वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-34, verse-23

सुवर्णपुङ्खैर्विशिखैः संपतद्भिः सहस्रशः ।
बभूव रजनी चित्रा खद्योतैरिव शारदी ॥२३॥

23. suvarṇapuṅkhairviśikhaiḥ saṃpatadbhiḥ sahasraśaḥ ,
babhūva rajanī citrā khadyotairiva śāradī.

23. suvarṇapuṅkhaiḥ viśikhaiḥ saṃpatadbhiḥ sahasraśaḥ
babhūva rajanī citrā khadyotaiḥ iva śāradī

23. suvarṇapuṅkhaiḥ saṃpatadbhiḥ sahasraśaḥ viśikhaiḥ
rajanī śāradī khadyotaiḥ iva citrā babhūva

23. The night became variegated, resembling an autumn night filled with fireflies, due to the thousands of golden-shafted arrows showering down.

Words meanings summery:

• सुवर्णपुङ्खैः (suvarṇapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden-shafted (arrows) (with golden feathered/shafted)

• विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows (with arrows, with headless)

• संपतद्भिः (saṁpatadbhiḥ) - showering down (with those flying together, showering)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, happened, existed)

• रजनी (rajanī) - the night (night)

• चित्रा (citrā) - variegated, colorful (varied, colorful, wonderful, bright)

• खद्योतैः (khadyotaiḥ) - with fireflies (with fireflies, glow-worms)

• इव (iva) - resembling (like, as)

• शारदी (śāradī) - autumnal (autumnal, belonging to autumn)

Words meanings and morphology

सुवर्णपुङ्खैः (suvarṇapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden-shafted (arrows) (with golden feathered/shafted)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suvarṇapuṅkha

suvarṇapuṅkha - having golden feathers/shafts (of an arrow)

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (suvarṇa+puṅkha)

• suvarṇa – gold, golden, excellent color
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: su (good) + varṇa (color).
  Prefix: su
• puṅkha – feather (of an arrow), shaft end
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with viśikhaiḥ.

विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows (with arrows, with headless)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viśikha

viśikha - arrow (literally, 'headless' or 'without a point', but commonly refers to an arrow), a sage, a barber

Compound: vi (without) + śikhā (top-knot, point, head).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+śikhā)

• vi – without, separation, distinct, intense
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix indicating separation or negation.
• śikhā – point, crest, top-knot, flame
  noun (feminine)

Note: Means arrows here.

संपतद्भिः (saṁpatadbhiḥ) - showering down (with those flying together, showering)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃpatat

saṁpatat - flying together, falling together, showering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pat (to fly, fall) with upasarga sam- and śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with viśikhaiḥ.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas indicating distribution or measure.

बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, happened, existed)

(verb)

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

Perfect (lit) Third Person Singular

From root bhū, perfect tense, third person singular, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

रजनी (rajanī) - the night (night)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night, darkness

Root: raj (class 1)

Note: Subject of babhūva.

चित्रा (citrā) - variegated, colorful (varied, colorful, wonderful, bright)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citra

citra - varied, colorful, bright, wonderful, strange, picture

Note: Predicative adjective for rajanī.

खद्योतैः (khadyotaiḥ) - with fireflies (with fireflies, glow-worms)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khadyota

khadyota - firefly, glow-worm (literally, 'sky-shining')

Compound: kha (sky) + dyota (shining).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kha+dyota)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• dyota – shining, radiant
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root dyut (to shine).
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Part of the simile for comparison.

इव (iva) - resembling (like, as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

शारदी (śāradī) - autumnal (autumnal, belonging to autumn)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāradī

śāradī - autumnal, relating to autumn

Derived from śarad (autumn) with 'ī' suffix.

Note: Agrees with an implied 'night' in the simile (e.g., śāradī rajanī).