महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-18, verse-8

काञ्चनैः कवचैर्वीरा ज्वलनार्कसमप्रभैः ।
संनद्धाः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त ग्रहाः प्रज्वलिता इव ॥८॥

8. kāñcanaiḥ kavacairvīrā jvalanārkasamaprabhaiḥ ,
saṁnaddhāḥ pratyadṛśyanta grahāḥ prajvalitā iva.

8. kāñcanaiḥ kavacaiḥ vīrāḥ jvalanārkasamaprabhaiḥ
sannaddhāḥ pratyadṛśyanta grahāḥ prajvalitāḥ iva

8. vīrāḥ kāñcanaiḥ jvalanārkasamaprabhaiḥ kavacaiḥ
sannaddhāḥ prajvalitāḥ grahāḥ iva pratyadṛśyanta

8. The heroes, arrayed in golden armors shining with the splendor of the blazing sun, appeared like illuminated planets.

Words meanings summery:

• काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - with golden (armors) (with golden ones, made of gold)

• कवचैः (kavacaiḥ) - with armors (by armors, with armors)

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, warriors (heroes, brave ones, warriors)

• ज्वलनार्कसमप्रभैः (jvalanārkasamaprabhaiḥ) - with a splendor equal to the blazing sun (with splendors equal to the blazing sun)

• सन्नद्धाः (sannaddhāḥ) - arrayed, equipped (equipped, ready, arrayed)

• प्रत्यदृश्यन्त (pratyadṛśyanta) - they appeared, were seen (they were seen, appeared)

• ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets, celestial bodies (planets, celestial bodies, seizers)

• प्रज्वलिताः (prajvalitāḥ) - illuminated, blazing (blazing, illuminated, set on fire)

• इव (iva) - as if, like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - with golden (armors) (with golden ones, made of gold)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold

Note: Refers to the armors (kavacaiḥ).

कवचैः (kavacaiḥ) - with armors (by armors, with armors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kavaca

kavaca - armor, cuirass

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, warriors (heroes, brave ones, warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

Note: Subject of the verb pratyadṛśyanta.

ज्वलनार्कसमप्रभैः (jvalanārkasamaprabhaiḥ) - with a splendor equal to the blazing sun (with splendors equal to the blazing sun)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jvalanārkasamaprabha

jvalanārkasamaprabha - having splendor like the blazing sun

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jvalana+arka+sama+prabha)

• jvalana – blazing, shining, fire
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• arka – sun, ray
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• prabha – splendor, light
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies kavacaiḥ.

सन्नद्धाः (sannaddhāḥ) - arrayed, equipped (equipped, ready, arrayed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sannaddha

sannaddha - equipped, armed, ready

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √nah (to bind) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: nah (class 4)

Note: Modifies vīrāḥ.

प्रत्यदृश्यन्त (pratyadṛśyanta) - they appeared, were seen (they were seen, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect, Passive voice

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, passive voice, from root √dṛś with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets, celestial bodies (planets, celestial bodies, seizers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of graha

graha - planet, celestial body

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Part of the simile: "like planets".

प्रज्वलिताः (prajvalitāḥ) - illuminated, blazing (blazing, illuminated, set on fire)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prajvalita

prajvalita - blazing, illuminated, ignited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √jval (to blaze) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Modifies grahāḥ.

इव (iva) - as if, like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)