योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-110, verse-3

शरजालमहाधूमच्छन्नार्कविलसत्तमः ।
क्षिप्रदृष्टरवि क्षिप्रमदृष्टरविमण्डलम् ॥ ३ ॥

śarajālamahādhūmacchannārkavilasattamaḥ ,
kṣipradṛṣṭaravi kṣipramadṛṣṭaravimaṇḍalam 3

3. śarajālamahādhūmacchannārkavilastamaḥ
kṣipradṛṣṭaravi kṣipramadṛṣṭaravimaṇḍalam

3. śarajālamahādhūmacchannārkavilastamaḥ
kṣipradṛṣṭaravi kṣipramadṛṣṭaravimaṇḍalam

3. (The battle was also characterized by) a dense obscuration, as the sun was hidden by vast nets of arrows and huge clouds of smoke, causing it to be seen only fleetingly, and then its disc quickly becoming invisible again.

Words meanings summery:

• शरजालमहाधूमच्छन्नार्कविलस्तमः (śarajālamahādhūmacchannārkavilastamaḥ) - having darkness manifesting, with the sun obscured by dense smoke from nets of arrows

• क्षिप्रदृष्टरवि (kṣipradṛṣṭaravi) - having the sun quickly seen, where the sun is seen fleetingly

• क्षिप्रमदृष्टरविमण्डलम् (kṣipramadṛṣṭaravimaṇḍalam) - having the sun's disc quickly unseen, where the sun's disc becomes quickly invisible

Words meanings and morphology

शरजालमहाधूमच्छन्नार्कविलस्तमः (śarajālamahādhūmacchannārkavilastamaḥ) - having darkness manifesting, with the sun obscured by dense smoke from nets of arrows

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śarajālamahādhūmacchannārkavilastamas

śarajālamahādhūmacchannārkavilastamas - having a pervasive darkness, with the sun obscured by great smoke from nets of arrows

Bahuvrīhi compound describing the atmospheric conditions.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śarajāla+mahādhūma+channa+arka+vilasat+tamas)

• śarajāla – net/multitude of arrows
  noun (neuter)
• mahādhūma – great smoke, dense smoke
  noun (masculine)
• channa – covered, hidden, obscured
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root chad (to cover).
  Root: chad (class 10)
• arka – sun
  noun (masculine)
• vilasat – shining, manifesting, appearing
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  From root las (to shine, play) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)
• tamas – darkness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'raṇam'.

क्षिप्रदृष्टरवि (kṣipradṛṣṭaravi) - having the sun quickly seen, where the sun is seen fleetingly

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kṣipradṛṣṭaravi

kṣipradṛṣṭaravi - having the sun quickly seen

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣipra+dṛṣṭa+ravi)

• kṣipra – quick, swift, quickly
  adjective
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• ravi – sun
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'raṇam'.

क्षिप्रमदृष्टरविमण्डलम् (kṣipramadṛṣṭaravimaṇḍalam) - having the sun's disc quickly unseen, where the sun's disc becomes quickly invisible

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kṣipramadṛṣṭaravimaṇḍala

kṣipramadṛṣṭaravimaṇḍala - having the sun's disc quickly unseen

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣipra+adṛṣṭa+ravimaṇḍala)

• kṣipra – quick, swift, quickly
  adjective
• adṛṣṭa – unseen, invisible
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (negative)
  Negative particle 'a' + Past Passive Participle of root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• ravimaṇḍala – sun's disc, solar orb
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'raṇam'.