महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-31, verse-7

रुक्मपृष्ठानि चापानि व्यतिषक्तानि धन्विनाम् ।
पततां लोकवीराणां सव्यदक्षिणमस्यताम् ॥७॥

7. rukmapṛṣṭhāni cāpāni vyatiṣaktāni dhanvinām ,
patatāṁ lokavīrāṇāṁ savyadakṣiṇamasyatām.

7. rukmapṛṣṭhāni cāpāni vyatiṣaktāni dhanvinām
patatām lokavīrāṇām savyadakṣiṇam asyatām

7. The gold-backed bows of the archers became intermingled, as those warriors, the heroes of the world, were falling (in battle) and shooting (arrows) to the left and right.

Words meanings summery:

• रुक्मपृष्ठानि (rukmapṛṣṭhāni) - gold-backed, having golden backs

• चापानि (cāpāni) - bows

• व्यतिषक्तानि (vyatiṣaktāni) - intermingled, entangled, attached to

• धन्विनाम् (dhanvinām) - of the bowmen, of the archers

• पतताम् (patatām) - of those falling (in battle) (of those falling, while falling)

• लोकवीराणाम् (lokavīrāṇām) - of the world's heroes, of the great warriors

• सव्यदक्षिणम् (savyadakṣiṇam) - to the left and right

• अस्यताम् (asyatām) - of those shooting (arrows) (of those shooting, of those throwing)

Words meanings and morphology

रुक्मपृष्ठानि (rukmapṛṣṭhāni) - gold-backed, having golden backs

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rukmapṛṣṭha

rukmapṛṣṭha - gold-backed, golden-backed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rukma+pṛṣṭha)

• rukma – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'cāpāni'.

चापानि (cāpāni) - bows

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of cāpa

cāpa - bow

Note: Subject of the sentence.

व्यतिषक्तानि (vyatiṣaktāni) - intermingled, entangled, attached to

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vyatiṣakta

vyatiṣakta - intermingled, entangled, joined, attached

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sañj' with prefixes 'vi', 'ati'.

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'cāpāni'.

धन्विनाम् (dhanvinām) - of the bowmen, of the archers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhanvin

dhanvin - bowman, archer

From 'dhanu' (bow) + '-in' suffix.

Note: Refers to the archers possessing the bows.

पतताम् (patatām) - of those falling (in battle) (of those falling, while falling)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of patat

patat - falling, flying

Present Active Participle

From root 'pat'.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'lokavīrāṇām'.

लोकवीराणाम् (lokavīrāṇām) - of the world's heroes, of the great warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of lokavīra

lokavīra - hero of the world, great warrior

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+vīra)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'patatām' and 'asyatām'.

सव्यदक्षिणम् (savyadakṣiṇam) - to the left and right

(indeclinable)

Compound type : dvandva (savya+dakṣiṇa)

• savya – left, left hand
  adjective (neuter)
• dakṣiṇa – right, southern
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially here.

अस्यताम् (asyatām) - of those shooting (arrows) (of those shooting, of those throwing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asyat

asyat - throwing, shooting, casting

Present Active Participle

From root 'as'.

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'lokavīrāṇām'.