महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-97, verse-15

ते तस्य विविशुस्तूर्णं कायं निर्भिद्य मर्मणि ।
स तैर्विभिन्नसर्वाङ्गः शुशुभे राक्षसोत्तमः ।
पुष्पितैः किंशुकै राजन्संस्तीर्ण इव पर्वतः ॥१५॥

15. te tasya viviśustūrṇaṁ kāyaṁ nirbhidya marmaṇi ,
sa tairvibhinnasarvāṅgaḥ śuśubhe rākṣasottamaḥ ,
puṣpitaiḥ kiṁśukai rājansaṁstīrṇa iva parvataḥ.

15. te tasya viviśuḥ tūrṇaṃ kāyaṃ nirbhidya
marmaṇi saḥ taiḥ vibhinnasarvāṅgaḥ
śuśubhe rākṣasottamaḥ puṣpitaiḥ
kiṃśukaiḥ rājan saṃstīrṇaḥ iva parvataḥ

15. rājan te tasya kāyaṃ marmaṇi nirbhidya
tūrṇaṃ viviśuḥ taiḥ vibhinnasarvāṅgaḥ
saḥ rākṣasottamaḥ puṣpitaiḥ
kiṃśukaiḥ saṃstīrṇaḥ iva parvataḥ

15. O King, those arrows quickly entered his body, piercing his vital spots. He, the best of demons, with his entire body pierced by them, shone like a mountain covered with blossoming palāśa (kiṃśuka) trees.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they (referring to the arrows) (they, those)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the demon) (his, of him)

• विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - entered

• तूर्णं (tūrṇaṁ) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• कायं (kāyaṁ) - body (body, assemblage)

• निर्भिद्य (nirbhidya) - having pierced (having pierced, having broken through)

• मर्मणि (marmaṇi) - into the vital spots (in the vital spot(s), vulnerable point(s))

• सः (saḥ) - he (the demon) (he, that)

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

• विभिन्नसर्वाङ्गः (vibhinnasarvāṅgaḥ) - with his entire body pierced (with all limbs pierced, having all parts pierced)

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

• राक्षसोत्तमः (rākṣasottamaḥ) - the best of demons (best of demons, excellent Rākṣasa)

• पुष्पितैः (puṣpitaiḥ) - with blossoming (with blossomed, with flowering)

• किंशुकैः (kiṁśukaiḥ) - with palāśa (kiṃśuka) trees (with palāśa trees, with Butea frondosa flowers)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• संस्तीर्णः (saṁstīrṇaḥ) - covered (covered, strewn over)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain (mountain, hill)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they (referring to the arrows) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the demon) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the demon (niśācaraḥ).

विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - entered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of viś

Perfect

Reduplicated perfect form of root viś.

Root: viś (class 6)

तूर्णं (tūrṇaṁ) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tvar (to hasten) with suffix -ṇa.

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially.

कायं (kāyaṁ) - body (body, assemblage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection, aggregate

निर्भिद्य (nirbhidya) - having pierced (having pierced, having broken through)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root bhid (to break) with prefix nir-.

Prefix: nir

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Functions as an absolutive (gerund), indicating an action completed before the main verb.

मर्मणि (marmaṇi) - into the vital spots (in the vital spot(s), vulnerable point(s))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of marman

marman - vital spot, vulnerable point; secret

सः (saḥ) - he (the demon) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the demon (niśācaraḥ).

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

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the arrows.

विभिन्नसर्वाङ्गः (vibhinnasarvāṅgaḥ) - with his entire body pierced (with all limbs pierced, having all parts pierced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhinnasarvāṅga

vibhinnasarvāṅga - whose whole body is pierced

Bahuvrihi compound: vi-bhinna (pierced through) + sarva (all) + aṅga (limb/body part).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi-bhinna+sarva+aṅga)

• vi-bhinna – pierced, rent asunder
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhid (to break, pierce) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with saḥ and rākṣasottamaḥ.

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of śubh

Perfect

Reduplicated perfect form of root śubh (middle voice).

Root: śubh (class 1)

राक्षसोत्तमः (rākṣasottamaḥ) - the best of demons (best of demons, excellent Rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasottama

rākṣasottama - best of Rākṣasas

Compound of rākṣasa (demon) and uttama (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+uttama)

• rākṣasa – a demon, a Rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ud- (up, out).
  Prefix: ud

पुष्पितैः (puṣpitaiḥ) - with blossoming (with blossomed, with flowering)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṣpita

puṣpita - blossomed, flowered, covered with flowers

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root puṣp (to bloom, flower) with suffix -ita.

Root: puṣp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with kiṃśukaiḥ.

किंशुकैः (kiṁśukaiḥ) - with palāśa (kiṃśuka) trees (with palāśa trees, with Butea frondosa flowers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kiṃśuka

kiṁśuka - the palāśa tree (Butea frondosa), which has brilliant red flowers

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressed to the narrator's audience, typically Dhritarashtra.

संस्तीर्णः (saṁstīrṇaḥ) - covered (covered, strewn over)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃstīrṇa

saṁstīrṇa - covered, strewn, spread over

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root stṛ (to strew, spread) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with parvataḥ.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain (mountain, hill)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill