महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-68, verse-21

ततो भीष्मविनिर्मुक्ता रुक्मपुङ्खाः शिलाशिताः ।
अभ्यघ्नन्समरे भीमं तैलधौताः सुतेजनाः ॥२१॥

21. tato bhīṣmavinirmuktā rukmapuṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ ,
abhyaghnansamare bhīmaṁ tailadhautāḥ sutejanāḥ.

21. tataḥ bhīṣma-vinirmuktāḥ rukma-puṅkhāḥ śilā-śitāḥ
abhyaghnan samare bhīmam taila-dhautāḥ sutejanāḥ

21. tataḥ bhīṣma-vinirmuktāḥ rukma-puṅkhāḥ śilā-śitāḥ
taila-dhautāḥ sutejanāḥ bhīmam samare abhyaghnan

21. Then, the golden-shafted, stone-sharpened, oil-polished, and exceedingly keen arrows released by Bhishma struck Bhima in the battle.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards, therefore)

• भीष्म-विनिर्मुक्ताः (bhīṣma-vinirmuktāḥ) - released by Bhishma

• रुक्म-पुङ्खाः (rukma-puṅkhāḥ) - golden-shafted (having golden shafts/feathers)

• शिला-शिताः (śilā-śitāḥ) - stone-sharpened (sharpened on stone)

• अभ्यघ्नन् (abhyaghnan) - struck (they struck, they killed)

• समरे (samare) - in the battle (in battle, in war)

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima (Bhima (accusative))

• तैल-धौताः (taila-dhautāḥ) - oil-polished (cleansed/polished with oil)

• सुतेजनाः (sutejanāḥ) - exceedingly keen (very sharp, exceedingly keen)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards, therefore)

(indeclinable)

भीष्म-विनिर्मुक्ताः (bhīṣma-vinirmuktāḥ) - released by Bhishma

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīṣma-vinirmukta

bhīṣma-vinirmukta - released by Bhishma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīṣma+vinirmukta)

• bhīṣma – Bhishma (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• vinirmukta – released, discharged, freed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'muc' with prefixes 'vi' and 'nir'.
  Prefixes: vi+nir
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Refers to arrows, which are masculine in Sanskrit (bāṇa).

रुक्म-पुङ्खाः (rukma-puṅkhāḥ) - golden-shafted (having golden shafts/feathers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rukma-puṅkha

rukma-puṅkha - golden-shafted

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rukma+puṅkha)

• rukma – gold, golden, bright
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ruc (class 1)
• puṅkha – feathered part of an arrow, shaft
  noun (masculine)

शिला-शिताः (śilā-śitāḥ) - stone-sharpened (sharpened on stone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śilā-śita

śilā-śita - sharpened on stone

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+śita)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• śita – sharpened, keen, whetted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'śo' (to sharpen).
  Root: śo (class 4)

अभ्यघ्नन् (abhyaghnan) - struck (they struck, they killed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhyaghnan

Imperfect Tense

Imperfect 3rd plural of root 'han' with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

समरे (samare) - in the battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Root: ṛ (class 3)

भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima (Bhima (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, fearful; name of Bhima

Root: bhī (class 3)

तैल-धौताः (taila-dhautāḥ) - oil-polished (cleansed/polished with oil)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of taila-dhauta

taila-dhauta - cleansed with oil, polished with oil

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taila+dhauta)

• taila – oil, sesame oil
  noun (neuter)
  Root: til (class 1)
• dhauta – washed, cleansed, purified, polished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dhāv' (to wash).
  Root: dhāv (class 1)

सुतेजनाः (sutejanāḥ) - exceedingly keen (very sharp, exceedingly keen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sutejana

sutejana - very sharp, well-whetted, keen

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+tejana)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• tejana – sharpening, sharp, keen
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'tij' (to sharpen).
  Root: tij (class 6)