महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-74, verse-7

ते तु नामाङ्किताः पीताः कालज्वलनसंनिभाः ।
स्नायुनद्धाः सुपर्वाणः पृथवो दीर्घगामिनः ॥७॥

7. te tu nāmāṅkitāḥ pītāḥ kālajvalanasaṁnibhāḥ ,
snāyunaddhāḥ suparvāṇaḥ pṛthavo dīrghagāminaḥ.

7. te tu nāmāṅkitāḥ pītāḥ kālajvalanasaṃnibhāḥ
snāyunaddhāḥ suparvāṇaḥ pṛthavaḥ dīrghagāminaḥ

7. te tu nāmāṅkitāḥ pītāḥ kālajvalanasaṃnibhāḥ
snāyunaddhāḥ suparvāṇaḥ pṛthavaḥ dīrghagāminaḥ

7. Indeed, those (arrows) were marked with names, yellowish, resembling the fire of cosmic destruction, bound with sinews, well-feathered (suparvāṇaḥ), broad, and far-reaching.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - the arrows (implied from the next verse) (they, those)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasis) (but, on the other hand, indeed, and)

• नामाङ्किताः (nāmāṅkitāḥ) - marked with names, inscribed with names

• पीताः (pītāḥ) - yellowish (describing arrows) (yellow, golden; or drunk, sharpened)

• कालज्वलनसंनिभाः (kālajvalanasaṁnibhāḥ) - resembling the fire of cosmic destruction (Kāla) (resembling the fire of destruction)

• स्नायुनद्धाः (snāyunaddhāḥ) - bound with sinews

• सुपर्वाणः (suparvāṇaḥ) - well-feathered (implies good fletching for arrows) (well-jointed; well-feathered (for arrows))

• पृथवः (pṛthavaḥ) - broad, wide, extensive

• दीर्घगामिनः (dīrghagāminaḥ) - far-ranging, going far

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - the arrows (implied from the next verse) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that

Nominative plural of tad

Note: The implied subject (arrows).

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasis) (but, on the other hand, indeed, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

नामाङ्किताः (nāmāṅkitāḥ) - marked with names, inscribed with names

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāmāṅkita

nāmāṅkita - marked with names

Past Passive Participle

Compound: nāma (name) + aṅkita (marked). Aṅkita from root aṅk (to mark).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāma+aṅkita)

• nāma – name
  noun (neuter)
• aṅkita – marked, branded
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root aṅk (to mark) with suffix -ita.
  Root: aṅk (class 1)

Note: Describes the arrows.

पीताः (pītāḥ) - yellowish (describing arrows) (yellow, golden; or drunk, sharpened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pīta

pīta - yellow, golden; or drunk (PPP of pā); or sharpened (PPP of pī)

From root pī (to be yellow) or pā (to drink) or pī (to sharpen). In context of arrows, "yellow" or "sharpened" are most likely. "Yellowish" is common for certain types of arrows.

Root: pī (class 3)

Note: Describes the arrows.

कालज्वलनसंनिभाः (kālajvalanasaṁnibhāḥ) - resembling the fire of cosmic destruction (Kāla) (resembling the fire of destruction)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kālajvalanasaṃnibha

kālajvalanasaṁnibha - resembling the fire of destruction

Bahuvrīhi compound: kāla (time/death) + jvalana (flame/fire) + saṃnibha (resembling).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāla+jvalana+saṃnibha)

• kāla – time, death, god of death
  noun (masculine)
• jvalana – burning, flaming, fire
  noun (masculine)
  From root jval (to burn)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• saṃnibha – resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  From prefix saṃ- + root bhā (to shine/appear).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Describes the arrows.

स्नायुनद्धाः (snāyunaddhāḥ) - bound with sinews

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of snāyunaddha

snāyunaddha - bound with sinews

Past Passive Participle

Compound: snāyu (sinew) + naddha (bound). Naddha from root nah (to bind) with prefix ni.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (snāyu+naddha)

• snāyu – sinew, tendon
  noun (masculine)
• naddha – bound, fastened
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root nah (to bind) with prefix ni, but here often just seen as naddha (bound).
  Root: nah (class 4)

Note: Describes the arrows.

सुपर्वाणः (suparvāṇaḥ) - well-feathered (implies good fletching for arrows) (well-jointed; well-feathered (for arrows))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suparvan

suparvan - having good joints, well-jointed; having good feathers/fletching

Bahuvrīhi compound: su (good) + parvan (joint/node/feather). For arrows, often refers to good fletching.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+parvan)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
  Prefix expressing excellence
• parvan – joint, knot, node; feather (of an arrow)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pṛ

Note: Describes the arrows.

पृथवः (pṛthavaḥ) - broad, wide, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthu

pṛthu - broad, wide, large

Root: pṛth

Note: Describes the arrows.

दीर्घगामिनः (dīrghagāminaḥ) - far-ranging, going far

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīrghagāmin

dīrghagāmin - far-ranging, going far

Tatpuruṣa compound: dīrgha (long) + gāmin (going). Gāmin from root gam (to go) with suffix -in.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dīrgha+gāmin)

• dīrgha – long
  adjective (masculine)
• gāmin – going, moving
  participle (masculine)
  Agent noun/participle from root gam
  From root gam (to go) with suffix -in.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Describes the arrows.