महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-96, verse-41

स निर्भिन्नः शरैर्घोरैर्भुजगैः कोपितैरिव ।
अलम्बुसो भृशं राजन्नागेन्द्र इव चुक्रुधे ॥४१॥

41. sa nirbhinnaḥ śarairghorairbhujagaiḥ kopitairiva ,
alambuso bhṛśaṁ rājannāgendra iva cukrudhe.

41. saḥ nirbhinnaḥ śaraiḥ ghoraiḥ bhujagaiḥ kopitaiḥ
iva alambusaḥ bhṛśam rājan nāgendraḥ iva cukrudhe

41. rājan alambusaḥ saḥ ghoraiḥ śaraiḥ kopitaiḥ bhujagaiḥ
iva nirbhinnaḥ nāgendraḥ iva bhṛśam cukrudhe

41. O King, Alambusa, pierced by terrible arrows as if by enraged snakes, became exceedingly enraged like a king cobra.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• निर्भिन्नः (nirbhinnaḥ) - pierced, split, wounded

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by dreadful, terrible

• भुजगैः (bhujagaiḥ) - by snakes

• कोपितैः (kopitaiḥ) - by enraged, angered

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अलम्बुसः (alambusaḥ) - Alambusa

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - lord of snakes, king cobra

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• चुक्रुधे (cukrudhe) - he became angry, he was enraged

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Alambusa.

निर्भिन्नः (nirbhinnaḥ) - pierced, split, wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirbhinna

nirbhinna - pierced, split, broken through

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhid' (to split, break) with prefix 'nir-'.

Prefix: nir

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with Alambusa.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'nirbhinnaḥ'.

घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by dreadful, terrible

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, frightful

Note: Agrees with śaraiḥ.

भुजगैः (bhujagaiḥ) - by snakes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhujaga

bhujaga - snake, serpent

Compound of bhuj (arm/hand) and ga (going). One who goes by its chest/arms.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuj+ga)

• bhuj – arm, hand, curve
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in a simile.

कोपितैः (kopitaiḥ) - by enraged, angered

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kopita

kopita - enraged, angered, made angry

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kup' (to be angry).

Root: kup (class 4)

Note: Agrees with bhujagaiḥ.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

अलम्बुसः (alambusaḥ) - Alambusa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alambusa

alambusa - Name of a Rākṣasa (demon)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - lord of snakes, king cobra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgendra

nāgendra - king of serpents, king cobra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+indra)

• nāga – snake, serpent, cobra
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra (deity)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in a simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

चुक्रुधे (cukrudhe) - he became angry, he was enraged

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, Ātmanepada form of 'krudh'.

Root: krudh (class 4)