महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-15

विकीर्णैः कवचैश्चित्रैर्ध्वजैश्छत्रैश्च मारिष ।
शुशुभे तद्रणस्थानं शरदीव नभस्तलम् ॥१५॥

15. vikīrṇaiḥ kavacaiścitrairdhvajaiśchatraiśca māriṣa ,
śuśubhe tadraṇasthānaṁ śaradīva nabhastalam.

15. vikīrṇaiḥ kavacaiḥ citraiḥ dhvajaiḥ chatraiḥ ca
māriṣa śuśubhe tat raṇasthānam śaradi iva nabhastalam

15. māriṣa,
vikīrṇaiḥ citraiḥ kavacaiḥ dhvajaiḥ chatraiḥ ca tat raṇasthānam śaradi nabhastalam iva śuśubhe.

15. O respected one (māriṣa), that battlefield looked splendid with its scattered, colorful armors, banners, and umbrellas, just like the autumnal sky.

Words meanings summery:

• विकीर्णैः (vikīrṇaiḥ) - by scattered, by strewn

• कवचैः (kavacaiḥ) - by armors

• चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - by colorful, by variegated

• ध्वजैः (dhvajaiḥ) - by banners, by flags

• छत्रैः (chatraiḥ) - by umbrellas, by parasols

• च (ca) - and, also

• मारिष (māriṣa) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O respected one, O venerable one)

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, was beautiful

• तत् (tat) - that

• रणस्थानम् (raṇasthānam) - battlefield

• शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• नभस्तलम् (nabhastalam) - sky surface, atmosphere

Words meanings and morphology

विकीर्णैः (vikīrṇaiḥ) - by scattered, by strewn

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vikīrṇa

vikīrṇa - scattered, dispersed, strewn

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to scatter) with upasarga vi and suffix -ṇa (p.p.p. form of -ta).

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'kavacaiḥ'.

कवचैः (kavacaiḥ) - by armors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kavaca

kavaca - armor, cuirass, mail

चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - by colorful, by variegated

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of citra

citra - colorful, variegated, wonderful, strange

Note: Qualifies 'kavacaiḥ', 'dhvajaiḥ', 'chatraiḥ'.

ध्वजैः (dhvajaiḥ) - by banners, by flags

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, flag, standard

छत्रैः (chatraiḥ) - by umbrellas, by parasols

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of chatra

chatra - umbrella, parasol

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मारिष (māriṣa) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O respected one, O venerable one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - a venerable man, respected person

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone, was beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'raṇasthānam'.

रणस्थानम् (raṇasthānam) - battlefield

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of raṇasthāna

raṇasthāna - battlefield, place of combat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+sthāna)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
• sthāna – place, position, stand
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śarad

śarad - autumn, autumn season

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

नभस्तलम् (nabhastalam) - sky surface, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhastala

nabhastala - sky surface, atmosphere, firmament

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+tala)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, cloud
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, level, plain
  noun (neuter)