वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-28, verse-46

प्रयुध्यतोरथ तयोर्बाणवर्षैः समन्ततः ।
नाज्ञायत तदा किं चित् सर्वं हि तमसा वृतम् ॥४६॥

46. prayudhyatoratha tayorbāṇavarṣaiḥ samantataḥ ,
nājñāyata tadā kiṃ cit sarvaṃ hi tamasā vṛtam.

46. prayudhyatoḥ atha tayoḥ bāṇavarṣaiḥ samantataḥ
na ajñāyata tadā kim cit sarvam hi tamasā vṛtam

46. atha prayudhyatoḥ tayoḥ samantataḥ bāṇavarṣaiḥ tadā kim cit na ajñāyata.
hi sarvam tamasā vṛtam

46. As those two fought, with arrow showers everywhere, nothing could be seen then, for everything was enveloped in darkness.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रयुध्यतोः (prayudhyatoḥ) - of the two who were fighting, while they two were fighting

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, by those two

• बाणवर्षैः (bāṇavarṣaiḥ) - by showers of arrows

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, completely

• न (na) - not, no

• अज्ञायत (ajñāyata) - was known, was perceived, could be seen

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• किम् (kim) - what, which, something, anything

• चित् (cit) - even, indeed, anything (suffix)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, everything

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness

• वृतम् (vṛtam) - covered, enveloped, surrounded

Words meanings and morphology

प्रयुध्यतोः (prayudhyatoḥ) - of the two who were fighting, while they two were fighting

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, dual of prayudhyat

prayudhyat - fighting, combating

present participle (ātmanepada)

From pra- + √yudh (to fight).

Prefix: pra

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Part of a genitive absolute construction 'prayudhyatoḥ tayoḥ' (while those two fought).

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks a sequence of events.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, by those two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Indra and Rāvaṇa.

बाणवर्षैः (bāṇavarṣaiḥ) - by showers of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇavarṣa

bāṇavarṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+varṣa)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the means by which things were obscured.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, completely

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb describing the direction/extent of the arrow showers.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'ajñāyata'.

अज्ञायत (ajñāyata) - was known, was perceived, could be seen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of jñā

imperfect passive

From √jñā (to know) in the passive voice, imperfect tense.

Root: jñā (class 9)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

किम् (kim) - what, which, something, anything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, something, anything

Note: Forms the indefinite pronoun 'kim cit'.

चित् (cit) - even, indeed, anything (suffix)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'was'.

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Explanatory particle.

तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness

Note: Agent of 'vṛtam'.

वृतम् (vṛtam) - covered, enveloped, surrounded

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛta

vṛta - covered, enveloped

Past Passive Participle

From √vṛ (to cover, enclose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvam'.