महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-40, verse-96

ततो विद्युत्प्रभैर्बाणैः कार्तस्वरविभूषितैः ।
निरन्तरमिवाकाशमासीन्नुन्नैः किरीटिना ॥९६॥

96. tato vidyutprabhairbāṇaiḥ kārtasvaravibhūṣitaiḥ ,
nirantaramivākāśamāsīnnunnaiḥ kirīṭinā.

96. tataḥ vidyutprabhaiḥ bāṇaiḥ kārtasvaravibhūṣitaiḥ
nirantaram iva ākāśam āsīt nunnaiḥ kirīṭinā

96. tataḥ kirīṭinā nunnaiḥ vidyutprabhaiḥ
kārtasvaravibhūṣitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ ākāśam nirantaram iva āsīt

96. Then, the sky became as if entirely filled, without any gaps, due to the arrows, which shone like lightning, were adorned with gold, and were shot by Kiriti (Arjuna).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• विद्युत्प्रभैः (vidyutprabhaiḥ) - by those shining like lightning

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• कार्तस्वरविभूषितैः (kārtasvaravibhūṣitaiḥ) - by those adorned with gold

• निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - without interruption, continuous, without gaps

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, it became

• नुन्नैः (nunnaiḥ) - by those propelled, by those shot

• किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Kiriti (Arjuna)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

विद्युत्प्रभैः (vidyutprabhaiḥ) - by those shining like lightning

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vidyutprabha

vidyutprabha - shining like lightning, having the brilliance of lightning

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidyut+prabhā)

• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• prabhā – light, splendor, brilliance
  noun (feminine)

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

कार्तस्वरविभूषितैः (kārtasvaravibhūṣitaiḥ) - by those adorned with gold

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kārtasvaravibhūṣita

kārtasvaravibhūṣita - adorned with gold

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective, meaning adorned (vibhūṣita) with gold (kārtasvara).

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (kārtasvara+vibhūṣita)

• kārtasvara – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated, ornamented
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhūṣ (to adorn) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - without interruption, continuous, without gaps

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirantara

nirantara - uninterrupted, continuous, dense, without intervals

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+antara)

• nis – without, out of
  indeclinable
  Prefix: nis
• antara – interval, space, inner, middle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially here.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, it became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

नुन्नैः (nunnaiḥ) - by those propelled, by those shot

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nunna

nunna - propelled, pushed, cast, thrown

Past Passive Participle

From √nud (to push, impel).

Root: nud (class 6)

किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Kiriti (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kirīṭin

kirīṭin - wearing a diadem or crown, Arjuna

Refers to Arjuna, who received a kirīṭa (diadem) from Indra.