महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-99, verse-10

सोऽतिविद्धो महाराज भीष्मः संख्ये महात्मभिः ।
वसन्ते पुष्पशबलो रक्ताशोक इवाबभौ ॥१०॥

10. so'tividdho mahārāja bhīṣmaḥ saṁkhye mahātmabhiḥ ,
vasante puṣpaśabalo raktāśoka ivābabhau.

10. saḥ atividdhaḥ mahārāja bhīṣmaḥ saṃkhye mahātmabhiḥ
vasante puṣpaśabalaḥ raktāśokaḥ iva ābabhau

10. mahārāja saḥ bhīṣmaḥ saṃkhye mahātmabhiḥ atividdhaḥ
vasante puṣpaśabalaḥ raktāśokaḥ iva ābabhau

10. O great king, Bhishma, deeply pierced in battle by the great warriors, appeared resplendent like a red Ashoka tree variegated with flowers in spring.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अतिविद्धः (atividdhaḥ) - deeply pierced, greatly wounded

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressing Dhritarashtra (O great king)

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in combat

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - Referring to the Pandava and allied warriors. (by the great-souled ones, by the great warriors)

• वसन्ते (vasante) - in spring

• पुष्पशबलः (puṣpaśabalaḥ) - variegated with flowers, adorned with flowers

• रक्ताशोकः (raktāśokaḥ) - red Ashoka tree

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आबभौ (ābabhau) - shone, appeared resplendent

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Pronominal stem tad, masculine nominative singular.

अतिविद्धः (atividdhaḥ) - deeply pierced, greatly wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atividdha

atividdha - deeply pierced, greatly wounded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ati- + √vyadh (to pierce)

Prefix: ati

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Past passive participle, masculine nominative singular, qualifying Bhishma.

महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressing Dhritarashtra (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārājan

mahārājan - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Vocative singular of mahārājan.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper name, lit. 'terrible')

Note: Nominative singular.

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, combat

Note: Locative singular.

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - Referring to the Pandava and allied warriors. (by the great-souled ones, by the great warriors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, great person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrumental plural, referring to the warriors who wounded Bhishma.

वसन्ते (vasante) - in spring

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vasanta

vasanta - spring (season)

Note: Locative singular.

पुष्पशबलः (puṣpaśabalaḥ) - variegated with flowers, adorned with flowers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpaśabala

puṣpaśabala - variegated/adorned with flowers

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṣpa+śabala)

• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• śabala – variegated, speckled, spotted
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Nominative singular, qualifying "raktāśokaḥ".

रक्ताशोकः (raktāśokaḥ) - red Ashoka tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of raktāśoka

raktāśoka - red Ashoka tree (Saraca asoca)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rakta+aśoka)

• rakta – red, colored
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √rañj (to color)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• aśoka – Ashoka tree (Saraca asoca)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative singular.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आबभौ (ābabhau) - shone, appeared resplendent

(verb)

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

Perfect active 3rd singular

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Perfect active 3rd singular.