of the root √sphur (to throb, expand) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: sphur (class 6)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, archer's bow

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, principal

बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it became, it arose

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, loud, great

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, noisy, great, violent

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, word

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, voice

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a Rākṣasa (demon), belonging to Rākṣasas

भयावहः (bhayāvahaḥ) - causing fear, terrifying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhayāvaha

bhayāvaha - causing fear, dreadful, terrible

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+āvaha)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective
  Agent Noun/Derivative adjective
  Derived from the root √vah (to carry, bear) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)