महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-218, verse-32

कुक्कुटश्चाग्निना दत्तस्तस्य केतुरलंकृतः ।
रथे समुच्छ्रितो भाति कालाग्निरिव लोहितः ॥३२॥

32. kukkuṭaścāgninā dattastasya keturalaṁkṛtaḥ ,
rathe samucchrito bhāti kālāgniriva lohitaḥ.

32. kukkuṭaḥ ca agninā dattaḥ tasya ketuḥ alaṃkṛtaḥ
rathe samucchritaḥ bhāti kālāgniḥ iva lohitaḥ

32. And his decorated banner, bearing a cock (kukkuṭa) given by Agni, hoisted high on his chariot, shines, crimson like the destructive fire of time (kālāgni).

Words meanings summery:

• कुक्कुटः (kukkuṭaḥ) - cock, rooster

• च (ca) - and, also

• अग्निना (agninā) - By the god Agni. (by fire, by Agni)

• दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, bestowed

• तस्य (tasya) - Referring to Kārtikeya. (his, its, of that)

• केतुः (ketuḥ) - banner, flag, emblem

• अलंकृतः (alaṁkṛtaḥ) - adorned, decorated, embellished

• रथे (rathe) - on the chariot

• समुच्छ्रितः (samucchritaḥ) - raised high, hoisted, erected

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears

• कालाग्निः (kālāgniḥ) - Refers to the fire that consumes the universe at the end of a cosmic cycle. (the fire of time, destructive fire)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• लोहितः (lohitaḥ) - red, crimson, reddish

Words meanings and morphology

कुक्कुटः (kukkuṭaḥ) - cock, rooster

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kukkuṭa

kukkuṭa - cock, rooster

Note: This is part of the banner's description.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अग्निना (agninā) - By the god Agni. (by fire, by Agni)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Note: Agent of 'dattaḥ'.

दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, bestowed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, bestowed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'kukkuṭaḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - Referring to Kārtikeya. (his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, refers to Kārtikeya.

केतुः (ketuḥ) - banner, flag, emblem

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ketu

ketu - banner, flag, ensign, sign

Note: Subject of the verb 'bhāti'.

अलंकृतः (alaṁkṛtaḥ) - adorned, decorated, embellished

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alaṃkṛta

alaṁkṛta - adorned, decorated, ornamented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with prefix alam (enough, sufficient, ornamental).

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'ketuḥ'.

रथे (rathe) - on the chariot

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: ramh

Note: Location of the banner.

समुच्छ्रितः (samucchritaḥ) - raised high, hoisted, erected

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samucchrita

samucchrita - raised high, hoisted, elevated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śri (to lean on, resort to) with prefixes sam-ut.

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ketuḥ'.

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present Active Indicative

Parasmaipada verb, root bhā.

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

कालाग्निः (kālāgniḥ) - Refers to the fire that consumes the universe at the end of a cosmic cycle. (the fire of time, destructive fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālāgni

kālāgni - the fire of destruction at the end of the world, destructive fire of time

Tatpuruṣa compound meaning 'the fire of time'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+agni)

• kāla – time, death
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Standard of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

लोहितः (lohitaḥ) - red, crimson, reddish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lohita

lohita - red, blood-red, crimson

Root: ruh

Note: Qualifies 'ketuḥ'.