वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-67, verse-26

घनान्धकारे तिमिरे शरवर्षमिवाद्भुतम् ।
स ववर्ष महाबाहुर्नाराचशरवृष्टिभिः ॥२६॥

26. ghanāndhakāre timire śaravarṣamivādbhutam ,
sa vavarṣa mahābāhurnārācaśaravṛṣṭibhiḥ.

26. ghanāndhakāre timire śaravarṣam iva adbhutam
sa vavarṣa mahābāhuḥ nārācaśaravṛṣṭibhiḥ

26. sa mahābāhuḥ ghanāndhakāre timire adbhutaṃ
śaravarṣam iva nārācaśaravṛṣṭibhiḥ vavarṣa

26. In the dense and deep darkness, that mighty-armed warrior rained down astonishing volleys of iron arrows, as if it were a wondrous shower of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• घनान्धकारे (ghanāndhakāre) - in the dense darkness (in dense darkness)

• तिमिरे (timire) - in the gloom (in darkness, in gloom)

• शरवर्षम् (śaravarṣam) - a shower of arrows (shower of arrows, rain of arrows)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - astonishing (wondrous, amazing, marvelous)

• स (sa) - that one (he, that)

• ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained down (rained, showered)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed warrior (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• नाराचशरवृष्टिभिः (nārācaśaravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with volleys of iron arrows (with showers of iron arrows)

Words meanings and morphology

घनान्धकारे (ghanāndhakāre) - in the dense darkness (in dense darkness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ghanāndhakāra

ghanāndhakāra - dense darkness, thick gloom

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghana+andhakāra)

• ghana – dense, thick, solid, cloud
  adjective/noun (masculine/neuter)
• andhakāra – darkness, gloom
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the prevailing condition.

तिमिरे (timire) - in the gloom (in darkness, in gloom)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of timira

timira - darkness, gloom, blindness

Root: tim (class 10)

Note: Emphasizes the deep darkness.

शरवर्षम् (śaravarṣam) - a shower of arrows (shower of arrows, rain of arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, rain of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: śṛ (class 9)
• varṣa – rain, shower, year
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  From √vṛṣ (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of implied "rained down".

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - astonishing (wondrous, amazing, marvelous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, marvelous, astonishing, strange

Note: Qualifies śaravarṣam.

स (sa) - that one (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained down (rained, showered)

(verb)

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

Perfect, active voice, 3rd person singular, root vṛṣ.

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed warrior (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with great arms, mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahat. Here used as prefix in compound.
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for the subject.

नाराचशरवृष्टिभिः (nārācaśaravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with volleys of iron arrows (with showers of iron arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of nārācaśaravṛṣṭi

nārācaśaravṛṣṭi - shower/rain of iron arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārāca+śara+vṛṣṭi)

• nārāca – iron arrow, arrow made of iron
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: śṛ (class 9)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  From √vṛṣ (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Instrument of raining.

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