महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-45, verse-36

ज्वलितैस्तैर्महाघोरैः कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः ।
संछन्ना पाण्डवी सेना न प्राज्ञायत किंचन ॥३६॥

36. jvalitaistairmahāghoraiḥ kaṅkabarhiṇavājitaiḥ ,
saṁchannā pāṇḍavī senā na prājñāyata kiṁcana.

36. jvalitaiḥ taiḥ mahāghoraiḥ kaṅkabarhiṇavājitaiḥ
saṃchannā pāṇḍavī senā na prājñāyata kiñcana

36. taiḥ jvalitaiḥ mahāghoraiḥ kaṅkabarhiṇavājitaiḥ
saṃchannā pāṇḍavī senā kiñcana na prājñāyata

36. Completely covered by those blazing, exceedingly dreadful arrows, adorned with the feathers of kites and peacocks, the Pāṇḍava army could not be discerned at all.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्वलितैः (jvalitaiḥ) - by those blazing (arrows) (by the blazing ones, by the inflamed ones)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (arrows) (by them)

• महाघोरैः (mahāghoraiḥ) - by those exceedingly dreadful (arrows) (by the exceedingly dreadful ones, by the very terrible ones)

• कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः (kaṅkabarhiṇavājitaiḥ) - by those (arrows) adorned with the feathers of kites and peacocks (by those adorned with the feathers of kites and peacocks)

• संछन्ना (saṁchannā) - completely covered (covered, completely enveloped)

• पाण्डवी (pāṇḍavī) - Pāṇḍava (army) (Pāṇḍava, belonging to the Pāṇḍavas)

• सेना (senā) - army (army, host)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - could be discerned (it was known, it was perceived, it was seen)

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - at all (anything, something (used with na to mean 'nothing at all'))

Words meanings and morphology

ज्वलितैः (jvalitaiḥ) - by those blazing (arrows) (by the blazing ones, by the inflamed ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jvalita

jvalita - blazing, shining, burning

Past Passive Participle

From root jval (to burn, shine)

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies implicit 'arrows'.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (arrows) (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the arrows mentioned in the previous verse.

महाघोरैः (mahāghoraiḥ) - by those exceedingly dreadful (arrows) (by the exceedingly dreadful ones, by the very terrible ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāghora

mahāghora - exceedingly dreadful, very terrible

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, awful
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies implicit 'arrows'.

कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः (kaṅkabarhiṇavājitaiḥ) - by those (arrows) adorned with the feathers of kites and peacocks (by those adorned with the feathers of kites and peacocks)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaṅkabarhiṇavājita

kaṅkabarhiṇavājita - adorned with feathers of kites and peacocks

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kaṅka+barhiṇa+vājita)

• kaṅka – kite, heron, vulture
  noun (masculine)
• barhiṇa – peacock
  noun (masculine)
• vājita – furnished with feathers, winged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vāj, related to vāja (wing, feather)
  Root: vāj

Note: Qualifies implicit 'arrows'.

संछन्ना (saṁchannā) - completely covered (covered, completely enveloped)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃchanna

saṁchanna - covered, veiled, concealed, completely enveloped

Past Passive Participle

From root chad (to cover) with upasarga sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'senā'.

पाण्डवी (pāṇḍavī) - Pāṇḍava (army) (Pāṇḍava, belonging to the Pāṇḍavas)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, related to the Pāṇḍavas

Note: Qualifies 'senā'.

सेना (senā) - army (army, host)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, forces

Note: Subject of prājñāyata.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - could be discerned (it was known, it was perceived, it was seen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of jñā

Imperfect Passive Third Person Singular

root jñā, class 9, with upasarga pra-; passive voice; 'āyata' is a passive form suffix for this conjugation

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - at all (anything, something (used with na to mean 'nothing at all'))

(indeclinable)