Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 74: The Arrival of Paraśurāma
Text 1.74.16
तमसा संवृतः सूर्यः सर्वा न प्रबभुर्दिशः।
भस्मना चावृतं सर्वं संमूढमिव तद्बलम्॥
tamasā saṁvṛtaḥ sūryaḥ sarvā na prababhur diśaḥ
bhasmanā cāvṛtaṁ sarvaṁ saṁmūḍham iva tad-balam
tamasā = by darkness; samvṛtaḥ = became covered; sūryaḥ = the sun; sarvāḥ = all; na prababhuḥ = became invisible; diśaḥ = the directions; bhasmanā ca = by ashes; āvṛtam = was covered; sarvam = everything; sammūḍham iva = became as if completely bewildered; tat-balam = Daśaratha’s army.
The sun became covered by darkness. All the directions became invisible. Everything was covered by ashes. Daśaratha’s army became as if completely bewildered.