महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-17, verse-35

केतुमानपि मातङ्गं विचित्रपरमाङ्कुशम् ।
आस्थितः समरे राजन्मेघस्थ इव भानुमान् ॥३५॥

35. ketumānapi mātaṅgaṁ vicitraparamāṅkuśam ,
āsthitaḥ samare rājanmeghastha iva bhānumān.

35. ketumān api mātaṅgam vicitraparamāṅkuśam
āsthitaḥ samare rājan meghasthaḥ iva bhānumān

35. rājan ketumān api vicitraparamāṅkuśam mātaṅgam
āsthitaḥ samare meghasthaḥ bhānumān iva

35. O King, Ketumān, also mounted on an elephant equipped with a splendid, excellent goad, appeared in battle like the sun residing in a cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• केतुमान् (ketumān) - the warrior Ketumān (having a banner/flag, named Ketumān)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• मातङ्गम् (mātaṅgam) - elephant

• विचित्रपरमाङ्कुशम् (vicitraparamāṅkuśam) - equipped with a splendid, excellent goad (referring to the elephant) (having a wonderful and supreme goad)

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated, mounted, standing upon

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in conflict

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• मेघस्थः (meghasthaḥ) - situated in a cloud, cloud-dwelling

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भानुमान् (bhānumān) - the sun (the sun, a luminous one, radiant)

Words meanings and morphology

केतुमान् (ketumān) - the warrior Ketumān (having a banner/flag, named Ketumān)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ketumat

ketumat - one who has a banner; a flag-bearer; the planet Ketu

possessive suffix -mat

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

मातङ्गम् (mātaṅgam) - elephant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - an elephant

विचित्रपरमाङ्कुशम् (vicitraparamāṅkuśam) - equipped with a splendid, excellent goad (referring to the elephant) (having a wonderful and supreme goad)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vicitraparamāṅkuśa

vicitraparamāṅkuśa - having a wonderful and supreme goad

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vicitra+parama+aṅkuśa)

• vicitra – wonderful, various, variegated
  adjective
• parama – supreme, excellent, highest
  adjective
• aṅkuśa – a goad, elephant-goad
  noun (masculine)

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated, mounted, standing upon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated, mounted, standing upon

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

मेघस्थः (meghasthaḥ) - situated in a cloud, cloud-dwelling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meghastha

meghastha - cloud-dwelling, situated in a cloud

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+stha)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भानुमान् (bhānumān) - the sun (the sun, a luminous one, radiant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhānumat

bhānumat - having light/radiance; radiant; the sun

possessive suffix -mat