महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-27, verse-57

अस्ति चायमिषुः शल्य सुपुङ्खो रक्तभोजनः ।
एकतूणीशयः पत्री सुधौतः समलंकृतः ॥५७॥

57. asti cāyamiṣuḥ śalya supuṅkho raktabhojanaḥ ,
ekatūṇīśayaḥ patrī sudhautaḥ samalaṁkṛtaḥ.

57. asti ca ayam iṣuḥ śalya supuṅkhaḥ raktabhojanaḥ
ekatūṇīśayaḥ patrī sudhautaḥ samalaṅkṛtaḥ

57. O Śalya,
ca ayam iṣuḥ asti: supuṅkhaḥ,
raktabhojanaḥ,
ekatūṇīśayaḥ,
patrī,
sudhautaḥ,
samalaṅkṛtaḥ.

57. And O Śalya, this particular arrow exists: it is well-feathered, blood-devouring, housed in a single quiver, winged, thoroughly polished, and perfectly adorned.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• च (ca) - and

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• इषुः (iṣuḥ) - arrow

• शल्य (śalya) - O Śalya

• सुपुङ्खः (supuṅkhaḥ) - well-feathered (arrow)

• रक्तभोजनः (raktabhojanaḥ) - (an arrow) that feeds on blood (metaphorically, causing blood to flow) (blood-feeder, blood-eater, drinking blood)

• एकतूणीशयः (ekatūṇīśayaḥ) - (an arrow) kept alone in a quiver (implying its unique importance) (sleeping in one quiver, residing in one quiver)

• पत्री (patrī) - (an arrow) with feathers/wings (feathered, winged)

• सुधौतः (sudhautaḥ) - (an arrow) thoroughly polished (well-washed, well-cleaned, thoroughly polished)

• समलङ्कृतः (samalaṅkṛtaḥ) - (an arrow) perfectly adorned/prepared (well-adorned, completely ornamented)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

present active indicative, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the arrow (iṣuḥ).

इषुः (iṣuḥ) - arrow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣu

iṣu - arrow, dart

Root: iṣ (class 4)

शल्य (śalya) - O Śalya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - Śalya (proper name, king of Madras); dart, arrow, splinter

सुपुङ्खः (supuṅkhaḥ) - well-feathered (arrow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of supuṅkha

supuṅkha - well-feathered (of an arrow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+puṅkha)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• puṅkha – feather, shaft (of an arrow)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the arrow.

रक्तभोजनः (raktabhojanaḥ) - (an arrow) that feeds on blood (metaphorically, causing blood to flow) (blood-feeder, blood-eater, drinking blood)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raktabhojana

raktabhojana - blood-feeder, blood-drinker, preying on blood

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakta+bhojana)

• rakta – blood; red
  noun (neuter)
• bhojana – eating, food, feeder
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhuj, to eat
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Describes the arrow.

एकतूणीशयः (ekatūṇīśayaḥ) - (an arrow) kept alone in a quiver (implying its unique importance) (sleeping in one quiver, residing in one quiver)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekatūṇīśaya

ekatūṇīśaya - lying in one quiver, confined to one quiver

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+tūṇī+śaya)

• eka – one, single, alone
  numeral
• tūṇī – quiver (for arrows)
  noun (feminine)
• śaya – lying, sleeping, resting
  adjective
  Derived from root śī (to lie down)
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Describes the arrow.

पत्री (patrī) - (an arrow) with feathers/wings (feathered, winged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patrin

patrin - feathered, winged; an arrow

Derived from patra (leaf, feather, wing) + in suffix

Note: Describes the arrow.

सुधौतः (sudhautaḥ) - (an arrow) thoroughly polished (well-washed, well-cleaned, thoroughly polished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudhauta

sudhauta - well-washed, thoroughly cleaned, polished

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root dhāv with prefix su

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dhauta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• dhauta – washed, cleaned, purified
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhāv (to wash)
  Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Describes the arrow.

समलङ्कृतः (samalaṅkṛtaḥ) - (an arrow) perfectly adorned/prepared (well-adorned, completely ornamented)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samalaṅkṛta

samalaṅkṛta - well-adorned, completely ornamented, prepared

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root kṛ with prefixes sam-alaṅ

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sam+alaṅkṛta)

• sam – together, completely, well
  indeclinable
• alaṅkṛta – adorned, ornamented, decorated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ with prefix alaṃ
  Prefix: alaṃ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes the arrow.