महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-97, verse-16

स धारयञ्शरान्हेमपुङ्खानपि महाबलः ।
विबभौ राक्षसश्रेष्ठः सज्वाल इव पर्वतः ॥१६॥

16. sa dhārayañśarānhemapuṅkhānapi mahābalaḥ ,
vibabhau rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ sajvāla iva parvataḥ.

16. saḥ dhārayan śarān hemapuṅkhān api mahābalaḥ
vibabhau rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ sajjvālaḥ iva parvataḥ

16. api mahābalaḥ saḥ hemapuṅkhān śarān dhārayan
rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ sajjvālaḥ parvataḥ iva vibabhau

16. Even though mighty and still bearing gold-shafted arrows, that best of demons shone brightly like a flaming mountain.

Words meanings summery:

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

• धारयन् (dhārayan) - holding (holding, bearing, supporting)

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• हेमपुङ्खान् (hemapuṅkhān) - gold-shafted (arrows) (gold-feathered, gold-shafted)

• अपि (api) - even (concessive, 'even though') (also, even, moreover, despite)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty (mighty, greatly powerful, strong)

• विबभौ (vibabhau) - shone brightly (shone brightly, appeared brilliant)

• राक्षसश्रेष्ठः (rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of demons (best of demons, preeminent Rākṣasa)

• सज्ज्वालः (sajjvālaḥ) - flaming (with flame, flaming, glowing)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

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

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (the demon) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the demon (rākṣasottamaḥ).

धारयन् (dhārayan) - holding (holding, bearing, supporting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārayat

dhārayat - holding, bearing, wearing

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the causative stem of root dhṛ (to hold, bear).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with saḥ. Describes the demon's state while shining.

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, shaft

Note: Object of dhārayan.

हेमपुङ्खान् (hemapuṅkhān) - gold-shafted (arrows) (gold-feathered, gold-shafted)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hemapuṅkha

hemapuṅkha - having a golden shaft or feathered part (of an arrow)

Bahuvrihi compound: heman (gold) + puṅkha (tail part of an arrow, feather).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (heman+puṅkha)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• puṅkha – feathered part of an arrow, shaft
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with śarān.

अपि (api) - even (concessive, 'even though') (also, even, moreover, despite)

(indeclinable)

Note: Concessive particle, emphasizing the surprising nature of the demon's appearance despite his condition.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty (mighty, greatly powerful, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty, powerful

Compound of mahā (great) and bala (strength).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with saḥ and rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ.

विबभौ (vibabhau) - shone brightly (shone brightly, appeared brilliant)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vibhā

Perfect

Reduplicated perfect form of root bhā (to shine) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

राक्षसश्रेष्ठः (rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of demons (best of demons, preeminent Rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasaśreṣṭha

rākṣasaśreṣṭha - best of Rākṣasas

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

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+śreṣṭha)

• rākṣasa – a demon, a Rākṣasa
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent).

Note: A second epithet for the demon in this sentence.

सज्ज्वालः (sajjvālaḥ) - flaming (with flame, flaming, glowing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sajjvāla

sajjvāla - having flame, flaming, ardent

Bahuvrihi compound: sa (with) + jvāla (flame).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+jvāla)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix/preposition indicating accompaniment.
• jvāla – flame, blaze
  noun (masculine)
  From root jval (to burn, shine).
  Root: jval (class 1)

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