वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-9, verse-24

ववर्ष रुधिरं देवो मेघाश्च खरनिस्वनाः ।
प्रबभौ न च खे सूर्यो महोल्काश्चापतन्भुवि ॥२४॥

24. vavarṣa rudhiraṃ devo meghāśca kharanisvanāḥ ,
prababhau na ca khe sūryo maholkāścāpatanbhuvi.

24. vavarṣa rudhiram devaḥ meghāḥ ca kharanisvanāḥ
prababhau na ca khe sūryaḥ mahāulkāḥ ca āpatan bhuvi

24. devaḥ rudhiram vavarṣa ca meghāḥ kharanisvanāḥ (āsīt)
ca sūryaḥ khe na prababhau ca mahāulkāḥ bhuvi āpatan

24. The sky rained blood, and the clouds roared with harsh sounds. The sun did not shine in the sky, and great meteors fell upon the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained

• रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood

• देवः (devaḥ) - the sky or a rain-god (e.g., Indra) as the agent of raining (god, deity, the sky)

• मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

• च (ca) - and

• खरनिस्वनाः (kharanisvanāḥ) - Describing the sound of the clouds. (with harsh sounds/roars, loudly roaring)

• प्रबभौ (prababhau) - shone forth, shone

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• खे (khe) - in the sky

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

• महाउल्काः (mahāulkāḥ) - great meteors, large firebrands

• च (ca) - and

• आपतन् (āpatan) - they fell down

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

Words meanings and morphology

ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vṛṣ

perfect tense (lit)

Root vṛṣ (1st class), perfect active voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood, red

Note: Object of `vavarṣa`.

देवः (devaḥ) - the sky or a rain-god (e.g., Indra) as the agent of raining (god, deity, the sky)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine; also sometimes refers to the sky or celestial sphere.

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of `vavarṣa`.

मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud

Root: mih (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb "were" (or predicate adjective with the clouds).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

खरनिस्वनाः (kharanisvanāḥ) - Describing the sound of the clouds. (with harsh sounds/roars, loudly roaring)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kharanisvana

kharanisvana - having a harsh sound, loudly roaring

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (khara+nisvana)

• khara – harsh, sharp, severe
  adjective
• nisvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  From root svan (to sound) with prefix nis
  Prefix: nis
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "meghāḥ".

प्रबभौ (prababhau) - shone forth, shone

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhā

perfect tense (lit)

Root bhā (2nd class) with prefix pra. Perfect active voice, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

खे (khe) - in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - the sun, sun god

Root: sūv (class 1)

Note: Subject of `prababhau`.

महाउल्काः (mahāulkāḥ) - great meteors, large firebrands

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahāulkā

mahāulkā - great meteor, large firebrand, huge blazing object

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ulkā)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ulkā – meteor, firebrand, torch
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of `āpatan`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

आपतन् (āpatan) - they fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pat

imperfect tense (laṅ)

Root pat (1st class) with prefix ā. Imperfect active voice, 3rd person plural.

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world