महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-130

तद्गजाश्वरथौघानां रुधिरेण समुक्षितम् ।
छन्नमायोधनं रेजे रक्ताभ्रमिव शारदम् ॥१३०॥

130. tadgajāśvarathaughānāṁ rudhireṇa samukṣitam ,
channamāyodhanaṁ reje raktābhramiva śāradam.

130. tat gajāśvarathaughānām rudhireṇa samukṣitam
channam āyodhanam reje raktābhram iva śāradam

130. tat gajāśvarathaughānām rudhireṇa samukṣitam
channam āyodhanam śāradam raktābhram iva reje

130. That battlefield, drenched and covered with the blood of the throngs of elephants, horses, and chariots, shone like a red autumn cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore, then

• गजाश्वरथौघानाम् (gajāśvarathaughānām) - of the multitudes/throngs of elephants, horses, and chariots

• रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - by blood

• समुक्षितम् (samukṣitam) - drenched, sprinkled, covered

• छन्नम् (channam) - covered, hidden

• आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield, combat ground

• रेजे (reje) - shone, appeared, was resplendent

• रक्ताभ्रम् (raktābhram) - a red cloud

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शारदम् (śāradam) - autumnal

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, therefore, then

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Note: Used here as a demonstrative pronoun referring to the battlefield.

गजाश्वरथौघानाम् (gajāśvarathaughānām) - of the multitudes/throngs of elephants, horses, and chariots

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gajāśvarathaugha

gajāśvarathaugha - multitude of elephants, horses, and chariots

Compound noun.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (gaja+aśva+ratha+ogha)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, multitude, throng, mass
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √vah (to carry).
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Genitive case showing possession or source.

रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - by blood

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood, red

From root √rudh (to obstruct, also associated with redness).

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Instrumental case indicating means or agent.

समुक्षितम् (samukṣitam) - drenched, sprinkled, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samukṣita

samukṣita - moistened, sprinkled, drenched, covered

Past Passive Participle

From root √ukṣ (to sprinkle) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: ukṣ (class 1)

छन्नम् (channam) - covered, hidden

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of channa

channa - covered, concealed, hidden

Past Passive Participle

From root √chad (to cover).

Root: chad (class 10)

आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battlefield, combat ground

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyodhana

āyodhana - battlefield, place of combat, war

From root √yudh (to fight) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: yudh (class 4)

रेजे (reje) - shone, appeared, was resplendent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of rāj

perfect middle third person singular

From root √rāj (class 1, ātmanepada, "to shine"). Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: rāj (class 1)

रक्ताभ्रम् (raktābhram) - a red cloud

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of raktābhra

raktābhra - red cloud

Tatpuruṣa compound (rakta + abhra).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rakta+abhra)

• rakta – red, colored, dyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √rañj (to color).
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
  From root √abh (to go, move).
  Root: abh (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison with āyodhanam.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison.

शारदम् (śāradam) - autumnal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śārada

śārada - autumnal, relating to autumn

From śarad (autumn) + aṇ (suffix).