महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-38, verse-24

शालभा यत्र सौवर्णास्तपनीयविचित्रिताः ।
सुवर्णमणिचित्रं च कस्यैतद्धनुरुत्तमम् ॥२४॥

24. śālabhā yatra sauvarṇāstapanīyavicitritāḥ ,
suvarṇamaṇicitraṁ ca kasyaitaddhanuruttamam.

24. śālabhāḥ yatra sauvarṇāḥ tapanīyavicitritāḥ
suvarṇamaṇicitram ca kasya etat dhanuḥ uttamam

24. Whose is this excellent bow, on which there are golden moth-like figures adorned with refined gold, and variegated with gold and jewels?

Words meanings summery:

• शालभाः (śālabhāḥ) - moth-like decorative figures (locusts, moths, decorative figures)

• यत्र (yatra) - on which (bow) (where, in which (place))

• सौवर्णाः (sauvarṇāḥ) - golden, made of gold

• तपनीयविचित्रिताः (tapanīyavicitritāḥ) - variegated/adorned with refined gold

• सुवर्णमणिचित्रम् (suvarṇamaṇicitram) - adorned with gold and jewels

• च (ca) - and, also

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of what

• एतत् (etat) - this

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, highest

Words meanings and morphology

शालभाः (śālabhāḥ) - moth-like decorative figures (locusts, moths, decorative figures)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śālabha

śālabha - locust, grasshopper, moth; a particular kind of figure or decoration

यत्र (yatra) - on which (bow) (where, in which (place))

(indeclinable)

सौवर्णाः (sauvarṇāḥ) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sauvarṇa

sauvarṇa - golden, made of gold, pertaining to gold

Derived from suvarṇa (gold) with aṇ suffix

तपनीयविचित्रिताः (tapanīyavicitritāḥ) - variegated/adorned with refined gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapanīyavicitrita

tapanīyavicitrita - adorned/variegated with refined gold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapanīya+vicitrita)

• tapanīya – refined gold, pure gold
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• vicitrita – variegated, adorned, painted, wonderfully made
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root citra (to paint, adorn) with upasarga vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: citra (class 10)

सुवर्णमणिचित्रम् (suvarṇamaṇicitram) - adorned with gold and jewels

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suvarṇamaṇicitra

suvarṇamaṇicitra - adorned with gold and jewels

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (implied) (suvarṇa+maṇi+citra)

• suvarṇa – gold, good color
  noun (neuter)
• maṇi – jewel, gem, pearl
  noun (masculine)
• citra – variegated, adorned, wonderful, painted
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Refers to 'dhanuḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of what

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, whose

Note: Also applies to neuter singular genitive.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc, rainbow

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, primary

Superlative degree of 'ud' (up)