महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-40, verse-17

ते तु बाणा महाराज हेमपुङ्खाः शिलाशिताः ।
आच्छादयन्दिशः सर्वाः सूर्यस्येवांशवस्तदा ॥१७॥

17. te tu bāṇā mahārāja hemapuṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ ,
ācchādayandiśaḥ sarvāḥ sūryasyevāṁśavastadā.

17. te tu bāṇāḥ mahārāja hemapuṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ
ācchādayan diśaḥ sarvāḥ sūryasya iva aṃśavaḥ tadā

17. mahārāja tu tadā te hemapuṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ bāṇāḥ
sūryasya aṃśavaḥ iva sarvāḥ diśaḥ ācchādayan

17. But, O great king, those arrows, golden-shafted and sharpened on stone, then covered all directions, just like the rays of the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those, they

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand

• बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• हेमपुङ्खाः (hemapuṅkhāḥ) - golden-feathered, with golden shafts

• शिलाशिताः (śilāśitāḥ) - sharpened on stone, whetted on stone

• आच्छादयन् (ācchādayan) - they covered, they enveloped

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अंशवः (aṁśavaḥ) - rays, beams

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

हेमपुङ्खाः (hemapuṅkhāḥ) - golden-feathered, with golden shafts

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hemapuṅkha

hemapuṅkha - having golden feathers/shafts (of an arrow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (heman+puṅkha)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• puṅkha – feather, shaft (of an arrow)
  noun (masculine)

शिलाशिताः (śilāśitāḥ) - sharpened on stone, whetted on stone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śilāśita

śilāśita - sharpened or whetted on a stone

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (śilā+śita)

• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• śita – sharpened, whetted, keen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root śo (class 4).
  Root: śo (class 4)

आच्छादयन् (ācchādayan) - they covered, they enveloped

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of ācchāday

Causative

Causative stem of root chad (class 10) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: chad (class 10)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, the sun god

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अंशवः (aṁśavaḥ) - rays, beams

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aṃśu

aṁśu - ray, beam of light, filament

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)