महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-79, verse-3

रुक्मपृष्ठैश्च दुष्प्रेक्ष्यैः कार्मुकैः पृथिवीपते ।
कूजद्भिरतुलान्नादान्रोषितैरुरगैरिव ॥३॥

3. rukmapṛṣṭhaiśca duṣprekṣyaiḥ kārmukaiḥ pṛthivīpate ,
kūjadbhiratulānnādānroṣitairuragairiva.

3. rukmapṛṣṭhaiḥ ca duṣprekṣyaiḥ kārmukaiḥ pṛthivīpate
kūjadbhiḥ atulān nādān roṣitaiḥ uragaiḥ iva

3. ca pṛthivīpate,
rukmapṛṣṭhaiḥ duṣprekṣyaiḥ kārmukaiḥ (yuktāḥ te) roṣitaiḥ uragaiḥ iva atulān nādān kūjadbhiḥ (prāgatvaran)

3. And, O ruler of the earth (pṛthivīpate), with bows that had golden backs and were difficult to gaze upon, they emitted unparalleled sounds, like enraged serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• रुक्मपृष्ठैः (rukmapṛṣṭhaiḥ) - with gold-backed (bows)

• च (ca) - and

• दुष्प्रेक्ष्यैः (duṣprekṣyaiḥ) - difficult to look at, formidable

• कार्मुकैः (kārmukaiḥ) - with bows

• पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O lord of the earth)

• कूजद्भिः (kūjadbhiḥ) - referring to the sound of the bows (making sounds, humming)

• अतुलान् (atulān) - unparalleled, incomparable

• नादान् (nādān) - sounds, roars

• रोषितैः (roṣitaiḥ) - by enraged

• उरगैः (uragaiḥ) - by serpents

• इव (iva) - as if, like

Words meanings and morphology

रुक्मपृष्ठैः (rukmapṛṣṭhaiḥ) - with gold-backed (bows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rukmapṛṣṭha

rukmapṛṣṭha - having a golden back

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rukma+pṛṣṭha)

• rukma – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दुष्प्रेक्ष्यैः (duṣprekṣyaiḥ) - difficult to look at, formidable

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of duṣprekṣya

duṣprekṣya - difficult to be seen, formidable, displeasing to the sight

Gerundive

From prefix dus- (difficult) and root īkṣ (to see).

Prefix: dus

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

कार्मुकैः (kārmukaiḥ) - with bows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kārmuka

kārmuka - bow (weapon)

पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O lord of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king, ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

कूजद्भिः (kūjadbhiḥ) - referring to the sound of the bows (making sounds, humming)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kūjat

kūjat - making a sound, humming, cooing

Present Active Participle

From root kūj (to make a sound, coo).

Root: kūj (class 1)

अतुलान् (atulān) - unparalleled, incomparable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of atula

atula - unequalled, incomparable, immense

From negative prefix a- and tula (comparison, balance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+tula)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• tula – comparison, balance, equal
  noun (feminine)

नादान् (nādān) - sounds, roars

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāda

nāda - sound, roar, cry

From root nad (to roar, sound).

Root: nad (class 1)

रोषितैः (roṣitaiḥ) - by enraged

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of roṣita

roṣita - enraged, angered

Past Passive Participle

From root ruṣ (to be angry).

Root: ruṣ (class 4)

उरगैः (uragaiḥ) - by serpents

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of uraga

uraga - serpent, snake (lit. 'moving on the breast')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (uras+ga)

• uras – breast, chest
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)