महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-16, verse-43

रक्तोत्पलवनानीव विभान्ति रुचिराणि वै ।
मुखानि परमस्त्रीणां परिशुष्काणि केशव ॥४३॥

43. raktotpalavanānīva vibhānti rucirāṇi vai ,
mukhāni paramastrīṇāṁ pariśuṣkāṇi keśava.

43. rakta utpalavanāni iva vibhānti rucirāṇi
vai mukhāni paramastrīṇām pariśuṣkāṇi keśava

43. keśava paramastrīṇām mukhāni rucirāṇi
pariśuṣkāṇi vai rakta utpalavanāni iva vibhānti

43. O Keśava, the beautiful faces of the noble women, though now completely withered, certainly shine like groves of red lotuses.

Words meanings summery:

• रक्त (rakta) - red, colored, dyed

• उत्पलवनानि (utpalavanāni) - groves of lotuses, lotus ponds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विभान्ति (vibhānti) - they shine, they appear

• रुचिराणि (rucirāṇi) - beautiful, charming, lovely

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• मुखानि (mukhāni) - faces

• परमस्त्रीणाम् (paramastrīṇām) - of excellent women, of noble ladies

• परिशुष्काणि (pariśuṣkāṇi) - completely withered, utterly dried up

• केशव (keśava) - O Kṛṣṇa (O Keśava)

Words meanings and morphology

रक्त (rakta) - red, colored, dyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rakta

rakta - red, colored

Past Passive Participle

From root rañj (to color, dye)

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'utpalavanāni' in a descriptive compound.

उत्पलवनानि (utpalavanāni) - groves of lotuses, lotus ponds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of utpalavana

utpalavana - grove of lotuses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (utpala+vana)

• utpala – lotus, water-lily
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: ut-pal
• vana – forest, grove, thicket
  noun (neuter)
  Root: van

Note: Forms a comparison with 'mukhāni'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

विभान्ति (vibhānti) - they shine, they appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vibhā

Present active

3rd person plural present active indicative

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: The main verb, with 'mukhāni' as the subject.

रुचिराणि (rucirāṇi) - beautiful, charming, lovely

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rucira

rucira - beautiful, charming

Root: ruc

Note: Modifies 'mukhāni'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

मुखानि (mukhāni) - faces

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front

Note: Subject of 'vibhānti'.

परमस्त्रीणाम् (paramastrīṇām) - of excellent women, of noble ladies

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of paramastrī

paramastrī - excellent woman, noble lady

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+strī)

• parama – supreme, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)
• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
  Root: stṛ

Note: Possessive case for 'mukhāni'.

परिशुष्काणि (pariśuṣkāṇi) - completely withered, utterly dried up

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pariśuṣka

pariśuṣka - dried up, withered

Past Passive Participle

From root śuṣ (to dry) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'mukhāni'.

केशव (keśava) - O Kṛṣṇa (O Keśava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keśava (lit. 'having fine hair' or 'slayer of the demon Keśī', an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

Note: An address to Kṛṣṇa.