महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-55, verse-8

सुवर्णजालावतता महागजाः सवैजयन्तीध्वजयोधकल्पिताः ।
सुवर्णपुङ्खैरिषुभिः समाचिताश्चकाशिरे प्रज्वलिता यथाचलाः ॥८॥

8. suvarṇajālāvatatā mahāgajāḥ; savaijayantīdhvajayodhakalpitāḥ ,
suvarṇapuṅkhairiṣubhiḥ samācitā;ścakāśire prajvalitā yathācalāḥ.

8. suvarṇajālāvatatāḥ mahāgajāḥ
savaijayantīdhvajayodhakalpitāḥ
suvarṇapuṅkhaiḥ iṣubhiḥ samācitāḥ
cakāśire prajvalitāḥ yathā acalāḥ

8. suvarṇajālāvatatāḥ savaijayantīdhvajayodhakalpitāḥ suvarṇapuṅkhaiḥ iṣubhiḥ samācitāḥ mahāgajāḥ prajvalitāḥ acalāḥ yathā cakāśire.

8. The mighty elephants, adorned with golden nets, equipped with banners, flags, and warriors, and thoroughly pierced by arrows with golden shafts, gleamed like blazing mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• सुवर्णजालावतताः (suvarṇajālāvatatāḥ) - covered with golden nets

• महागजाः (mahāgajāḥ) - war elephants (great elephants)

• सवैजयन्तीध्वजयोधकल्पिताः (savaijayantīdhvajayodhakalpitāḥ) - equipped with banners, flags, and warriors

• सुवर्णपुङ्खैः (suvarṇapuṅkhaiḥ) - with arrows having golden tail-parts (with golden shafts/feathers (of arrows))

• इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows

• समाचिताः (samācitāḥ) - covered/riddled with arrows (covered, pierced, filled with)

• चकाशिरे (cakāśire) - they shone, they gleamed, they appeared

• प्रज्वलिताः (prajvalitāḥ) - blazing, ignited, burning brightly

• यथा (yathā) - introduces a simile (as, just as, like)

• अचलाः (acalāḥ) - mountains (lit. 'immovable')

Words meanings and morphology

सुवर्णजालावतताः (suvarṇajālāvatatāḥ) - covered with golden nets

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suvarṇajālāvatata

suvarṇajālāvatata - covered with golden nets

Past Passive Participle

Compound of suvarṇa (gold), jāla (net), and āvatata (covered from ā-vat-)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suvarṇa+jāla+āvatata)

• suvarṇa – gold
  noun (neuter)
• jāla – net, web
  noun (neuter)
• āvatata – covered, spread over
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vat' (to cover) with prefix 'ā-'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vat (class 1)

Note: Modifies mahāgajāḥ.

महागजाः (mahāgajāḥ) - war elephants (great elephants)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāgaja

mahāgaja - great elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+gaja)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of cakāśire.

सवैजयन्तीध्वजयोधकल्पिताः (savaijayantīdhvajayodhakalpitāḥ) - equipped with banners, flags, and warriors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of savaijayantīdhvajayodhakalpita

savaijayantīdhvajayodhakalpita - equipped with banners (vaijayantī), flags (dhvaja), and warriors (yodha)

Past Passive Participle

Bahuvrīhi compound with 'sa-' (with) and a dvandva compound of 'vaijayantī', 'dhvaja', 'yodha' and 'kalpita' (equipped/furnished)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vaijayantī+dhvaja+yodha+kalpita)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• vaijayantī – banner, flag
  noun (feminine)
• dhvaja – flag, banner
  noun (masculine)
• yodha – warrior, fighter
  noun (masculine)
• kalpita – furnished, equipped, arranged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kḷp' (to arrange)
  Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Modifies mahāgajāḥ.

सुवर्णपुङ्खैः (suvarṇapuṅkhaiḥ) - with arrows having golden tail-parts (with golden shafts/feathers (of arrows))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suvarṇapuṅkha

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

Compound of suvarṇa (gold) and puṅkha (shaft/feather of an arrow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (suvarṇa+puṅkha)

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

Note: Modifies iṣubhiḥ.

इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of iṣu

iṣu - arrow

Note: Instrument of being covered/pierced.

समाचिताः (samācitāḥ) - covered/riddled with arrows (covered, pierced, filled with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samācita

samācita - covered, filled with, pierced, collected

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ci' (to collect, pile up) with prefixes 'sam-ā-'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Modifies mahāgajāḥ.

चकाशिरे (cakāśire) - they shone, they gleamed, they appeared

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of kāś

Perfect Middle

From root 'kāś'

Root: kāś (class 1)

प्रज्वलिताः (prajvalitāḥ) - blazing, ignited, burning brightly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prajvalita

prajvalita - blazing, ignited, burning brightly

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jval' (to burn) with prefix 'pra-'

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Modifies acalāḥ in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - introduces a simile (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

अचलाः (acalāḥ) - mountains (lit. 'immovable')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of acala

acala - mountain (lit. not moving), immovable

Compound of a- (negation) and cala (moving)

Compound type : privative bahuvrīhi (a+cala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cala – moving, trembling
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'cal' (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Part of the simile.