महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-27, verse-58

शेते चन्दनपूर्णेन पूजितो बहुलाः समाः ।
आहेयो विषवानुग्रो नराश्वद्विपसंघहा ॥५८॥

58. śete candanapūrṇena pūjito bahulāḥ samāḥ ,
āheyo viṣavānugro narāśvadvipasaṁghahā.

58. śete candanapūrṇena pūjitaḥ bahulāḥ samāḥ
āheyaḥ viṣavān ugraḥ narāśvadvipasaṅghahā

58. Candanapūrṇena bahulāḥ samāḥ pūjitaḥ (ayam iṣuḥ) śete.
(Ayam iṣuḥ) āheyaḥ viṣavān ugraḥ narāśvadvipasaṅghahā (ca asti).

58. It lies, honored for many years with sandalwood paste. It is a formidable, venomous serpent-like (āheya) weapon, capable of destroying armies of men, horses, and elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• शेते (śete) - (the arrow) lies (in its quiver) (lies, rests)

• चन्दनपूर्णेन (candanapūrṇena) - by means of sandalwood paste (used in worship) (filled with sandalwood, by sandalwood paste)

• पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - (the arrow) having been worshipped (worshipped, honored)

• बहुलाः (bahulāḥ) - many, numerous, abundant

• समाः (samāḥ) - years

• आहेयः (āheyaḥ) - like a formidable snake (serpentine, like a snake, belonging to a snake)

• विषवान् (viṣavān) - venomous, poisonous, possessing poison

• उग्रः (ugraḥ) - fierce, terrible, formidable

• नराश्वद्विपसङ्घहा (narāśvadvipasaṅghahā) - destroyer of hordes of men, horses, and elephants

Words meanings and morphology

शेते (śete) - (the arrow) lies (in its quiver) (lies, rests)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of śī

present middle indicative, 3rd person singular

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: The subject is implied, the arrow from the previous verse.

चन्दनपूर्णेन (candanapūrṇena) - by means of sandalwood paste (used in worship) (filled with sandalwood, by sandalwood paste)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of candanapūrṇa

candanapūrṇa - filled with sandalwood, complete with sandalwood

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candana+pūrṇa)

• candana – sandalwood, sandalwood paste
  noun (neuter)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of pṛ (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with "pūjitaḥ".

पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - (the arrow) having been worshipped (worshipped, honored)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjita

pūjita - worshipped, honored, revered

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of pūj (to worship)

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (arrow).

बहुलाः (bahulāḥ) - many, numerous, abundant

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bahula

bahula - many, numerous, abundant, frequent

Note: Agrees with "samāḥ".

समाः (samāḥ) - years

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year, season

Note: Nominative plural, but functions as an accusative of duration 'for many years'.

आहेयः (āheyaḥ) - like a formidable snake (serpentine, like a snake, belonging to a snake)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āheya

āheya - belonging to a snake, serpentine, venomous

Derived from 'ahi' (snake)

Note: Describes the arrow (metaphorically).

विषवान् (viṣavān) - venomous, poisonous, possessing poison

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣavat

viṣavat - poisonous, venomous, full of poison

Derived from 'viṣa' (poison) + -vat suffix

Note: Describes the arrow/snake.

उग्रः (ugraḥ) - fierce, terrible, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, formidable, mighty

Note: Describes the arrow/snake.

नराश्वद्विपसङ्घहा (narāśvadvipasaṅghahā) - destroyer of hordes of men, horses, and elephants

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narāśvadvipasaṅghahan

narāśvadvipasaṅghahan - destroyer of armies of men, horses, and elephants

Compound ending with -han (destroyer)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (nara+aśva+dvipa+saṅgha+han)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• dvipa – elephant (lit. 'two-drinker')
  noun (masculine)
• saṅgha – multitude, collection, host, army
  noun (masculine)
• han – killer, destroyer
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Describes the arrow/snake.