महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-114, verse-24

स्वर्णपुङ्खाः सुनिशिताः कर्णचापच्युताः शराः ।
प्राच्छादयन्महाराज दिशः सूर्यस्य च प्रभाम् ॥२४॥

24. svarṇapuṅkhāḥ suniśitāḥ karṇacāpacyutāḥ śarāḥ ,
prācchādayanmahārāja diśaḥ sūryasya ca prabhām.

24. svarṇapuṅkhāḥ suniśitāḥ karṇacāpacyutāḥ śarāḥ
prācchādayan mahārāja diśaḥ sūryasya ca prabhām

24. mahārāja karṇacāpacyutāḥ svarṇapuṅkhāḥ suniśitāḥ
śarāḥ diśaḥ ca sūryasya prabhām prācchādayan

24. O Great King, the golden-feathered, exceedingly sharp arrows, discharged from Karna's bow, obscured all directions and even the splendor of the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वर्णपुङ्खाः (svarṇapuṅkhāḥ) - golden-feathered (golden-feathered, having golden shafts)

• सुनिशिताः (suniśitāḥ) - exceedingly sharp (very sharp, well-sharpened)

• कर्णचापच्युताः (karṇacāpacyutāḥ) - discharged from Karna's bow (fallen/released from Karna's bow)

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• प्राच्छादयन् (prācchādayan) - obscured (they covered, they concealed)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O Great King (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O great king)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - all directions (directions, quarters of the sky)

• सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्रभाम् (prabhām) - splendor (splendor, light, radiance)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वर्णपुङ्खाः (svarṇapuṅkhāḥ) - golden-feathered (golden-feathered, having golden shafts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svarṇapuṅkha

svarṇapuṅkha - having golden feathers/shafts (of an arrow)

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'svarṇa' (gold) as the material of the 'puṅkha' (feather/shaft-end).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svarṇa+puṅkha)

• svarṇa – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• puṅkha – feather, shaft, tail-end (of an arrow)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

सुनिशिताः (suniśitāḥ) - exceedingly sharp (very sharp, well-sharpened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suniśita

suniśita - very sharp, well-sharpened, very keen

Past Passive Participle (adjectival use)

From prefix 'su' (well, very) + 'niśita' (sharpened). 'niśita' is a past passive participle of root 'śo' (to sharpen).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+niśita)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• niśita – sharpened, keen, whetted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śo' (to sharpen) with prefix 'ni' (down, in).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

कर्णचापच्युताः (karṇacāpacyutāḥ) - discharged from Karna's bow (fallen/released from Karna's bow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karṇacāpacyuta

karṇacāpacyuta - fallen/released from Karna's bow

Tatpuruṣa compound 'Karṇacāpa' (Karna's bow) + 'cyuta' (fallen/released, P.P.P. of 'cyu').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karṇacāpa+cyuta)

• karṇacāpa – Karna's bow
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: 'Karṇa' (Karna) + 'cāpa' (bow).
• cyuta – fallen, dropped, released, moved
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'cyu' (to move, fall, drop).
  Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed, rush

Note: Subject of the verb 'prācchādayan'.

प्राच्छादयन् (prācchādayan) - obscured (they covered, they concealed)

(verb)

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

From root 'chad' (to cover) with prefix 'pra' (forth, intensely). Causal form in imperfect tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Verb for 'śarāḥ'.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O Great King (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king

Compound 'mahā' (great) + 'rājan' (king).

दिशः (diśaḥ) - all directions (directions, quarters of the sky)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, point of the compass

Note: Object of 'prācchādayan'.

सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - the sun, sun-god

Note: Possessive, modifying 'prabhām'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

प्रभाम् (prabhām) - splendor (splendor, light, radiance)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, splendor, radiance, luster

From root 'bhā' (to shine) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prācchādayan'.