वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-73, verse-5

विभीषणवचः श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणः शुभलक्षणः ।
ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि राक्षसेन्द्रसुतं प्रति ॥५॥

5. vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śrutvā lakṣmaṇaḥ śubhalakṣaṇaḥ ,
vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi rākṣasendrasutaṃ prati.

5. vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śrutvā lakṣmaṇaḥ śubhalakṣaṇaḥ
vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi rākṣasendrasutam prati

5. vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ śrutvā śubhalakṣaṇaḥ lakṣmaṇaḥ rākṣasendrasutam prati śaravarṣāṇi vavarṣa.

5. Upon hearing Vibhīṣaṇa's words, Lakshmana, who was endowed with auspicious marks, showered arrows upon the son of the king of rākṣasas (Indrajit).

Words meanings summery:

• विभीषणवचः (vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa's words

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

• शुभलक्षणः (śubhalakṣaṇaḥ) - possessing auspicious marks

• ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - he rained, he showered

• शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows, volleys of arrows

• राक्षसेन्द्रसुतम् (rākṣasendrasutam) - the son of the king of rākṣasas (Indrajit) (the son of the king of rākṣasas)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, concerning

Words meanings and morphology

विभीषणवचः (vibhīṣaṇavacaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa's words

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vibhīṣaṇavacas

vibhīṣaṇavacas - words of Vibhīṣaṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vibhīṣaṇa+vacas)

• vibhīṣaṇa – Vibhīṣaṇa (Rāvaṇa's brother who sided with Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of śrutvā.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (Rama's brother)

Note: Subject of vavarṣa.

शुभलक्षणः (śubhalakṣaṇaḥ) - possessing auspicious marks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śubhalakṣaṇa

śubhalakṣaṇa - having auspicious marks/characteristics

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+lakṣaṇa)

• śubha – auspicious, propitious, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with lakṣmaṇaḥ.

ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - he rained, he showered

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular perfect tense, reduplicated form

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows, volleys of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, showering
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of vavarṣa.

राक्षसेन्द्रसुतम् (rākṣasendrasutam) - the son of the king of rākṣasas (Indrajit) (the son of the king of rākṣasas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendrasuta

rākṣasendrasuta - son of the king of rākṣasas (i.e. Indrajit)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa-indra+suta)

• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king (here: Rāvaṇa)
  noun (masculine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Indrajit.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, concerning

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing accusative case