महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-40, verse-111

विधुन्वानो महच्चापं कार्तस्वरविभूषितम् ।
आददानः शरान्घोरान्स्वरश्मीनिव भास्करः ॥१११॥

111. vidhunvāno mahaccāpaṁ kārtasvaravibhūṣitam ,
ādadānaḥ śarānghorānsvaraśmīniva bhāskaraḥ.

111. vidhunvānaḥ mahat cāpam kārtasvaravibhūṣitam
ādadānaḥ śarān ghorān sva-raśmīn iva bhāskaraḥ

111. kārtasvaravibhūṣitam mahat cāpam vidhunvānaḥ
ghorān śarān ādadānaḥ bhāskaraḥ sva-raśmīn iva

111. Wielding his great bow, which was adorned with gold, and taking up terrible arrows, he (Droṇi) appeared like the sun gathering its own rays.

Words meanings summery:

• विधुन्वानः (vidhunvānaḥ) - shaking, wielding

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• चापम् (cāpam) - bow

• कार्तस्वरविभूषितम् (kārtasvaravibhūṣitam) - adorned with gold

• आददानः (ādadānaḥ) - taking up, grasping

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• घोरान् (ghorān) - dreadful, terrible

• स्व-रश्मीन् (sva-raśmīn) - his own rays

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun

Words meanings and morphology

विधुन्वानः (vidhunvānaḥ) - shaking, wielding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhunvāna

vidhunvāna - shaking, wielding, agitating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dhū (to shake) with prefix vi-, Atmanepada form.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Qualifies Droṇi (implied subject).

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Qualifies 'cāpam'.

चापम् (cāpam) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cāpa

cāpa - bow

कार्तस्वरविभूषितम् (kārtasvaravibhūṣitam) - adorned with gold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārtasvaravibhūṣita

kārtasvaravibhūṣita - adorned with gold

Compound: Kārtasvara (gold) + Vibhūṣita (adorned).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kārtasvara+vibhūṣita)

• kārtasvara – gold
  noun (neuter)
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhūṣ (to adorn) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'cāpam'.

आददानः (ādadānaḥ) - taking up, grasping

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādadāna

ādadāna - taking, grasping, accepting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dā (to give, take) with prefix ā-, Atmanepada form.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies Droṇi (implied subject).

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

घोरान् (ghorān) - dreadful, terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce

Note: Qualifies 'śarān'.

स्व-रश्मीन् (sva-raśmīn) - his own rays

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sva-raśmi

sva-raśmi - one's own rays

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+raśmi)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun
• raśmi – ray, beam of light
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, creator of light