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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-131, verse-38

भुजगा इव वेगेन वल्मीकं क्रोधमूर्छिताः ।
ते शरा रुधिराभ्यक्ता भित्त्वा शारद्वतीसुतम् ।
विविशुर्धरणीं शीघ्रा रुक्मपुङ्खाः शिलाशिताः ॥३८॥
38. bhujagā iva vegena valmīkaṁ krodhamūrchitāḥ ,
te śarā rudhirābhyaktā bhittvā śāradvatīsutam ,
viviśurdharaṇīṁ śīghrā rukmapuṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ.
38. bhujagāḥ iva vegena valmīkam
krodhamūrcitāḥ te śarāḥ rudhirābhyaktāḥ
bhittvā śāradvatī-sutam viviśuḥ dharaṇīm
śīghrāḥ rukmapuṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ
38. te śarāḥ krodhamūrcitāḥ śīghrāḥ
rukmapuṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ rudhirābhyaktāḥ
śāradvatī-sutam bhittvā bhujagāḥ
iva vegena valmīkam dharaṇīm viviśuḥ
38. Maddened by rage, those swift arrows, like snakes entering an anthill, had golden shafts and sharpened tips. Smeared with blood, they pierced the son of Śāradvatī (Aśvatthāmā) and then swiftly penetrated the earth.

Words meanings summery:

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  • भुजगाः (bhujagāḥ) - snakes
  • इव (iva) - like, as
  • वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly
  • वल्मीकम् (valmīkam) - anthill, termite mound
  • क्रोधमूर्चिताः (krodhamūrcitāḥ) - maddened by rage, overcome with anger
  • ते (te) - those
  • शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows
  • रुधिराभ्यक्ताः (rudhirābhyaktāḥ) - smeared with blood, covered in blood
  • भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having split
  • शारद्वती-सुतम् (śāradvatī-sutam) - Refers to Aśvatthāmā, son of Kṛpī (Śāradvatī) and Droṇa. (the son of Śāradvatī (Aśvatthāmā))
  • विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered
  • धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - the earth
  • शीघ्राः (śīghrāḥ) - swift, quick
  • रुक्मपुङ्खाः (rukmapuṅkhāḥ) - with golden shafts/feathers
  • शिलाशिताः (śilāśitāḥ) - sharpened on stone, stone-sharpened

Words meanings and morphology

भुजगाः (bhujagāḥ) - snakes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhujaga
bhujaga - a snake, serpent
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega
vega - speed, velocity, force
वल्मीकम् (valmīkam) - anthill, termite mound
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of valmīka
valmīka - an anthill, a termite mound
क्रोधमूर्चिताः (krodhamūrcitāḥ) - maddened by rage, overcome with anger
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of krodhamūrcita
krodhamūrcita - swooned from anger, maddened by rage
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krodha+mūrcita)
  • krodha – rage, anger
    noun (masculine)
  • mūrcita – fainted, swooned, unconscious
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root √murch (to become stiff, faint).
    Root: murch
ते (te) - those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śara
śara - an arrow, reed
रुधिराभ्यक्ताः (rudhirābhyaktāḥ) - smeared with blood, covered in blood
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rudhirābhyakta
rudhirābhyakta - smeared with blood, blood-stained
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rudhira+abhyakta)
  • rudhira – blood
    noun (neuter)
  • abhyakta – anointed, smeared
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root √añj (to anoint, smear) with prefix abhi.
    Prefix: abhi
    Root: añj
भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having split
(indeclinable)
Absolutive / Gerund
Formed from √bhid (to split, pierce) + -tvā suffix.
Root: bhid (class 7)
शारद्वती-सुतम् (śāradvatī-sutam) - Refers to Aśvatthāmā, son of Kṛpī (Śāradvatī) and Droṇa. (the son of Śāradvatī (Aśvatthāmā))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śāradvatī-suta
śāradvatī-suta - son of Śāradvatī
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāradvatī+suta)
  • śāradvatī – Kṛpī (wife of Droṇa, mother of Aśvatthāmā)
    proper noun (feminine)
    Feminine patronymic, from Śaradvat.
  • suta – son
    noun (masculine)
विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - they entered
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of √viś
Root: viś (class 6)
धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - the earth
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī
dharaṇī - the earth, ground
शीघ्राः (śīghrāḥ) - swift, quick
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śīghra
śīghra - swift, quick, rapid
रुक्मपुङ्खाः (rukmapuṅkhāḥ) - with golden shafts/feathers
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rukmapuṅkha
rukmapuṅkha - having golden shafts (of an arrow)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rukma+puṅkha)
  • rukma – gold, golden
    noun (neuter)
  • puṅkha – feathered part of an arrow, shaft
    noun (masculine)
शिलाशिताः (śilāśitāḥ) - sharpened on stone, stone-sharpened
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śilāśita
śilāśita - sharpened on a stone
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+āśita)
  • śilā – a stone, rock
    noun (feminine)
  • āśita – sharpened
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root √śo/śā (to sharpen) with prefix ā.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: śo/śā