महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-31, verse-11

कॢप्तोत्तरोष्ठं सुनसं कॢप्तकेशमलंकृतम् ।
अदृश्यत शिरश्छिन्नं रजोध्वस्तं सकुण्डलम् ॥११॥

11. kḷptottaroṣṭhaṁ sunasaṁ kḷptakeśamalaṁkṛtam ,
adṛśyata śiraśchinnaṁ rajodhvastaṁ sakuṇḍalam.

11. kḷptottaroṣṭham sunasam kḷptakeśam alaṅkṛtam
adṛśyata śiraḥ chinnam rajodhvastam sakuṇḍalam

11. A severed head, with its upper lip well-formed, a fine nose, well-arranged hair, adorned, covered with dust, and still wearing its earrings, was seen.

Words meanings summery:

• कॢप्तोत्तरोष्ठम् (kḷptottaroṣṭham) - having a well-formed upper lip

• सुनसम् (sunasam) - having a good nose, well-nosed

• कॢप्तकेशम् (kḷptakeśam) - having well-arranged/trimmed hair

• अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned, decorated, embellished

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• छिन्नम् (chinnam) - cut off, severed, broken

• रजोध्वस्तम् (rajodhvastam) - covered/smeared with dust, dust-laden

• सकुण्डलम् (sakuṇḍalam) - with earrings, wearing earrings

Words meanings and morphology

कॢप्तोत्तरोष्ठम् (kḷptottaroṣṭham) - having a well-formed upper lip

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kḷptottaroṣṭha

kḷptottaroṣṭha - having a well-formed upper lip

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kḷpta+uttaroṣṭha)

• kḷpta – formed, made, well-arranged, done
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root 'kḷp' (to be in order, to be made).
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• uttaroṣṭha – upper lip
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to 'śiraḥ'.

सुनसम् (sunasam) - having a good nose, well-nosed

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sunasa

sunasa - having a good nose

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+nasa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• nasa – nose
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to 'śiraḥ'.

कॢप्तकेशम् (kḷptakeśam) - having well-arranged/trimmed hair

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kḷptakeśa

kḷptakeśa - having well-arranged hair

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kḷpta+keśa)

• kḷpta – formed, made, well-arranged, trimmed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root 'kḷp' (to be in order, to be made).
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'śiraḥ'.

अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned, decorated, embellished

(adjective)

neuter, singular of alaṅkṛta

alaṅkṛta - adorned, decorated, embellished

Past Passive Participle

From 'kṛ' (to do, make) with prefix 'alam'.

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to 'śiraḥ'.

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Passive

From verb root 'dṛś' in passive voice, third person singular.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Subject of 'adṛśyata'.

छिन्नम् (chinnam) - cut off, severed, broken

(adjective)

neuter, singular of chinna

chinna - cut, severed, broken

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'chid' (to cut, cleave).

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Refers to 'śiraḥ'.

रजोध्वस्तम् (rajodhvastam) - covered/smeared with dust, dust-laden

(adjective)

neuter, singular of rajodhvasta

rajodhvasta - covered with dust, dust-laden

Compound type : tatpurusha (rajas+dhvasta)

• rajas – dust, dirt, pollen
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rañj
• dhvasta – covered, smeared, destroyed, ruined
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root 'dhvaṃs' (to fall down, perish, destroy).
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'śiraḥ'.

सकुण्डलम् (sakuṇḍalam) - with earrings, wearing earrings

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sakuṇḍala

sakuṇḍala - wearing earrings, with earrings

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+kuṇḍala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kuṇḍala – earring, coiled, ring
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to 'śiraḥ'.