महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-25

रथाश्वनरनागानामलंकारैश्च सुप्रभैः ।
खड्गैश्च निशितैः पीतैर्निर्मुक्तैर्भुजगैरिव ॥२५॥

25. rathāśvanaranāgānāmalaṁkāraiśca suprabhaiḥ ,
khaḍgaiśca niśitaiḥ pītairnirmuktairbhujagairiva.

25. rathāśvanaranāgānām alaṃkāraiḥ ca suprabhaiḥ
khaḍgaiḥ ca niśitaiḥ pītaiḥ nirmuktaiḥ bhujagaiḥ iva

25. rathāśvanaranāgānām suprabhaiḥ alaṃkāraiḥ ca
niśitaiḥ pītaiḥ nirmuktaiḥ bhujagaiḥ iva khaḍgaiḥ ca

25. It was [also strewn] with brightly shining ornaments belonging to chariots, horses, men, and elephants; and with sharpened, yellow swords, resembling discarded snakes.

Words meanings summery:

• रथाश्वनरनागानाम् (rathāśvanaranāgānām) - of chariots, horses, men, and elephants

• अलंकारैः (alaṁkāraiḥ) - with ornaments, decorations

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुप्रभैः (suprabhaiḥ) - with brightly shining, very brilliant

• खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - with swords

• च (ca) - and, also

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharpened, keen

• पीतैः (pītaiḥ) - with yellow, pale

• निर्मुक्तैः (nirmuktaiḥ) - by those cast off, discarded, shed

• भुजगैः (bhujagaiḥ) - with snakes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

रथाश्वनरनागानाम् (rathāśvanaranāgānām) - of chariots, horses, men, and elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathāśvanaranāga

rathāśvanaranāga - chariots, horses, men, and elephants (collective)

Dvaṃdva compound

Compound type : dvandva (ratha+aśva+nara+nāga)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• nāga – elephant, snake
  noun (masculine)

अलंकारैः (alaṁkāraiḥ) - with ornaments, decorations

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of alaṃkāra

alaṁkāra - ornament, decoration, embellishment

From prefix 'alam' + root 'kṛ' (to make)

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सुप्रभैः (suprabhaiḥ) - with brightly shining, very brilliant

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suprabha

suprabha - brightly shining, brilliant, splendid

Compound of 'su' (good, well) and 'prabhā' (light, splendor)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+prabhā)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  From 'pra' + root 'bhā' (to shine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 1)

खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - with swords

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharpened, keen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharpened, keen, whetted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śi' (to sharpen) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: śi

पीतैः (pītaiḥ) - with yellow, pale

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pīta

pīta - yellow, pale, tawny

निर्मुक्तैः (nirmuktaiḥ) - by those cast off, discarded, shed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nirmukta

nirmukta - cast off, discarded, shed, liberated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'muc' (to release, abandon) with prefix 'nir'

Prefix: nir

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Used here to describe the snakes.

भुजगैः (bhujagaiḥ) - with snakes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhujaga

bhujaga - snake, serpent (lit. 'moving by its arm/shoulder')

Compound of 'bhuja' (arm/shoulder) and 'ga' (going)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuja+ga)

• bhuja – arm, hand, shoulder
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving (suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go)
  Agent noun suffix
  Root: gam (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Expresses comparison