महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-78

नकुलेन शरा मुक्ताः कङ्कबर्हिणवाससः ।
ते तु कर्णमवच्छाद्य व्यतिष्ठन्त यथा परे ॥७८॥

78. nakulena śarā muktāḥ kaṅkabarhiṇavāsasaḥ ,
te tu karṇamavacchādya vyatiṣṭhanta yathā pare.

78. nakulena śarāḥ muktāḥ kaṅkabarhiṇavāsasaḥ te
tu karṇam avacchādya vyatiṣṭhanta yathā pare

78. nakulena kaṅkabarhiṇavāsasaḥ śarāḥ muktāḥ te
tu karṇam avacchādya yathā pare vyatiṣṭhanta

78. Arrows, decorated with vulture and peacock feathers, were released by Nakula. These, indeed, completely covered Karna and remained (stuck) there, just like other arrows (do).

Words meanings summery:

• नकुलेन (nakulena) - by Nakula

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - released, discharged

• कङ्कबर्हिणवाससः (kaṅkabarhiṇavāsasaḥ) - having vulture and peacock feathers

• ते (te) - those, they

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

• अवच्छाद्य (avacchādya) - having covered, having overwhelmed

• व्यतिष्ठन्त (vyatiṣṭhanta) - they remained, they stood

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• परे (pare) - others, other ones, previous

Words meanings and morphology

नकुलेन (nakulena) - by Nakula

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (name of a Pandava)

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - released, discharged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mukta

mukta - released, freed, discharged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root muc (to release).

Root: muc (class 6)

कङ्कबर्हिणवाससः (kaṅkabarhiṇavāsasaḥ) - having vulture and peacock feathers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaṅkabarhiṇavāsas

kaṅkabarhiṇavāsas - having vulture and peacock feathers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kaṅka+barhiṇa+vāsas)

• kaṅka – vulture
  noun (masculine)
• barhiṇa – peacock
  noun (masculine)
• vāsas – covering, garment, feather (in context of arrow)
  noun (neuter)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (name of a warrior)

अवच्छाद्य (avacchādya) - having covered, having overwhelmed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root chad with upasarga ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: chad (class 10)

व्यतिष्ठन्त (vyatiṣṭhanta) - they remained, they stood

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sthā

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: sthā (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

परे (pare) - others, other ones, previous

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, superior, subsequent