वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-83, verse-32

ततो नष्टप्रभः सूर्यो दिशश्च तिमिरावृताः ।
द्विजाश्च नेदुर्घोराश्च संचचाल च मेदिनी ॥३२॥

32. tato naṣṭaprabhaḥ sūryo diśaśca timirāvṛtāḥ ,
dvijāśca nedurghorāśca saṃcacāla ca medinī.

32. tataḥ naṣṭaprabhaḥ sūryaḥ diśaḥ ca timirāvṛtāḥ
dvijāḥ ca neduḥ ghorāḥ ca saṃcacāla ca medinī

32. Then, the sun became lusterless, and the directions were covered in darkness. Also, dreadful birds shrieked, and the earth trembled.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

• नष्टप्रभः (naṣṭaprabhaḥ) - whose splendor is lost, lusterless, faded, dim

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions, quarters of the sky

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तिमिरावृताः (timirāvṛtāḥ) - enveloped in darkness, covered by darkness

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - birds (as omens are often described with birds' cries) (birds; twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya))

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

• नेदुः (neduḥ) - shrieked (referring to birds) (they sounded, they roared, they shrieked)

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संचचाल (saṁcacāla) - trembled (it trembled, it shook, it moved)

• च (ca) - also (and, also)

• मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth, ground

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: An adverbial indeclinable

नष्टप्रभः (naṣṭaprabhaḥ) - whose splendor is lost, lusterless, faded, dim

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭaprabha

naṣṭaprabha - having lost splendor/light

Compound type : bahuvrihi (naṣṭa+prabhā)

• naṣṭa – lost, perished, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `naś` (to perish, be lost)
  Root: naś (class 4)
• prabhā – splendor, radiance, light
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with `sūryaḥ`

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, Sun-god

Root: sū

Note: Subject

दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions, quarters of the sky

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Derived from root `diś` (to point out)

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Subject

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

तिमिरावृताः (timirāvṛtāḥ) - enveloped in darkness, covered by darkness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of timirāvṛta

timirāvṛta - covered with darkness, enveloped in gloom

Compound type : tatpurusha (timira+āvṛta)

• timira – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• āvṛta – covered, enveloped, surrounded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `vṛ` (to cover) with prefix `ā-`
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `diśaḥ`

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - birds (as omens are often described with birds' cries) (birds; twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth

From `dvi` (twice) + `ja` (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Kṛt suffix -ja
  Derived from root `jan` (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of `neduḥ`

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses

नेदुः (neduḥ) - shrieked (referring to birds) (they sounded, they roared, they shrieked)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of nad

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Main verb for `dvijāḥ`

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

Note: Agrees with `dvijāḥ`

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

संचचाल (saṁcacāla) - trembled (it trembled, it shook, it moved)

(verb)

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

Compound verb from `sam-` (together, thoroughly) and root `cal` (to move)

Prefix: sam

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Main verb for `medinī`

च (ca) - also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

मेदिनी (medinī) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - the earth, soil, ground

Root: med

Note: Subject of `saṃcacāla`