महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-38, verse-47

ये त्विमे क्षुरसंकाशाः सहस्रा लोमवाहिनः ।
एतेऽर्जुनस्य वैराटे शराः सर्पविषोपमाः ॥४७॥

47. ye tvime kṣurasaṁkāśāḥ sahasrā lomavāhinaḥ ,
ete'rjunasya vairāṭe śarāḥ sarpaviṣopamāḥ.

47. ye tu ime kṣurasaṃkāśāḥ sahasrā lomavāhinaḥ
ete arjunasya vairāṭe śarāḥ sarpaviṣopamāḥ

47. These thousands of Arjuna's arrows, which are sharp like razors and carry away hair (of the enemy), are like snake venom in the Virāṭa war.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - which, who, those who

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• इमे (ime) - these

• क्षुरसंकाशाः (kṣurasaṁkāśāḥ) - sharp like razors (razor-like, resembling razors)

• सहस्रा (sahasrā) - thousands, a thousand

• लोमवाहिनः (lomavāhinaḥ) - carrying hair (from enemies) (carrying hair, bearing hair)

• एते (ete) - these

• अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

• वैराटे (vairāṭe) - in the Virāṭa war/context (locative of place/circumstance) (in Virāṭa, related to Virāṭa)

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• सर्पविषोपमाः (sarpaviṣopamāḥ) - like snake venom, comparable to snake poison

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - which, who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Relative pronoun

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, or conjunction indicating contrast

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, agreeing with śarāḥ (implied or later mentioned)

क्षुरसंकाशाः (kṣurasaṁkāśāḥ) - sharp like razors (razor-like, resembling razors)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣurasaṃkāśa

kṣurasaṁkāśa - resembling a razor, razor-like

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣura+saṃkāśa)

• kṣura – razor, knife
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From root kāś (to appear) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies śarāḥ

सहस्रा (sahasrā) - thousands, a thousand

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

Note: Used as a collective noun or adjective, modifying 'śarāḥ' (arrows)

लोमवाहिनः (lomavāhinaḥ) - carrying hair (from enemies) (carrying hair, bearing hair)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lomavāhin

lomavāhin - carrying hair

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loman+vāhin)

• loman – hair, fur
  noun (neuter)
• vāhin – carrying, bearing, flowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root vah (to carry) with -in suffix
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies śarāḥ

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, agreeing with śarāḥ

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)

Note: Possessive case

वैराटे (vairāṭe) - in the Virāṭa war/context (locative of place/circumstance) (in Virāṭa, related to Virāṭa)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vairāṭa

vairāṭa - belonging to Virāṭa, related to Virāṭa (name of a king/kingdom)

Note: Refers to the setting, e.g., 'in the Virāṭa (battle/territory)'

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'

सर्पविषोपमाः (sarpaviṣopamāḥ) - like snake venom, comparable to snake poison

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarpaviṣopama

sarpaviṣopama - like snake venom

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarpa+viṣa+upama)

• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• upama – likeness, comparison, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from upa + mā (to measure, compare)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for śarāḥ