वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-35, verse-51

निःस्वधं निर्वषट्कारं निष्क्रियं धर्मवर्जितम् ।
वायुप्रकोपात्त्रैलोक्यं निरयस्थमिवाबभौ ॥५१॥

51. niḥsvadhaṃ nirvaṣaṭkāraṃ niṣkriyaṃ dharmavarjitam ,
vāyuprakopāttrailokyaṃ nirayasthamivābabhau.

51. niḥsvadham nirvaṣaṭkāram niṣkriyam dharmavarjitam
vāyuprkopāt trailokyam nirayastham iva ābabhau

51. vāyuprkopāt trailokyam niḥsvadham nirvaṣaṭkāram
niṣkriyam dharmavarjitam nirayastham iva ābabhau

51. The three worlds (trailokyam), devoid of ancestral offerings (niḥsvadham) and oblations (nirvaṣaṭkāram) to deities, inactive, and bereft of their intrinsic nature (dharma), appeared, due to the agitation of the wind, as if they were in hell.

Words meanings summery:

• निःस्वधम् (niḥsvadham) - lacking offerings made to ancestors (devoid of svadhā, without ancestral offerings)

• निर्वषट्कारम् (nirvaṣaṭkāram) - lacking the ritual call and oblation 'vaṣaṭ' (without vaṣaṭkāra, lacking ritual oblations)

• निष्क्रियम् (niṣkriyam) - without any activity or ritual performance (inactive, without action, unengaged)

• धर्मवर्जितम् (dharmavarjitam) - lacking its inherent order or righteousness (dharma) (bereft of dharma, devoid of righteousness/natural law)

• वायुप्र्कोपात् (vāyuprkopāt) - due to a powerful destructive wind that affects the three worlds (due to the agitation of wind, from the fury of wind)

• त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the entire cosmos consisting of the three traditional worlds (the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld))

• निरयस्थम् (nirayastham) - appearing as if it were in the realm of hell (situated in hell, hellish)

• इव (iva) - as if, in the manner of (like, as, as it were)

• आबभौ (ābabhau) - it appeared, it looked like (it shone, it appeared, it manifested)

Words meanings and morphology

निःस्वधम् (niḥsvadham) - lacking offerings made to ancestors (devoid of svadhā, without ancestral offerings)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niḥsvadha

niḥsvadha - without svadhā, lacking ancestral offerings

compound of nis (without) + svadhā (ancestral offering)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+svadhā)

• nis – out, forth, without, away
  indeclinable
• svadhā – ancestral offering, own nature, comfort
  noun (feminine)

Note: agrees with trailokyam

निर्वषट्कारम् (nirvaṣaṭkāram) - lacking the ritual call and oblation 'vaṣaṭ' (without vaṣaṭkāra, lacking ritual oblations)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirvaṣaṭkāra

nirvaṣaṭkāra - without vaṣaṭkāra, lacking oblations

compound of nis (without) + vaṣaṭkāra (ritual oblation)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+vaṣaṭkāra)

• nis – out, forth, without, away
  indeclinable
• vaṣaṭkāra – the act of uttering Vaṣaṭ, ritual oblation
  noun (masculine)
  from vaṣaṭ (interjection) + kāra (making, doing)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: agrees with trailokyam

निष्क्रियम् (niṣkriyam) - without any activity or ritual performance (inactive, without action, unengaged)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niṣkriya

niṣkriya - inactive, without action, unengaged

compound of nis (without) + kriya (action, ritual)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+kriya)

• nis – out, forth, without, away
  indeclinable
• kriya – action, activity, ritual, rite
  noun (feminine)
  from √kṛ 'to do'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: agrees with trailokyam

धर्मवर्जितम् (dharmavarjitam) - lacking its inherent order or righteousness (dharma) (bereft of dharma, devoid of righteousness/natural law)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmavarjita

dharmavarjita - devoid of dharma, bereft of righteousness

compound of dharma (natural law) + varjita (abandoned, devoid of)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+varjita)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  from √dhṛ 'to uphold, support'
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• varjita – abandoned, excluded, devoid of, deprived of
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from √vṛj 'to abandon, exclude'
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: agrees with trailokyam

वायुप्र्कोपात् (vāyuprkopāt) - due to a powerful destructive wind that affects the three worlds (due to the agitation of wind, from the fury of wind)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vāyuprkopa

vāyuprkopa - agitation of wind, fury of wind

compound of vāyu (wind) + prakopa (agitation)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāyu+prakopa)

• vāyu – wind, air, vital air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• prakopa – agitation, excitement, fury, exasperation
  noun (masculine)
  from pra- + √kup 'to be agitated'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kup (class 4)

त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - the entire cosmos consisting of the three traditional worlds (the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of trailokya

trailokya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)

compound of tri (three) + lokya (world, realm)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+loka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)

Note: subject of the verb ābabhau (as 'it appeared')

निरयस्थम् (nirayastham) - appearing as if it were in the realm of hell (situated in hell, hellish)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirayastha

nirayastha - situated in hell, hellish

compound of niraya (hell) + stha (situated)

Compound type : tatpurusha (niraya+stha)

• niraya – hell, abode of torment
  noun (masculine)
  from nis- + √i 'to go'
  Prefix: nis
  Root: i (class 2)
• stha – standing, situated, remaining
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun / suffix
  from √sthā 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: agrees with trailokyam

इव (iva) - as if, in the manner of (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

आबभौ (ābabhau) - it appeared, it looked like (it shone, it appeared, it manifested)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of bhā

perfect active indicative

root bhā, class 2, perfect tense formation, often with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)