महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-96, verse-38

स तैर्भिन्नतनुत्राणः शुशुभे राक्षसोत्तमः ।
मरीचिभिरिवार्कस्य संस्यूतो जलदो महान् ॥३८॥

38. sa tairbhinnatanutrāṇaḥ śuśubhe rākṣasottamaḥ ,
marīcibhirivārkasya saṁsyūto jalado mahān.

38. sa taiḥ bhinnatanutrāṇaḥ śuśubhe rākṣasottamaḥ
marīcibhiḥ iva arkasya saṃsyūtaḥ jaladaḥ mahān

38. sa taiḥ bhinnatanutrāṇaḥ rākṣasottamaḥ śuśubhe
iva arkasya marīcibhiḥ saṃsyūtaḥ mahān jaladaḥ

38. With his armor shattered by them, that best of Rākṣasas appeared splendid, like a great cloud pierced through by the sun's rays.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (he, that)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by them (the arrows) (by them, with them)

• भिन्नतनुत्राणः (bhinnatanutrāṇaḥ) - with his armor shattered (having his armor shattered, with broken body-armor)

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - appeared splendid (he shone, he appeared splendid, he was beautiful)

• राक्षसोत्तमः (rākṣasottamaḥ) - that best of Rākṣasas (best of Rākṣasas, chief of demons)

• मरीचिभिः (marīcibhiḥ) - by rays (by rays, by beams of light)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अर्कस्य (arkasya) - of the sun (of the sun, of a ray)

• संस्यूतः (saṁsyūtaḥ) - pierced through (pierced, sewn together, interwoven, joined)

• जलदः (jaladaḥ) - cloud (cloud (giver of water))

• महान् (mahān) - a great (cloud) (great, large, mighty)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Rākṣasa mentioned in the previous verse.

तैः (taiḥ) - by them (the arrows) (by them, with them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the arrows mentioned in the previous verse.

भिन्नतनुत्राणः (bhinnatanutrāṇaḥ) - with his armor shattered (having his armor shattered, with broken body-armor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhinnatanutrāṇa

bhinnatanutrāṇa - having broken body-armor, with shattered armor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+tanutrāṇa)

• bhinna – broken, split, shattered, pierced, divided
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from the root √bhid (to break, split) with the suffix -ta.
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• tanutrāṇa – armor, body protection, coat of mail
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasottamaḥ'.

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - appeared splendid (he shone, he appeared splendid, he was beautiful)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Liṭ Lakāra)

Reduplicated perfect form of the root √śubh, middle voice.

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'rākṣasottamaḥ'.

राक्षसोत्तमः (rākṣasottamaḥ) - that best of Rākṣasas (best of Rākṣasas, chief of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasottama

rākṣasottama - best of Rākṣasas, chief of demons, most excellent Rākṣasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+uttama)

• rākṣasa – a Rākṣasa, demon, an evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, supreme, highest, most superior
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'śuśubhe'.

मरीचिभिः (marīcibhiḥ) - by rays (by rays, by beams of light)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of marīci

marīci - ray of light, beam, particle of light, mirage

Note: Instrument by which the cloud is pierced.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

A particle of comparison.

Note: Introduces a simile.

अर्कस्य (arkasya) - of the sun (of the sun, of a ray)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray, fire, hymn, praise

Note: Qualifies 'marīcibhiḥ'.

संस्यूतः (saṁsyūtaḥ) - pierced through (pierced, sewn together, interwoven, joined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsyūta

saṁsyūta - sewn, woven, pierced, transfixed, joined together

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root √syu (to sew, to pierce) with the prefix sam- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: sam

Root: syu (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'jaladaḥ'.

जलदः (jaladaḥ) - cloud (cloud (giver of water))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jalada

jalada - cloud, giver of water, any aquatic plant

Compound formed from jala (water) + da (giver, from √dā 'to give').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+da)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower (suffix)
  suffix (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from the root √dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The object of comparison.

महान् (mahān) - a great (cloud) (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive, eminent

Note: Agrees with 'jaladaḥ'.