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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-70, verse-26

अर्करश्मिप्रभिन्नेषु शस्त्रेषु कवचेषु च ।
चक्षूंषि प्रतिहन्यन्ते सैन्येन रजसा तथा ॥२६॥
26. arkaraśmiprabhinneṣu śastreṣu kavaceṣu ca ,
cakṣūṁṣi pratihanyante sainyena rajasā tathā.
26. arkarasmiprabhinneṣu śastreṣu kavaceṣu ca
cakṣūṃṣi pratihanyante sainyena rajasā tathā
26. śastreṣu kavaceṣu ca arkarasmiprabhinneṣu
cakṣūṃṣi pratihanyante tathā sainyena rajasā
26. The eyes are obstructed by the dust from the army, just as they are by the sun's rays dazzling upon the weapons and armors.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अर्करस्मिप्रभिन्नेषु (arkarasmiprabhinneṣu) - on the weapons and armors dazzling with sunbeams (on those dazzling with sunbeams, on those pierced by sunbeams)
  • शस्त्रेषु (śastreṣu) - on the weapons
  • कवचेषु (kavaceṣu) - on the armors, on the coats of mail
  • (ca) - and
  • चक्षूंषि (cakṣūṁṣi) - eyes
  • प्रतिहन्यन्ते (pratihanyante) - are obstructed, are struck back, are impeded
  • सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army, by the military force
  • रजसा (rajasā) - by the dust, by the gloom
  • तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

Words meanings and morphology

अर्करस्मिप्रभिन्नेषु (arkarasmiprabhinneṣu) - on the weapons and armors dazzling with sunbeams (on those dazzling with sunbeams, on those pierced by sunbeams)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, plural of arkarasmiprabhinna
arkarasmiprabhinna - dazzling or split by sunbeams
Compound: arka (sun) + raśmi (ray) + prabhinna (Past Passive Participle of pra-√bhid, meaning split, or by extension, dazzling as if splitting the light)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (arka+raśmi+prabhinna)
  • arka – sun, ray of light
    noun (masculine)
  • raśmi – ray, beam, rope
    noun (masculine)
  • prabhinna – split, broken, pierced, differentiated, shone forth (figuratively dazzling)
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From pra-√bhid (to split, break, pierce)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: bhid (class 7)
शस्त्रेषु (śastreṣu) - on the weapons
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of śastra
śastra - weapon, sword, knife
From √śaṃs (to praise) or √śas (to cut)
Root: śas (class 1)
कवचेषु (kavaceṣu) - on the armors, on the coats of mail
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of kavaca
kavaca - armor, cuirass, coat of mail
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
चक्षूंषि (cakṣūṁṣi) - eyes
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of cakṣus
cakṣus - eye, sight, vision
From √cakṣ (to see)
Root: cakṣ (class 2)
प्रतिहन्यन्ते (pratihanyante) - are obstructed, are struck back, are impeded
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of √han
Prefix: prati
Root: han (class 2)
सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army, by the military force
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of sainya
sainya - army, host, military force
Derived from senā (army) + ya (suffix)
रजसा (rajasā) - by the dust, by the gloom
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of rajas
rajas - dust, dirt, gloom, menstrual discharge
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so
(indeclinable)