वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-94, verse-24

दिशश्च प्रदिशः सर्वा बभूवुस्तिमिरावृताः ।
पांसुवर्षेण महता दुर्दर्शं च नभो ऽभवत् ॥२४॥

24. diśaśca pradiśaḥ sarvā babhūvustimirāvṛtāḥ ,
pāṃsuvarṣeṇa mahatā durdarśaṃ ca nabho'bhavat.

24. diśaḥ ca pradiśaḥ sarvāḥ babhūvuḥ timirāvṛtāḥ
pāṃsuvarṣeṇa mahatā durdarśam ca nabhaḥ abhavat

24. sarvāḥ diśaḥ ca pradiśaḥ timirāvṛtāḥ babhūvuḥ
ca mahatā pāṃsuvarṣeṇa nabhaḥ durdarśam abhavat

24. All the primary and intermediate directions became shrouded in darkness, and the sky became difficult to see due to a great shower of dust.

Words meanings summery:

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - intermediate directions

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (of them) (all, every)

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - (directions) became (they became, they were)

• तिमिरावृताः (timirāvṛtāḥ) - shrouded in darkness (covered with darkness, shrouded in gloom)

• पांसुवर्षेण (pāṁsuvarṣeṇa) - by a shower of dust

• महता (mahatā) - by a great (shower) (by a great, by a large)

• दुर्दर्शम् (durdarśam) - difficult to see (difficult to see, invisible, unpleasant to look at)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky (sky, atmosphere, heaven)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - (sky) became (it became, it was)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, point of the compass

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Subject.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - intermediate directions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pradiś

pradiś - intermediate direction (e.g., northeast, southeast)

pra (forth, forward) + diś (direction).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pra+diś)

• pra – forth, forward, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix
• diś – direction, quarter
  noun (feminine)
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Subject.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (of them) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Adjectival pronoun.

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - (directions) became (they became, they were)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of bhū

perfect active

3rd person plural perfect active of root bhū (to be), class 1.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तिमिरावृताः (timirāvṛtāḥ) - shrouded in darkness (covered with darkness, shrouded in gloom)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of timirāvṛta

timirāvṛta - covered with darkness, enveloped in gloom

timira (darkness) + āvṛta (covered).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (timira+āvṛta)

• timira – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tim (class 4)
• āvṛta – covered, enveloped, surrounded
  participle
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root vṛ (to cover) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

पांसुवर्षेण (pāṁsuvarṣeṇa) - by a shower of dust

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṃsuvarṣa

pāṁsuvarṣa - shower of dust, rain of dust

pāṃsu (dust) + varṣa (rain, shower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṃsu+varṣa)

• pāṃsu – dust, sand
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower, year
  noun (masculine)
  From root vṛṣ (to rain)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause.

महता (mahatā) - by a great (shower) (by a great, by a large)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

दुर्दर्शम् (durdarśam) - difficult to see (difficult to see, invisible, unpleasant to look at)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durdarśa

durdarśa - difficult to see, invisible, unsightly

dur (badly/difficultly) + dṛś (to see).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+darśa)

• dur – bad, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
  prefix
• darśa – seeing, sight, visible
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky (sky, atmosphere, heaven)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, heaven

अभवत् (abhavat) - (sky) became (it became, it was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of bhū

imperfect active

3rd person singular imperfect active of root bhū (to be), class 1.

Root: bhū (class 1)