महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-170, verse-39

ततोऽपश्यं त्रिशिरसं पुरुषं नवलोचनम् ।
त्रिमुखं षड्भुजं दीप्तमर्कज्वलनमूर्धजम् ।
लेलिहानैर्महानागैः कृतशीर्षममित्रहन् ॥३९॥

39. tato'paśyaṁ triśirasaṁ puruṣaṁ navalocanam ,
trimukhaṁ ṣaḍbhujaṁ dīptamarkajvalanamūrdhajam ,
lelihānairmahānāgaiḥ kṛtaśīrṣamamitrahan.

39. tataḥ apaśyam triśirasam puruṣam
navalocanam | trimukham ṣaḍbhujam
dīptam arkajvalanamūrdhajam | lelihānaiḥ
mahānāgaiḥ kṛtaśīrṣam amitrahān

39. Then I saw a being (puruṣa) with three heads, nine eyes, and three faces, possessing six arms and radiant. Its hair resembled blazing sun-fire, and its head was formed by great, flickering serpents, O destroyer of enemies!

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, after that)

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw

• त्रिशिरसम् (triśirasam) - three-headed

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - a being (puruṣa) (person, being, male)

• नवलोचनम् (navalocanam) - nine-eyed

• त्रिमुखम् (trimukham) - three-faced

• षड्भुजम् (ṣaḍbhujam) - six-armed

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - radiant (radiant, blazing, shining)

• अर्कज्वलनमूर्धजम् (arkajvalanamūrdhajam) - having hair resembling blazing sun-fire (having hair like blazing sun, having flaming hair like the sun)

• लेलिहानैः (lelihānaiḥ) - by flickering (serpents) (by those licking, by those flickering)

• महानागैः (mahānāgaiḥ) - by great serpents

• कृतशीर्षम् (kṛtaśīrṣam) - whose head was formed (by serpents) (having the head made/formed)

• अमित्रहान् (amitrahān) - O destroyer of enemies! (vocative, addressed to Dhritarashtra by Sanjaya) (O destroyer of enemies)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, after that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

From root dṛś, imperfect 1st person singular, augment 'a-'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

त्रिशिरसम् (triśirasam) - three-headed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of triśiras

triśiras - three-headed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+śiras)

• tri – three
  numeral (masculine)
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣam'

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - a being (puruṣa) (person, being, male)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, the Supreme Being (puruṣa)

Note: Object of 'apaśyam'

नवलोचनम् (navalocanam) - nine-eyed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of navalocana

navalocana - nine-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nava+locana)

• nava – nine
  numeral
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: loc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣam'

त्रिमुखम् (trimukham) - three-faced

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of trimukha

trimukha - three-faced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+mukha)

• tri – three
  numeral (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣam'

षड्भुजम् (ṣaḍbhujam) - six-armed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṣaḍbhuja

ṣaḍbhuja - six-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṣaṭ+bhuja)

• ṣaṭ – six
  numeral
• bhuja – arm, hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣam'

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - radiant (radiant, blazing, shining)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - shining, blazing, radiant, splendid

Past Passive Participle

From root dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣam'

अर्कज्वलनमूर्धजम् (arkajvalanamūrdhajam) - having hair resembling blazing sun-fire (having hair like blazing sun, having flaming hair like the sun)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arkajvalanamūrdhaja

arkajvalanamūrdhaja - having hair like blazing sun, having flaming hair like the sun

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (arka+jvalana+mūrdhaja)

• arka – sun, ray
  noun (masculine)
• jvalana – blazing, flaming, fire
  noun (masculine)
  From root jval
  Root: jval (class 1)
• mūrdhaja – hair (lit. born from the head)
  noun (masculine)
  From mūrdhan (head) + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣam'

लेलिहानैः (lelihānaiḥ) - by flickering (serpents) (by those licking, by those flickering)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lelihāna

lelihāna - licking, flickering (tongue)

Intensive Present Active Participle

From root lih (to lick), intensive form, with śānac suffix

Root: lih (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'mahānāgaiḥ'

महानागैः (mahānāgaiḥ) - by great serpents

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahānāga

mahānāga - great serpent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• nāga – serpent, snake, elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of 'kṛtaśīrṣam'

कृतशीर्षम् (kṛtaśīrṣam) - whose head was formed (by serpents) (having the head made/formed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtaśīrṣa

kṛtaśīrṣa - having the head made/formed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+śīrṣa)

• kṛta – made, done, formed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• śīrṣa – head, top
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣam'. The agent 'mahānāgaiḥ' is instrumental

अमित्रहान् (amitrahān) - O destroyer of enemies! (vocative, addressed to Dhritarashtra by Sanjaya) (O destroyer of enemies)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of amitrahan

amitrahan - destroyer of enemies

agent noun

From amitra (enemy) + han (to strike/kill)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amitra+han)

• amitra – enemy, not a friend
  noun (masculine)
  From a (negation) + mitra (friend)
• han – striking, killing, slayer, destroyer
  adjective (masculine)
  root noun / agent noun
  From root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Sanjaya is typically addressing Dhritarashtra as 'destroyer of enemies'