महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-25, verse-18

विक्षिपन्सुमहच्चापं कार्तस्वरविभूषितम् ।
विसृजन्सायकांश्चैव विषाग्निप्रतिमान्बहून् ॥१८॥

18. vikṣipansumahaccāpaṁ kārtasvaravibhūṣitam ,
visṛjansāyakāṁścaiva viṣāgnipratimānbahūn.

18. vikṣipan sumahat cāpam kārtasvara-vibhūṣitam
visṛjan sāyakān ca eva viṣāgni-pratimān bahūn

18. sumahat kārtasvara-vibhūṣitam cāpam vikṣipan
bahūn viṣāgni-pratimān sāyakān ca eva visṛjan

18. Wielding his huge bow, adorned with gold, and shooting numerous arrows that resembled poison and fire,

Words meanings summery:

• विक्षिपन् (vikṣipan) - moving about, wielding, brandishing

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, huge, massive

• चापम् (cāpam) - bow

• कार्तस्वर-विभूषितम् (kārtasvara-vibhūṣitam) - adorned with gold, decorated with gold

• विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing, shooting, discharging

• सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows, darts

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, emphasizing particle

• विषाग्नि-प्रतिमान् (viṣāgni-pratimān) - resembling poison and fire

• बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

Words meanings and morphology

विक्षिपन् (vikṣipan) - moving about, wielding, brandishing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikṣipat

vikṣipat - brandishing, tossing, scattering

Present active participle

vi + kṣip (root class 6 P) + śatṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: kṣip (class 6)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, huge, massive

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense

su + mahat

चापम् (cāpam) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cāpa

cāpa - bow, archer's bow

कार्तस्वर-विभूषितम् (kārtasvara-vibhūṣitam) - adorned with gold, decorated with gold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārtasvara-vibhūṣita

kārtasvara-vibhūṣita - adorned with gold

Past Passive Participle

Tatpuruṣa compound or similar meaning

Compound type : tatpurusha (kārtasvara+vibhūṣita)

• kārtasvara – gold
  noun (neuter)
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  vi + bhūṣ
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing, shooting, discharging

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visṛjat

visṛjat - releasing, discharging

Present active participle

vi + sṛj (root class 6 P) + śatṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows, darts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, missile

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, emphasizing particle

(indeclinable)

विषाग्नि-प्रतिमान् (viṣāgni-pratimān) - resembling poison and fire

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṣāgni-pratima

viṣāgni-pratima - resembling poison and fire

Bahuvrīhi or Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viṣāgni+pratima)

• viṣāgni – poison and fire
  noun (masculine)
  Dvandva compound
• pratima – resembling, like
  adjective

बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

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