महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-154, verse-15

तद्बाणधारावृतमन्तरिक्षं तिर्यग्गताभिः समरे रराज ।
सुवर्णपुङ्खज्वलितप्रभाभिर्विचित्रपुष्पाभिरिव स्रजाभिः ॥१५॥

15. tadbāṇadhārāvṛtamantarikṣaṁ; tiryaggatābhiḥ samare rarāja ,
suvarṇapuṅkhajvalitaprabhābhi;rvicitrapuṣpābhiriva srajābhiḥ.

15. tat bāṇadhārāvṛtam antarikṣam
tiryaggatābhiḥ samare rarāja |
suvarṇapuṅkhajvalitaprabhābhiḥ
vicitrapuṣpābhiḥ iva srajābhiḥ

15. samare tiryaggatābhiḥ bāṇadhārāvṛtam tat antarikṣam suvarṇapuṅkhajvalitaprabhābhiḥ vicitrapuṣpābhiḥ srajābhiḥ iva rarāja.

15. In that battle, the sky, covered by streams of arrows flying crosswise, shone splendidly. It was as if adorned with diverse flower garlands, gleaming with the brilliant light from their golden shafts.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• बाणधारावृतम् (bāṇadhārāvṛtam) - covered by streams of arrows

• अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - the sky, atmosphere, intermediate space

• तिर्यग्गताभिः (tiryaggatābhiḥ) - by those going crosswise/obliquely, flying across

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• रराज (rarāja) - shone, glittered, was splendid

• सुवर्णपुङ्खज्वलितप्रभाभिः (suvarṇapuṅkhajvalitaprabhābhiḥ) - with dazzling radiance from golden shafts

• विचित्रपुष्पाभिः (vicitrapuṣpābhiḥ) - with diverse flowers, with variegated flowers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• स्रजाभिः (srajābhiḥ) - with garlands

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

बाणधारावृतम् (bāṇadhārāvṛtam) - covered by streams of arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bāṇadhārāvṛta

bāṇadhārāvṛta - covered by a shower/stream of arrows

Past Passive Participle

Compound with Past Passive Participle 'āvṛta' (covered).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇadhārā+āvṛta)

• bāṇadhārā – stream of arrows, shower of arrows
  noun (feminine)
  Compound: bāṇa (arrow) + dhārā (stream)
• āvṛta – covered, enveloped, surrounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛ' (to cover) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - the sky, atmosphere, intermediate space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - sky, atmosphere, intermediate space

तिर्यग्गताभिः (tiryaggatābhiḥ) - by those going crosswise/obliquely, flying across

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tiryaggata

tiryaggata - gone obliquely, moving crosswise

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'tiryak' (across, obliquely) and 'gata' (gone).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (tiryak+gata)

• tiryak – crosswise, obliquely, horizontal
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, moved, reached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Describes the 'streams of arrows' (dhārābhiḥ, implied).

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Location of the action.

रराज (rarāja) - shone, glittered, was splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of rāj

Reduplicated Perfect (Lit)

Reduplicated Perfect (Lit) of root 'rāj'.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'antarikṣam'.

सुवर्णपुङ्खज्वलितप्रभाभिः (suvarṇapuṅkhajvalitaprabhābhiḥ) - with dazzling radiance from golden shafts

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of suvarṇapuṅkhajvalitaprabhā

suvarṇapuṅkhajvalitaprabhā - radiance/splendor shining from golden shafts

Compound: suvarṇa (gold) + puṅkha (shaft/feather) + jvalita (shining, blazing - PPP) + prabhā (radiance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suvarṇapuṅkha+jvalita+prabhā)

• suvarṇapuṅkha – golden shaft (of an arrow)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: suvarṇa (gold) + puṅkha (feather/shaft)
• jvalita – shining, blazing, inflamed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'jval' (to shine)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• prabhā – light, radiance, splendor, beauty
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective for 'srajābhiḥ'.

विचित्रपुष्पाभिः (vicitrapuṣpābhiḥ) - with diverse flowers, with variegated flowers

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vicitrapuṣpā

vicitrapuṣpā - having variegated flowers

Compound: vicitra (various, variegated) + puṣpa (flower).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vicitra+puṣpa)

• vicitra – variegated, diverse, wonderful, strange
  adjective
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: puṣ (class 4)

Note: Adjective for 'srajābhiḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

स्रजाभिः (srajābhiḥ) - with garlands

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of sraj

sraj - garland, wreath

Feminine noun.

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Object of comparison.