महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-67, verse-3

असज्जमानं वृक्षेषु धूमकेतुमिवोत्थितम् ।
बहुवर्णं च चित्रं च दिव्यं वानरलक्षणम् ।
अपश्याम महाराज ध्वजं गाण्डिवधन्वनः ॥३॥

3. asajjamānaṁ vṛkṣeṣu dhūmaketumivotthitam ,
bahuvarṇaṁ ca citraṁ ca divyaṁ vānaralakṣaṇam ,
apaśyāma mahārāja dhvajaṁ gāṇḍivadhanvanaḥ.

3. asajjamānam vṛkṣeṣu dhūmaketum iva
utthitam bahuvarṇam ca citram ca
divyam vānaralakṣaṇam apaśyāma
mahārāja dhvajam gāṇḍivadhanvanaḥ

3. mahārāja,
vṛkṣeṣu asajjamānam dhūmaketum iva utthitam bahuvarṇam ca citram ca divyam vānaralakṣaṇam gāṇḍivadhanvanaḥ dhvajam apaśyāma

3. O great king, we saw the divine banner of the wielder of Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna), which was marked with a monkey (Hanuman), multi-colored, wondrous, and risen like a comet that does not get entangled in trees.

Words meanings summery:

• असज्जमानम् (asajjamānam) - not clinging, not sticking, not getting entangled

• वृक्षेषु (vṛkṣeṣu) - in/on trees

• धूमकेतुम् (dhūmaketum) - a comet

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen, appeared

• बहुवर्णम् (bahuvarṇam) - multi-colored, variegated

• च (ca) - and

• चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, strange, variegated

• च (ca) - and

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial

• वानरलक्षणम् (vānaralakṣaṇam) - referring to Hanumān, whose image was on Arjuna's banner (bearing the mark of a monkey)

• अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw

• महाराज (mahārāja) - addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra by Sañjaya (O great king)

• ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - the banner, flag

• गाण्डिवधन्वनः (gāṇḍivadhanvanaḥ) - of Arjuna (of the wielder of Gāṇḍīva)

Words meanings and morphology

असज्जमानम् (asajjamānam) - not clinging, not sticking, not getting entangled

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asajjamāna

asajjamāna - not clinging, not getting stuck

Present Middle Participle (negative)

Derived from root √sañj (to cling, attach) with negative prefix a- and present middle participle suffix -māna

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sajjamāna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• sajjamāna – clinging, sticking, adhering
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Middle Participle
  Derived from root √sañj (to cling, attach)
  Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies dhvajam

वृक्षेषु (vṛkṣeṣu) - in/on trees

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

धूमकेतुम् (dhūmaketum) - a comet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhūmaketu

dhūmaketu - smoky-bannered; a comet

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhūma+ketu)

• dhūma – smoke
  noun (masculine)
• ketu – banner, flag; a bright light, comet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison with iva

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen, appeared

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, elevated, appeared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies dhvajam

बहुवर्णम् (bahuvarṇam) - multi-colored, variegated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bahuvarṇa

bahuvarṇa - many-colored, variegated

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+varṇa)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• varṇa – color, tint
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies dhvajam

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, strange, variegated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of citra

citra - bright, clear, wonderful, strange, variegated

Note: Qualifies dhvajam

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, celestial

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, wonderful

Note: Qualifies dhvajam

वानरलक्षणम् (vānaralakṣaṇam) - referring to Hanumān, whose image was on Arjuna's banner (bearing the mark of a monkey)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānaralakṣaṇa

vānaralakṣaṇa - having the mark of a monkey

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vānara+lakṣaṇa)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies dhvajam

अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √dṛś

imperfect first person plural

Imperfect tense (laṅ), 1st person plural, active voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra by Sañjaya (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great
  adjective
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - the banner, flag

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, flag, standard

गाण्डिवधन्वनः (gāṇḍivadhanvanaḥ) - of Arjuna (of the wielder of Gāṇḍīva)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gāṇḍivadhanvan

gāṇḍivadhanvan - one whose bow is Gāṇḍīva, wielder of Gāṇḍīva

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gāṇḍiva+dhanvan)

• gāṇḍiva – Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow)
  proper noun (neuter)
• dhanvan – bow
  noun (neuter)