महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-36, verse-16

शरैः कनकपुङ्खैस्तु चिता रेजुर्गजोत्तमाः ।
उल्काभिः संप्रदीप्ताग्राः पर्वता इव मारिष ॥१६॥

16. śaraiḥ kanakapuṅkhaistu citā rejurgajottamāḥ ,
ulkābhiḥ saṁpradīptāgrāḥ parvatā iva māriṣa.

16. śaraiḥ kanakapuṅkhaiḥ tu citāḥ rejuḥ gajottamāḥ
ulkābhiḥ sampradīptāgrāḥ parvatāḥ iva māriṣa

16. māriṣa kanakapuṅkhaiḥ śaraiḥ citāḥ gajottamāḥ
sampradīptāgrāḥ ulkābhiḥ parvatāḥ iva rejuḥ

16. O venerable one, the magnificent elephants, covered with golden-shafted arrows, shone like mountains with their peaks brightly lit by blazing meteors.

Words meanings summery:

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• कनकपुङ्खैः (kanakapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden shafts, by golden-feathered (arrows)

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, moreover

• चिताः (citāḥ) - covered, filled, strewn

• रेजुः (rejuḥ) - shone, appeared splendid, gleamed

• गजोत्तमाः (gajottamāḥ) - best elephants, magnificent elephants

• उल्काभिः (ulkābhiḥ) - by meteors, by blazing torches

• सम्प्रदीप्ताग्राः (sampradīptāgrāḥ) - with peaks brightly burning/ablaze, having their tips brightly lit

• पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मारिष (māriṣa) - O venerable one, O respected sir

Words meanings and morphology

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

कनकपुङ्खैः (kanakapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden shafts, by golden-feathered (arrows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kanakapuṅkha

kanakapuṅkha - golden-shafted, having golden feathers/tail-end (of an arrow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kanaka+puṅkha)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• puṅkha – feather, shaft (of an arrow), tail-end
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, moreover

(indeclinable)

चिताः (citāḥ) - covered, filled, strewn

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cita

cita - covered, accumulated, strewn, piled up

Past Passive Participle

From root ci (to collect, pile up, strew, cover)

Root: ci (class 5)

रेजुः (rejuḥ) - shone, appeared splendid, gleamed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of rāj

Root: rāj (class 1)

गजोत्तमाः (gajottamāḥ) - best elephants, magnificent elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gajottama

gajottama - excellent elephant, best of elephants

Compound type : karmadhāraya (gaja+uttama)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

उल्काभिः (ulkābhiḥ) - by meteors, by blazing torches

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of ulkā

ulkā - meteor, firebrand, blazing torch

सम्प्रदीप्ताग्राः (sampradīptāgrāḥ) - with peaks brightly burning/ablaze, having their tips brightly lit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sampradīptāgra

sampradīptāgra - having brightly burning/shining tips/fronts/peaks

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sam+pra+dīpta+agra)

• sam – together, completely, intensely
  indeclinable
  Prefix: sam
• pra – forth, forward, intensely
  indeclinable
  Prefix: pra
• dīpta – shining, burning, blazing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dīp (to shine, blaze)
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• agra – tip, peak, front, top
  noun (neuter)

पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मारिष (māriṣa) - O venerable one, O respected sir

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - venerable, respected, O sir