महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-44, verse-24

परिमार्जमानः शनकैर्बाहू चास्यायतौ शुभौ ।
ज्याशरक्षेपकठिनौ स्तम्भाविव हिरण्मयौ ॥२४॥

24. parimārjamānaḥ śanakairbāhū cāsyāyatau śubhau ,
jyāśarakṣepakaṭhinau stambhāviva hiraṇmayau.

24. parimārjamānaḥ śanakaiḥ bāhū ca asya āyatāu śubhāu
jyāśarakṣepakaṭhināu stambhāu iva hiraṇmayāu

24. And gently stroking his two long, beautiful arms, which were hardened by drawing the bowstring and shooting arrows, like two golden pillars.

Words meanings summery:

• परिमार्जमानः (parimārjamānaḥ) - gently stroking (gently stroking, rubbing around, caressing)

• शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - gently (slowly, gradually, gently)

• बाहू (bāhū) - his two arms (two arms)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अस्य (asya) - his (Arjuna's) (his, of him)

• आयताउ (āyatāu) - long (long, extended, stretched)

• शुभाउ (śubhāu) - beautiful (beautiful, auspicious, good)

• ज्याशरक्षेपकठिनाउ (jyāśarakṣepakaṭhināu) - hardened by drawing the bowstring and shooting arrows (hardened by the projection/shooting of bowstrings and arrows)

• स्तम्भाउ (stambhāu) - two pillars (two pillars, posts)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

• हिरण्मयाउ (hiraṇmayāu) - golden (golden, made of gold)

Words meanings and morphology

परिमार्जमानः (parimārjamānaḥ) - gently stroking (gently stroking, rubbing around, caressing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛj

mṛj - to rub, wipe, cleanse

Present Middle Participle

From root mṛj (to wipe, cleanse) with prefix pari. `māna` suffix indicates middle voice present participle.

Prefix: pari

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Present middle participle.

शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - gently (slowly, gradually, gently)

(indeclinable)

Instrumental plural of `śanaka` used adverbially.

बाहू (bāhū) - his two arms (two arms)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

u-stem noun.

Note: Sandhi form `bāhū`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अस्य (asya) - his (Arjuna's) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

आयताउ (āyatāu) - long (long, extended, stretched)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of āyata

āyata - long, extended, stretched, broad

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ā- + root yam (to stretch, extend).

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Past passive participle.

शुभाउ (śubhāu) - beautiful (beautiful, auspicious, good)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of śubha

śubha - beautiful, auspicious, bright, pure, good

ज्याशरक्षेपकठिनाउ (jyāśarakṣepakaṭhināu) - hardened by drawing the bowstring and shooting arrows (hardened by the projection/shooting of bowstrings and arrows)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of jyāśarakṣepakaṭhina

jyāśarakṣepakaṭhina - hardened by the casting of bowstrings and arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (jyā+śara+kṣepa+kaṭhina)

• jyā – bowstring
  noun (feminine)
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• kṣepa – throwing, casting, shooting, projection
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṣip.
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• kaṭhina – hard, stiff, difficult, harsh
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Compound adjective.

स्तम्भाउ (stambhāu) - two pillars (two pillars, posts)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of stambha

stambha - pillar, post, column, trunk

From root stambh (to stop, support).

Root: stambh (class 5)

Note: Sandhi form `stambhāu`.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

हिरण्मयाउ (hiraṇmayāu) - golden (golden, made of gold)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of hiraṇmaya

hiraṇmaya - golden, made of gold

From hiraṇya (gold) + mayaṭ (suffix for "made of").