महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-66, verse-6

सदार्चितं चन्दनचूर्णशायिनं सुवर्णनालीशयनं महाविषम् ।
प्रदीप्तमैरावतवंशसंभवं शिरो जिहीर्षुर्युधि फल्गुनस्य ॥६॥

6. sadārcitaṁ candanacūrṇaśāyinaṁ; suvarṇanālīśayanaṁ mahāviṣam ,
pradīptamairāvatavaṁśasaṁbhavaṁ; śiro jihīrṣuryudhi phalgunasya.

6. sadārcitam candanacūrṇaśāyinam
suvarṇanālīśayanam mahāviṣam
pradīptam airāvatavaṃśasaṃbhavam
śiraḥ jihīrṣuḥ yudhi phalgunasya

6. jihīrṣuḥ yudhi phalgunasya śiraḥ
sadārcitam candanacūrṇaśāyinam
suvarṇanālīśayanam mahāviṣam
pradīptam airāvatavaṃśasaṃbhavam

6. (Karna, with this arrow), desiring to cut off Arjuna's (Phalguna's) head in battle, (fixed an arrow that was) always revered, kept resting on sandalwood powder, lying in a golden casket, greatly venomous, blazing, and of the lineage of Airavata (a celestial elephant, implying divine origin or serpent-like nature).

Words meanings summery:

• सदार्चितम् (sadārcitam) - always worshipped, always honored

• चन्दनचूर्णशायिनम् (candanacūrṇaśāyinam) - lying on sandalwood powder

• सुवर्णनालीशयनम् (suvarṇanālīśayanam) - lying in a golden tube/casket

• महाविषम् (mahāviṣam) - greatly poisonous, very venomous

• प्रदीप्तम् (pradīptam) - blazing, brilliantly lit, radiant

• ऐरावतवंशसंभवम् (airāvatavaṁśasaṁbhavam) - born of Airavata's lineage

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• जिहीर्षुः (jihīrṣuḥ) - desiring to take away, intending to cut off

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in combat

• फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Phalguna, of Arjuna

Words meanings and morphology

सदार्चितम् (sadārcitam) - always worshipped, always honored

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sadārcita

sadārcita - always worshipped

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound of sadā (always) and arcita (worshipped, from arc)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sadā+arcita)

• sadā – always, ever
  indeclinable
• arcita – worshipped, honored
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root arc (to worship, praise)
  Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'śaram' (arrow) from the previous verse.

चन्दनचूर्णशायिनम् (candanacūrṇaśāyinam) - lying on sandalwood powder

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candanacūrṇaśāyin

candanacūrṇaśāyin - lying on sandalwood powder

agent noun/adjective

Compound of candanacūrṇa (sandalwood powder) and śāyin (lying upon, from root śī)

Compound type : tatpurusha (candanacūrṇa+śāyin)

• candanacūrṇa – sandalwood powder
  noun (neuter)
• śāyin – lying, resting
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/Present Active Participle suffix -in
  from root śī (to lie down)
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'śaram'.

सुवर्णनालीशयनम् (suvarṇanālīśayanam) - lying in a golden tube/casket

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suvarṇanālīśayana

suvarṇanālīśayana - lying in a golden tube/casket

Compound of suvarṇanālī (golden tube) and śayana (lying, resting)

Compound type : tatpurusha (suvarṇanālī+śayana)

• suvarṇanālī – golden tube/casket
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of suvarṇa (gold) and nālī (tube, stalk)
• śayana – lying, resting, couch
  noun (neuter)
  from root śī (to lie down) with suffix -ana
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'śaram'.

महाविषम् (mahāviṣam) - greatly poisonous, very venomous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāviṣa

mahāviṣa - very poisonous, having great poison

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+viṣa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'śaram'.

प्रदीप्तम् (pradīptam) - blazing, brilliantly lit, radiant

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - blazing, radiant, thoroughly illuminated

Past Passive Participle

from root dīp (to shine, blaze) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'śaram'.

ऐरावतवंशसंभवम् (airāvatavaṁśasaṁbhavam) - born of Airavata's lineage

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of airāvatavaṃśasaṃbhava

airāvatavaṁśasaṁbhava - born from the lineage of Airavata

Compound type : tatpurusha (airāvatavaṃśa+saṃbhava)

• airāvatavaṃśa – lineage of Airavata
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of Airāvata (name of Indra's elephant) and vaṃśa (lineage)
• saṃbhava – originating from, born of
  adjective (masculine)
  from root bhū (to be, become) with upasarga sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'śaram'.

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Object of 'jihīrṣuḥ'.

जिहीर्षुः (jihīrṣuḥ) - desiring to take away, intending to cut off

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jihīrṣu

jihīrṣu - desiring to take away, intending to remove

Desiderative noun/adjective

from desiderative stem of root hṛ (to carry, take) with prefix -ji

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Karna (implied subject).

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Phalguna, of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of phalguna

phalguna - Arjuna (epithet of Arjuna)