महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-38, verse-26

विपाठाः पृथवः कस्य गार्ध्रपत्राः शिलाशिताः ।
हारिद्रवर्णाः सुनसाः पीताः सर्वायसाः शराः ॥२६॥

26. vipāṭhāḥ pṛthavaḥ kasya gārdhrapatrāḥ śilāśitāḥ ,
hāridravarṇāḥ sunasāḥ pītāḥ sarvāyasāḥ śarāḥ.

26. vipāṭhāḥ pṛthavaḥ kasya gārdhrapatrāḥ śilāśitāḥ
hāridravarṇāḥ sunasāḥ pītāḥ sarvāyasāḥ śarāḥ

26. Whose are these wide, yellow, entirely iron arrows, broad-headed, feathered with eagle wings, sharpened on stone, and with keen points?

Words meanings summery:

• विपाठाः (vipāṭhāḥ) - broad-headed arrows (broad-headed arrows, arrows with wide shafts)

• पृथवः (pṛthavaḥ) - broad, wide, extensive

• कस्य (kasya) - whose, of what

• गार्ध्रपत्राः (gārdhrapatrāḥ) - eagle-feathered, having vulture's feathers

• शिलाशिताः (śilāśitāḥ) - sharpened on stone, whetted on stone

• हारिद्रवर्णाः (hāridravarṇāḥ) - turmeric-colored, yellowish

• सुनसाः (sunasāḥ) - having keen points (for arrows) (with good noses/points, having a good point)

• पीताः (pītāḥ) - yellow (yellow, drunk)

• सर्वायसाः (sarvāyasāḥ) - entirely made of iron, all-iron

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

Words meanings and morphology

विपाठाः (vipāṭhāḥ) - broad-headed arrows (broad-headed arrows, arrows with wide shafts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipāṭha

vipāṭha - broad-headed arrow, arrow with wide shaft

पृथवः (pṛthavaḥ) - broad, wide, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthu

pṛthu - broad, wide, extensive, great

कस्य (kasya) - whose, of what

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, whose

Note: Also applies to neuter singular genitive.

गार्ध्रपत्राः (gārdhrapatrāḥ) - eagle-feathered, having vulture's feathers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gārdhrapātra

gārdhrapātra - eagle-feathered, having vulture's feathers

Compound 'gārdhra' (of a vulture/eagle) + 'patra' (feather)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gārdhra+patra)

• gārdhra – belonging to a vulture/eagle
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'gṛdhra' (vulture/eagle)
• patra – feather, leaf, wing
  noun (neuter)

शिलाशिताः (śilāśitāḥ) - sharpened on stone, whetted on stone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śilāśita

śilāśita - sharpened on stone, whetted on stone

Compound 'śilā' (stone) + 'śita' (sharpened)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+śita)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• śita – sharpened, keen, active, swift
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śo (to sharpen)
  Root: śo (class 4)

हारिद्रवर्णाः (hāridravarṇāḥ) - turmeric-colored, yellowish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hāridravarṇa

hāridravarṇa - turmeric-colored, yellowish

Compound 'hāridra' (of turmeric) + 'varṇa' (color)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hāridra+varṇa)

• hāridra – of turmeric, yellow
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from haridrā (turmeric)
• varṇa – color, hue, complexion, class
  noun (masculine)

सुनसाः (sunasāḥ) - having keen points (for arrows) (with good noses/points, having a good point)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sunasa

sunasa - having a good nose or point

Compound 'su' (good) + 'nasa' (nose/point)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+nasa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• nasa – nose, point
  noun (neuter)

पीताः (pītāḥ) - yellow (yellow, drunk)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pīta

pīta - yellow, pale; drunk, imbibed

Past Passive Participle

From root pā (to drink) or related to pīta (yellow)

Root: pā (class 1)

सर्वायसाः (sarvāyasāḥ) - entirely made of iron, all-iron

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvāyasa

sarvāyasa - entirely made of iron, all-iron

Compound 'sarva' (all) + 'ayasa' (iron)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+ayasa)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• ayasa – iron, made of iron, metallic
  noun (neuter)

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, water