वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-77, verse-27

चापवेगप्रमुक्तैश्च बाणजालैः समन्ततः ।
अन्तरिक्षे ऽभिसंछन्ने न रूपाणि चकाशिरे ।
तमसा पिहितं सर्वमासीद्भीमतरं महत् ॥२७॥

27. cāpavegapramuktaiśca bāṇajālaiḥ samantataḥ ,
antarikṣe'bhisaṃchanne na rūpāṇi cakāśire ,
tamasā pihitaṃ sarvamāsīdbhīmataraṃ mahat.

27. cāpavegapramuktaiḥ ca bāṇajālaiḥ
samantataḥ antarikṣe abhisaṃchanne
na rūpāṇi cakāśire tamasā
pihitam sarvam āsīt bhīmataram mahat

27. samantataḥ cāpavegapramuktaiḥ ca
bāṇajālaiḥ antarikṣe abhisaṃchanne
sati rūpāṇi na cakāśire tamasā
pihitam sarvam bhīmataram mahat āsīt

27. And with showers of arrows released with bow-like speed from all sides, the sky became completely covered, and no forms shone forth. Everything was enveloped by darkness, becoming exceedingly dreadful and vast.

Words meanings summery:

• चापवेगप्रमुक्तैः (cāpavegapramuktaiḥ) - by the arrows released with the speed of bows (by those released with the speed of bows)

• च (ca) - and, also

• बाणजालैः (bāṇajālaiḥ) - by showers/nets of arrows

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in the intermediate space

• अभिसंछन्ने (abhisaṁchanne) - when covered over, completely enveloped

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - the forms of the fighters or their weapons (forms, shapes, appearances)

• चकाशिरे (cakāśire) - shone, appeared

• तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness

• पिहितम् (pihitam) - covered, concealed

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• भीमतरम् (bhīmataram) - more dreadful, exceedingly dreadful

• महत् (mahat) - great, immense

Words meanings and morphology

चापवेगप्रमुक्तैः (cāpavegapramuktaiḥ) - by the arrows released with the speed of bows (by those released with the speed of bows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of cāpavegapramukta

cāpavegapramukta - released with bow-speed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cāpavega+pramukta)

• cāpavega – bow-speed
  noun (masculine)
• pramukta – released, discharged, thrown
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √muc with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `bāṇajālaiḥ`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बाणजालैः (bāṇajālaiḥ) - by showers/nets of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bāṇajāla

bāṇajāla - net of arrows, shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+jāla)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, web, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'samanta' (all-round) with suffix -tas (indicating 'from')

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in the intermediate space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, atmosphere, intermediate space

अभिसंछन्ने (abhisaṁchanne) - when covered over, completely enveloped

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of abhisaṃchanna

abhisaṁchanna - completely covered, enveloped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √chad with prefixes abhi- and sam-

Prefixes: abhi+sam

Root: chad (class 1)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with `antarikṣe`.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - the forms of the fighters or their weapons (forms, shapes, appearances)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

चकाशिरे (cakāśire) - shone, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of kāś

Perfect

Reduplicated root √kāś (class 1), 3rd plural Middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Intransitive verb.

तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom; a quality of nature (prakṛti)

पिहितम् (pihitam) - covered, concealed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pihita

pihita - covered, concealed, hidden, shut

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dhā with prefix api-

Prefix: api

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `sarvam`.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Can also be an adjective.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect

a- (augment) + as (root) + -īt (3rd singular ending)

Root: as (class 2)

भीमतरम् (bhīmataram) - more dreadful, exceedingly dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhīmatara

bhīmatara - more dreadful, very dreadful

Comparative degree of 'bhīma' (dreadful)

Note: Agrees with `sarvam`.

महत् (mahat) - great, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, immense, important

Note: Agrees with `sarvam`.