महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-78, verse-26

स बभौ नरशार्दूलो ललाटे संस्थितैस्त्रिभिः ।
शिखरैः काञ्चनमयैर्मेरुस्त्रिभिरिवोच्छ्रितैः ॥२६॥

26. sa babhau naraśārdūlo lalāṭe saṁsthitaistribhiḥ ,
śikharaiḥ kāñcanamayairmerustribhirivocchritaiḥ.

26. saḥ babhau naraśārdūlaḥ lalāṭe saṃsthitaiḥ tribhiḥ
śikharaiḥ kāñcanamayaiḥ meruḥ tribhiḥ iva ucchritaiḥ

26. saḥ naraśārdūlaḥ lalāṭe tribhiḥ saṃsthitaiḥ babhau
meruḥ tribhiḥ kāñcanamayaiḥ ucchritaiḥ śikharaiḥ iva

26. That tiger among men (Ashvatthama) shone on his forehead with the three (arrows) lodged there, just like Mount Meru appears with three elevated golden peaks.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Ashvatthama (he, that)

• बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared, became beautiful

• नरशार्दूलः (naraśārdūlaḥ) - Ashvatthama, described as a 'tiger among men' (tiger among men, foremost among men)

• ललाटे (lalāṭe) - on the forehead

• संस्थितैः (saṁsthitaiḥ) - with the arrows lodged there (with those situated, placed, lodged)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

• शिखरैः (śikharaiḥ) - with peaks, with summits

• काञ्चनमयैः (kāñcanamayaiḥ) - with golden, made of gold

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• उच्छ्रितैः (ucchritaiḥ) - with those elevated, raised, lofty

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Ashvatthama (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared, became beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhā

perfect tense (lit), 3rd person singular

Root BHĀ, perfect tense form.

Root: bhā (class 2)

नरशार्दूलः (naraśārdūlaḥ) - Ashvatthama, described as a 'tiger among men' (tiger among men, foremost among men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naraśārdūla

naraśārdūla - tiger among men, excellent man

Compound type : upamāna-pūrva-pada karmadhāraya (nara+śārdūla)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)

ललाटे (lalāṭe) - on the forehead

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of lalāṭa

lalāṭa - forehead

संस्थितैः (saṁsthitaiḥ) - with the arrows lodged there (with those situated, placed, lodged)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, placed, lodged, standing together

Past Passive Participle

Root STHĀ with prefix SAM, past passive participle.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

(numeral)

शिखरैः (śikharaiḥ) - with peaks, with summits

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, top

काञ्चनमयैः (kāñcanamayaiḥ) - with golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāñcanamaya

kāñcanamaya - golden, made of gold

derived from kāñcana (gold) with suffix -maya (made of)

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical sacred mountain)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

(numeral)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

उच्छ्रितैः (ucchritaiḥ) - with those elevated, raised, lofty

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ucchrita

ucchrita - elevated, raised, lofty, prominent

Past Passive Participle

Root ŚRI with prefix UT, past passive participle.

Prefix: ut

Root: śri (class 1)