महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-14, verse-38

तत्र राजञ्शरैर्मुक्तैर्निर्मुक्तैरिव पन्नगैः ।
स्वर्णपुङ्खैः प्रकाशद्भिर्व्यरोचन्त दिशस्तथा ॥३८॥

38. tatra rājañśarairmuktairnirmuktairiva pannagaiḥ ,
svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ prakāśadbhirvyarocanta diśastathā.

38. tatra rājan śaraiḥ muktaiḥ nirmuktaiḥ iva pannagaiḥ
svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ prakāśadbhiḥ vyarocanta diśaḥ tathā

38. rājan tatra tathā diśaḥ,
svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ prakāśadbhiḥ,
nirmuktaiḥ pannagaiḥ iva,
muktaiḥ śaraiḥ vyarocanta

38. There, O king, the directions shone, made bright by the released arrows which, gleaming with golden shafts, appeared like snakes that had shed their skin.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• मुक्तैः (muktaiḥ) - by released ones, by shot ones

• निर्मुक्तैः (nirmuktaiḥ) - in comparison to snakes that have shed their skin (by released ones, by shed ones, by cast-off ones)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पन्नगैः (pannagaiḥ) - by snakes, by reptiles

• स्वर्णपुङ्खैः (svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ) - by arrows with golden fletching (by those with golden fletching/shafts)

• प्रकाशद्भिः (prakāśadbhiḥ) - by the gleaming arrows (by shining ones, by gleaming ones)

• व्यरोचन्त (vyarocanta) - shone, glittered

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Formed from tad (that) + suffix tra.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Note: Agent of muktaiḥ and cause of vyarocanta.

मुक्तैः (muktaiḥ) - by released ones, by shot ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mukta

mukta - released, liberated, thrown, shot

Past Passive Participle

From root muc (to release, set free).

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies śaraiḥ.

निर्मुक्तैः (nirmuktaiḥ) - in comparison to snakes that have shed their skin (by released ones, by shed ones, by cast-off ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nirmukta

nirmukta - released, set free, shed (skin), cast off

Past Passive Participle

From root muc (to release) with prefix nir.

Prefix: nir

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies pannagaiḥ.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पन्नगैः (pannagaiḥ) - by snakes, by reptiles

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pannaga

pannaga - snake, reptile

Literally 'going on feet/wings', but used for snake. Derivation from panna (fallen) + ga (going), or pāda (foot) + ga (going) where pāda > panna, meaning 'foot-goer' or 'crawling one'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (panna+ga)

• panna – fallen, descended
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pad (to go, fall).
  Root: pad (class 4)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in a simile comparing arrows to snakes.

स्वर्णपुङ्खैः (svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ) - by arrows with golden fletching (by those with golden fletching/shafts)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svarṇapuṅkha

svarṇapuṅkha - golden-feathered, having golden fletching/shaft

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svarṇa+puṅkha)

• svarṇa – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• puṅkha – fletching, feathered part of an arrow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies śaraiḥ.

प्रकाशद्भिः (prakāśadbhiḥ) - by the gleaming arrows (by shining ones, by gleaming ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prakāśat

prakāśat - shining, gleaming, visible

Present Active Participle

From root kāś (to shine) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies śaraiḥ.

व्यरोचन्त (vyarocanta) - shone, glittered

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: ruc (class 1)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, region

Note: Subject of vyarocanta.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Formed from tad (that) + suffix thā.