महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-59, verse-14

ते हेमपुङ्खैरिषुभिराचिता हेममालिनः ।
हताः पेतुर्महानागाः साग्निज्वाला इवाद्रयः ॥१४॥

14. te hemapuṅkhairiṣubhirācitā hemamālinaḥ ,
hatāḥ peturmahānāgāḥ sāgnijvālā ivādrayaḥ.

14. te hemapuṅkhaiḥ iṣubhiḥ ācitāḥ hemamālinaḥ
hatāḥ petuḥ mahānāgāḥ sa-agnijvālāḥ iva adrayaḥ

14. hemapuṅkhaiḥ iṣubhiḥ ācitāḥ hemamālinaḥ te
mahānāgāḥ hatāḥ sa-agnijvālāḥ adrayaḥ iva petuḥ

14. Pierced by golden-shafted arrows and adorned with golden garlands, those great elephants fell, just like mountains ablaze with fire.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• हेमपुङ्खैः (hemapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden shafts, by means of golden feathers (of arrows)

• इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

• आचिताः (ācitāḥ) - covered, filled, pierced, struck

• हेममालिनः (hemamālinaḥ) - wearing golden garlands, adorned with gold necklaces

• हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, struck down, wounded

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• महानागाः (mahānāgāḥ) - great elephants (in the context of a battle) (great elephants, large serpents)

• स-अग्निज्वालाः (sa-agnijvālāḥ) - with flames of fire, accompanied by fire flames, ablaze with fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains, rocks

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Pronoun base

हेमपुङ्खैः (hemapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden shafts, by means of golden feathers (of arrows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hemapuṅkha

hemapuṅkha - golden-shafted, having golden feathers (of an arrow)

Compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrihi (heman+puṅkha)

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

Note: Modifies 'iṣubhiḥ'.

इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of iṣu

iṣu - arrow

आचिताः (ācitāḥ) - covered, filled, pierced, struck

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ācita

ācita - covered, filled, piled up, pierced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √ci (to gather, pile) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'mahānāgāḥ'.

हेममालिनः (hemamālinaḥ) - wearing golden garlands, adorned with gold necklaces

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hemamālin

hemamālin - wearing a golden garland/necklace

Compound of heman (gold) and mālin (garlanded, having a garland)

Compound type : tatpurusha (heman+mālin)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• mālin – garlanded, having a garland
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from mālā (garland) + -in (possessive suffix)

Note: Qualifies 'mahānāgāḥ'.

हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, struck down, wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hata

hata - killed, struck, wounded, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'mahānāgāḥ'.

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Perfect Active

3rd person plural, perfect tense, active voice of √pat

Root: pat (class 1)

महानागाः (mahānāgāḥ) - great elephants (in the context of a battle) (great elephants, large serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahānāga

mahānāga - great elephant, great serpent

Compound of mahā (great) and nāga (elephant/serpent)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+nāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• nāga – serpent, elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'petuḥ'.

स-अग्निज्वालाः (sa-agnijvālāḥ) - with flames of fire, accompanied by fire flames, ablaze with fire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāgnijvāla

sāgnijvāla - accompanied by fire flames, blazing with fire

Bahuvrihi compound: sa (with) + agnijvālā (fire-flame)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+agnijvālā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• agnijvālā – flame of fire
  noun (feminine)
  Compound: agni (fire) + jvālā (flame)

Note: Qualifies 'adrayaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains, rocks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adri

adri - mountain, rock