वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-87, verse-26

गवाक्षितमिवाकाशं बभूव शूरवृष्टिभिः ।
महावेगैः सुतीक्ष्णाग्रैर्गृध्रपत्रैः सुवाजितैः ॥२६॥

26. gavākṣitamivākāśaṃ babhūva śūravṛṣṭibhiḥ ,
mahāvegaiḥ sutīkṣṇāgrairgṛdhrapatraiḥ suvājitaiḥ.

26. gavākṣitam iva ākāśam babhūva śūravṛṣṭibhiḥ
mahāvegaiḥ sutīkṣṇāgraiḥ gṛdhrapatraiḥ suvājitaiḥ

26. ākāśam śūravṛṣṭibhiḥ mahāvegaiḥ sutīkṣṇāgraiḥ
gṛdhrapatraiḥ suvājitaiḥ gavākṣitam iva babhūva

26. The sky became as if pierced by windows, due to the showers of arrows shot with great force, having very sharp tips, and well-feathered with vulture plumes.

Words meanings summery:

• गवाक्षितम् (gavākṣitam) - windowed, perforated, having windows

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, ether

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened, was

• शूरवृष्टिभिः (śūravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - by showers of arrows (by showers of heroes, by showers of valorous ones, by showers of arrows)

• महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - with great speed (referring to arrows) (by those of great speed, with great momentum)

• सुतीक्ष्णाग्रैः (sutīkṣṇāgraiḥ) - with very sharp tips (referring to arrows) (by those with very sharp points, with extremely keen tips)

• गृध्रपत्रैः (gṛdhrapatraiḥ) - with vulture plumes (referring to arrows) (by those with vulture feathers, with feathers of vultures)

• सुवाजितैः (suvājitaiḥ) - well-feathered (referring to arrows) (by those well-feathered, well-fitted, well-dispatched)

Words meanings and morphology

गवाक्षितम् (gavākṣitam) - windowed, perforated, having windows

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gavākṣita

gavākṣita - windowed, having openings like windows, pierced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `gavākṣa` (window) and suffix `ita` or as P.P.P. of denominative verb `gavākṣayati` (to make windows).

Note: Modifies `ākāśam`.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened, was

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form.

Root: bhū (class 1)

शूरवृष्टिभिः (śūravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - by showers of arrows (by showers of heroes, by showers of valorous ones, by showers of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of śūravṛṣṭi

śūravṛṣṭi - shower of heroes, shower of arrows (from heroes)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūra+vṛṣṭi)

• śūra – hero, valiant, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śū (class 1)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower, torrent
  noun (feminine)
  From root `vṛṣ` (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means by which the sky was perforated.

महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - with great speed (referring to arrows) (by those of great speed, with great momentum)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of mahāvega

mahāvega - great speed, great force, swift

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
  Stem of `mahat`.
• vega – speed, impulse, force
  noun (masculine)
  From root `vij` (to move rapidly).
  Root: vij (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `śūravṛṣṭibhiḥ`.

सुतीक्ष्णाग्रैः (sutīkṣṇāgraiḥ) - with very sharp tips (referring to arrows) (by those with very sharp points, with extremely keen tips)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of sutīkṣṇāgra

sutīkṣṇāgra - very sharp-pointed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+tīkṣṇa+agra)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excellence or intensity.
• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, piercing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `tij` (to sharpen).
  Root: tij (class 1)
• agra – tip, point, foremost
  noun (neuter)
  Root: aj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `śūravṛṣṭibhiḥ`.

गृध्रपत्रैः (gṛdhrapatraiḥ) - with vulture plumes (referring to arrows) (by those with vulture feathers, with feathers of vultures)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of gṛdhrapatra

gṛdhrapatra - having vulture feathers (adj), vulture feathers (noun)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gṛdhra+patra)

• gṛdhra – vulture, greedy
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛdh (class 4)
• patra – feather, leaf, wing
  noun (neuter)
  From root `pat` (to fly/fall).
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `śūravṛṣṭibhiḥ`.

सुवाजितैः (suvājitaiḥ) - well-feathered (referring to arrows) (by those well-feathered, well-fitted, well-dispatched)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of suvājita

suvājita - well-feathered (of an arrow), well-furnished, well-fitted

Formed with `su` (well) + `vājita` (feathered/fitted, from `vāj` to be strong, or denominative from `vāja` speed/feathering).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+vājita)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excellence.
• vājita – feathered, fitted, sped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `vāj` (to speed, impel) or denominative from `vāja` (strength, speed, arrow-feathering).
  Root: vāj

Note: Agrees with `śūravṛṣṭibhiḥ`.