महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-65, verse-38

ते वर्म भित्त्वा पुरुषोत्तमस्य सुवर्णचित्रं न्यपतन्सुमुक्ताः ।
वेगेन गामाविविशुः सुवेगाः स्नात्वा च कर्णाभिमुखाः प्रतीयुः ॥३८॥

38. te varma bhittvā puruṣottamasya; suvarṇacitraṁ nyapatansumuktāḥ ,
vegena gāmāviviśuḥ suvegāḥ; snātvā ca karṇābhimukhāḥ pratīyuḥ.

38. te varma bhittvā puruṣottamasya
suvarṇacitram nyapatan sumuktāḥ
vegena gām āvivisuḥ suvegāḥ
snātvā ca karṇābhimukhāḥ pratīyuḥ

38. te sumuktāḥ suvegāḥ puruṣottamasya
suvarṇacitram varma bhittvā
vegena nyapatan gām āvivisuḥ ca
snātvā karṇābhimukhāḥ pratīyuḥ

38. Those well-released arrows, piercing the golden-adorned armor of the best of men (puruṣottama), fell down. Extremely swift, they penetrated the earth with great speed, and having plunged (into it), they seemed to return towards Karna.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those, they

• वर्म (varma) - armor, shield

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having broken

• पुरुषोत्तमस्य (puruṣottamasya) - of the best of men, of the supreme person

• सुवर्णचित्रम् (suvarṇacitram) - golden-adorned, beautifully variegated with gold

• न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - they fell down

• सुमुक्ताः (sumuktāḥ) - well-released, well-shot

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, by force

• गाम् (gām) - the earth (the earth, cow)

• आविविसुः (āvivisuḥ) - they entered, they penetrated

• सुवेगाः (suvegāḥ) - very swift, extremely rapid

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed, having plunged, having immersed

• च (ca) - and

• कर्णाभिमुखाः (karṇābhimukhāḥ) - facing Karna, directed towards Karna

• प्रतीयुः (pratīyuḥ) - they returned, they went back

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

वर्म (varma) - armor, shield

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varman

varman - armor, coat of mail, protection

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having broken

(indeclinable)

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Absolutive form

पुरुषोत्तमस्य (puruṣottamasya) - of the best of men, of the supreme person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best of men, supreme person, an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective

सुवर्णचित्रम् (suvarṇacitram) - golden-adorned, beautifully variegated with gold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suvarṇacitra

suvarṇacitra - golden-adorned, variegated with gold

Compound type : karmadhāraya (suvarṇa+citra)

• suvarṇa – gold, good color
  noun (neuter)
• citra – variegated, adorned, wonderful, clear
  adjective

न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - they fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pat

root pat, class 1, imperfect third plural with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

सुमुक्ताः (sumuktāḥ) - well-released, well-shot

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sumukta

sumukta - well-released, well-shot, very loose

Past Passive Participle

From root muc with prefix su

Prefix: su

Root: muc (class 6)

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, by force

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, current

गाम् (gām) - the earth (the earth, cow)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, earth, ray of light

आविविसुः (āvivisuḥ) - they entered, they penetrated

(verb)

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

root viś, class 6, perfect third plural with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

सुवेगाः (suvegāḥ) - very swift, extremely rapid

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suvega

suvega - very swift, very quick, rapid

adjective formed from 'su' (good/very) and 'vega' (speed)

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed, having plunged, having immersed

(indeclinable)

root snā, class 2

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Absolutive form

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कर्णाभिमुखाः (karṇābhimukhāḥ) - facing Karna, directed towards Karna

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karṇābhimukha

karṇābhimukha - facing Karna, directed towards Karna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karṇa+abhimukha)

• karṇa – Karna (proper noun), ear
  proper noun (masculine)
• abhimukha – facing, directed towards, in front of
  adjective
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: mukh

प्रतीयुः (pratīyuḥ) - they returned, they went back

(verb)

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

root i, class 2, perfect third plural with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: i (class 2)