महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-48, verse-6

मुक्तास्तु रथिभिर्बाणा रुक्मपुङ्खाः सुतेजनाः ।
संनिपेतुरकुण्ठाग्रा नागेषु च हयेषु च ॥६॥

6. muktāstu rathibhirbāṇā rukmapuṅkhāḥ sutejanāḥ ,
saṁnipeturakuṇṭhāgrā nāgeṣu ca hayeṣu ca.

6. muktāḥ tu rathibhiḥ bāṇāḥ rukmapuṅkhāḥ sutejanāḥ
sannipetuḥ akuṇṭhāgrāḥ nāgeṣu ca hayeṣu ca

6. rathibhiḥ muktāḥ tu rukmapuṅkhāḥ sutejanāḥ
akuṇṭhāgrāḥ bāṇāḥ nāgeṣu ca hayeṣu ca sannipetuḥ

6. Indeed, the well-sharpened arrows, fitted with golden feathers and released by the charioteers, struck with unblunted points both the elephants and the horses.

Words meanings summery:

• मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - released, shot (released, discharged, liberated)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, however)

• रथिभिः (rathibhiḥ) - by the charioteers (by charioteers)

• बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

• रुक्मपुङ्खाः (rukmapuṅkhāḥ) - having golden feathers/shafts (with golden shafts/feathers)

• सुतेजनाः (sutejanāḥ) - well-sharpened (well-sharpened, very keen)

• सन्निपेतुः (sannipetuḥ) - they struck, fell upon (they fell upon, they met, they encountered)

• अकुण्ठाग्राः (akuṇṭhāgrāḥ) - with unblunted points (having unblunted points, sharp-pointed)

• नागेषु (nāgeṣu) - on the elephants (on elephants, on serpents)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• हयेषु (hayeṣu) - on the horses (on horses)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - released, shot (released, discharged, liberated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mukta

mukta - released, discharged, liberated, free

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root muc

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with bāṇāḥ.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, however)

(indeclinable)

रथिभिः (rathibhiḥ) - by the charioteers (by charioteers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rathi

rathi - charioteer, one who fights from a chariot

Derived from ratha (chariot) with suffix -in

Note: Agent of the action 'released'.

बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Subject of the verb sannipetuḥ.

रुक्मपुङ्खाः (rukmapuṅkhāḥ) - having golden feathers/shafts (with golden shafts/feathers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rukmapuṅkha

rukmapuṅkha - having golden feathers/shafts

Bahuvrihi compound: rukma (gold) + puṅkha (feather/shaft)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rukma+puṅkha)

• rukma – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• puṅkha – feather of an arrow, arrow's shaft
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with bāṇāḥ.

सुतेजनाः (sutejanāḥ) - well-sharpened (well-sharpened, very keen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sutejana

sutejana - well-sharpened, very keen

Compound of su (good, well) and tejana (sharpening, keen)

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+tejana)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• tejana – sharpening, keenness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root tij (to sharpen)
  Root: tij (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bāṇāḥ.

सन्निपेतुः (sannipetuḥ) - they struck, fell upon (they fell upon, they met, they encountered)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Perfect tense, root pat with prefixes sam, ni

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Root pat with sam-ni means to fall down together upon something.

अकुण्ठाग्राः (akuṇṭhāgrāḥ) - with unblunted points (having unblunted points, sharp-pointed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akuṇṭhāgra

akuṇṭhāgra - having unblunted points, sharp-pointed

Bahuvrihi compound: a (not) + kuṇṭha (blunt) + agra (tip)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kuṇṭha+agra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kuṇṭha – blunt, dull, slow
  adjective (masculine)
• agra – tip, point, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with bāṇāḥ.

नागेषु (nāgeṣu) - on the elephants (on elephants, on serpents)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, elephant, mountain

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

हयेषु (hayeṣu) - on the horses (on horses)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.