महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-24, verse-42

नैव कर्णो न ते पञ्च ददृशुर्बाणसंवृताः ।
साश्वसूतध्वजरथाः परस्परशराचिताः ॥४२॥

42. naiva karṇo na te pañca dadṛśurbāṇasaṁvṛtāḥ ,
sāśvasūtadhvajarathāḥ parasparaśarācitāḥ.

42. na eva karṇaḥ na te pañca dadṛśuḥ bāṇasaṃvṛtāḥ
sa-aśva-sūta-dhvaja-rathāḥ paraspara-śara-ācitāḥ

42. na eva karṇaḥ na te pañca bāṇasaṃvṛtāḥ
sa-aśva-sūta-dhvaja-rathāḥ paraspara-śara-ācitāḥ dadṛśuḥ

42. Neither Karna nor those five (Kekaya brothers) could be seen, for they were entirely covered by arrows. Along with their horses, charioteers, banners, and chariots, they were thickly covered by each other's arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

• न (na) - nor

• ते (te) - the Kekaya brothers (those)

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they were not seen (passive interpretation from context) (they saw / they were seen)

• बाणसंवृताः (bāṇasaṁvṛtāḥ) - covered with arrows, enveloped by arrows

• स-अश्व-सूत-ध्वज-रथाः (sa-aśva-sūta-dhvaja-rathāḥ) - with their horses, charioteers, banners, and chariots

• परस्पर-शर-आचिताः (paraspara-śara-ācitāḥ) - filled/covered with each other's arrows

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'eva' for emphasis 'not at all'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

Note: With 'na', forms 'naiva' meaning 'not at all'.

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; Karna

Note: Subject of the obscured vision.

न (na) - nor

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - the Kekaya brothers (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the five Kekaya brothers.

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they were not seen (passive interpretation from context) (they saw / they were seen)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect 3rd plural active

Perfect (liṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person plural, reduplicated root.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बाणसंवृताः (bāṇasaṁvṛtāḥ) - covered with arrows, enveloped by arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṇasaṃvṛta

bāṇasaṁvṛta - covered/enveloped by arrows

'bāṇa' (arrow) + 'saṃvṛta' (covered).

Compound type : tṛtīyā tatpurusha (bāṇa+saṃvṛta)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• saṃvṛta – covered, veiled, surrounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vṛ' (to cover) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

स-अश्व-सूत-ध्वज-रथाः (sa-aśva-sūta-dhvaja-rathāḥ) - with their horses, charioteers, banners, and chariots

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sa-aśva-sūta-dhvaja-ratha

sa-aśva-sūta-dhvaja-ratha - with horses, charioteers, banners, and chariots

'sa' (with) + 'aśva' (horse) + 'sūta' (charioteer) + 'dhvaja' (banner) + 'ratha' (chariot).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+aśva+sūta+dhvaja+ratha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• sūta – charioteer
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

Note: This is a compound adjective describing the subjects.

परस्पर-शर-आचिताः (paraspara-śara-ācitāḥ) - filled/covered with each other's arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paraspara-śara-ācita

paraspara-śara-ācita - filled/covered with arrows from each other

'paraspara' (each other) + 'śara' (arrow) + 'ācita' (filled/covered).

Compound type : tṛtīyā tatpurusha (paraspara+śara+ācita)

• paraspara – each other, mutual
  pronoun
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ācita – filled, covered, piled up
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ci' (to pile, gather) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Meaning 'covered by each other's arrows'.