महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-37

तेऽर्जुनेन शरा मुक्ताः कङ्कपत्रास्तनुच्छिदः ।
शलभा इव संपेतुः संवृण्वाना दिशो दश ॥३७॥

37. te'rjunena śarā muktāḥ kaṅkapatrāstanucchidaḥ ,
śalabhā iva saṁpetuḥ saṁvṛṇvānā diśo daśa.

37. te arjunena śarāḥ muktāḥ kaṅkapatrāḥ tanucchidaḥ
śalabhāḥ iva saṃpetuḥ saṃvṛṇvānāḥ diśaḥ daśa

37. arjunena muktāḥ kaṅkapatrāḥ tanucchidaḥ te śarāḥ
śalabhāḥ iva saṃvṛṇvānāḥ daśa diśaḥ saṃpetuḥ

37. The body-piercing arrows, feathered with heron plumes, that were released by Arjuna, descended like swarms of locusts, completely covering all ten directions.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those arrows (those)

• अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - shot, discharged (released, discharged, set free)

• कङ्कपत्राः (kaṅkapatrāḥ) - feathered with heron plumes (having heron feathers)

• तनुच्छिदः (tanucchidaḥ) - piercing the bodies (of warriors) (body-piercing, body-cutting)

• शलभाः (śalabhāḥ) - swarms of locusts (locusts, moths)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• संपेतुः (saṁpetuḥ) - they descended (like a swarm) (they flew down, they fell together)

• संवृण्वानाः (saṁvṛṇvānāḥ) - covering (covering, encompassing)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions (directions, quarters)

• दश (daśa) - ten

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those arrows (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a hero), white, clear

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 1)

मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - shot, discharged (released, discharged, set free)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mukta

mukta - released, set free, discharged, thrown

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root muc (to release, free)

Root: muc (class 6)

कङ्कपत्राः (kaṅkapatrāḥ) - feathered with heron plumes (having heron feathers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaṅkapatra

kaṅkapatra - having heron feathers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kaṅka+patra)

• kaṅka – heron, a kind of hawk
  noun (masculine)
• patra – feather, leaf, wing
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the arrows.

तनुच्छिदः (tanucchidaḥ) - piercing the bodies (of warriors) (body-piercing, body-cutting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tanucchid

tanucchid - body-piercing, body-cutting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tanu+chid)

• tanu – body, limb
  noun (feminine)
• chid – cutting, splitting, piercing (agent)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root chid (to cut, split)
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Refers to the arrows.

शलभाः (śalabhāḥ) - swarms of locusts (locusts, moths)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śalabha

śalabha - locust, grasshopper, moth

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

संपेतुः (saṁpetuḥ) - they descended (like a swarm) (they flew down, they fell together)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of saṃpat

Perfect Active

Root pat (to fall, fly) with upasarga sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

संवृण्वानाः (saṁvṛṇvānāḥ) - covering (covering, encompassing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃvṛṇvāna

saṁvṛṇvāna - covering, concealing, encompassing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, encompass) with upasarga sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions (directions, quarters)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: The object of 'covering'.

दश (daśa) - ten

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of daśa

daśa - ten

Note: Often used with diś to denote all cardinal and intermediate directions, plus zenith and nadir.