महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-58, verse-39

शिरोभिः प्रपतद्भिश्च बाहुभिश्च विभूषितैः ।
अश्मवृष्टिरिवाभाति पाणिभिश्च सहाङ्कुशैः ॥३९॥

39. śirobhiḥ prapatadbhiśca bāhubhiśca vibhūṣitaiḥ ,
aśmavṛṣṭirivābhāti pāṇibhiśca sahāṅkuśaiḥ.

39. śirobhiḥ prapatadbhiḥ ca bāhubhiḥ ca vibhūṣitaiḥ
aśmavṛṣṭiḥ iva ābhāti pāṇibhiḥ ca saha aṅkuśaiḥ

39. prapatadbhiḥ śirobhiḥ ca vibhūṣitaiḥ bāhubhiḥ ca
aṅkuśaiḥ saha pāṇibhiḥ ca aśmavṛṣṭiḥ iva ābhāti

39. The scene appeared like a shower of stones, composed of falling heads, ornamented arms, and hands along with their elephant goads.

Words meanings summery:

• शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with (severed) heads (with heads)

• प्रपतद्भिः (prapatadbhiḥ) - with falling (heads) (with falling, with falling down)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - with (severed) arms (with arms)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विभूषितैः (vibhūṣitaiḥ) - with ornamented (arms) (with adorned, with ornamented)

• अश्मवृष्टिः (aśmavṛṣṭiḥ) - a shower of stones (simile) (shower of stones)

• इव (iva) - like (in a simile) (like, as, as if)

• आभाति (ābhāti) - appears (like a shower of stones) (shines, appears, looks like)

• पाणिभिः (pāṇibhiḥ) - with (severed) hands (with hands)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सह (saha) - together with (with, together with)

• अङ्कुशैः (aṅkuśaiḥ) - with elephant goads (with goads, with elephant hooks)

Words meanings and morphology

शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with (severed) heads (with heads)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, top, summit

Note: Used instrumentally to describe what the 'shower of stones' is comprised of.

प्रपतद्भिः (prapatadbhiḥ) - with falling (heads) (with falling, with falling down)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prapatat

prapatat - falling, falling down

Present Active Participle

Derived from pra- + √pat (to fall) + śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - with (severed) arms (with arms)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm

Note: Used instrumentally.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

विभूषितैः (vibhūṣitaiḥ) - with ornamented (arms) (with adorned, with ornamented)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vibhūṣita

vibhūṣita - ornamented, adorned, decorated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from vi- + √bhūṣ (to adorn) + kta suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Masculine plural instrumental, agreeing with bāhubhiḥ.

अश्मवृष्टिः (aśmavṛṣṭiḥ) - a shower of stones (simile) (shower of stones)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśmavṛṣṭi

aśmavṛṣṭi - shower of stones, hailstorm

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśman+vṛṣṭi)

• aśman – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the comparison.

इव (iva) - like (in a simile) (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

आभाति (ābhāti) - appears (like a shower of stones) (shines, appears, looks like)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

From upasarga ā + root bhā + present tense ending.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

पाणिभिः (pāṇibhiḥ) - with (severed) hands (with hands)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

Note: Used instrumentally.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सह (saha) - together with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

अङ्कुशैः (aṅkuśaiḥ) - with elephant goads (with goads, with elephant hooks)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aṅkuśa

aṅkuśa - goad, elephant hook, an implement to guide elephants

Root: aṅk (class 1)

Note: Used instrumentally, linked with pāṇibhiḥ by saha.