महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-104, verse-24

सुस्राव चास्य रुधिरं विद्धस्य परमेषुभिः ।
धातुप्रस्यन्दिनः शैलाद्यथा गैरिकराजयः ॥२४॥

24. susrāva cāsya rudhiraṁ viddhasya parameṣubhiḥ ,
dhātuprasyandinaḥ śailādyathā gairikarājayaḥ.

24. susrāva ca asya rudhiram viddhasya parameṣubhiḥ
dhātuprasyandinaḥ śailāt yathā gairikarājayaḥ

24. ca asya parameṣubhiḥ viddhasya rudhiram susrāva
yathā dhātuprasyandinaḥ śailāt gairikarājayaḥ

24. And blood flowed profusely from him, wounded by excellent arrows, just as streaks of red ochre flow from a mountain rich in minerals.

Words meanings summery:

• सुस्राव (susrāva) - flowed profusely (blood) (flowed profusely, streamed well)

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his

• रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood

• विद्धस्य (viddhasya) - of the wounded one (Karṇa) (of the pierced, of the wounded)

• परमेषुभिः (parameṣubhiḥ) - by excellent arrows, by supreme arrows

• धातुप्रस्यन्दिनः (dhātuprasyandinaḥ) - from which minerals flow (modifying 'śailāt') (flowing with minerals, exuding minerals)

• शैलात् (śailāt) - from a mountain, from a rock

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• गैरिकराजयः (gairikarājayaḥ) - streaks of red ochre, lines of red chalk

Words meanings and morphology

सुस्राव (susrāva) - flowed profusely (blood) (flowed profusely, streamed well)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of sru

Perfect tense 3rd person singular

root sru (class 1 Parasmaipada) with upasarga su

Prefix: su

Root: sru (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Karṇa.

रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood

Note: Subject of `susrāva`.

विद्धस्य (viddhasya) - of the wounded one (Karṇa) (of the pierced, of the wounded)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viddha

viddha - pierced, wounded, struck

Past Passive Participle

root vyadh + kta suffix

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `asya`.

परमेषुभिः (parameṣubhiḥ) - by excellent arrows, by supreme arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parameṣu

parameṣu - excellent arrow, supreme arrow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+iṣu)

• parama – supreme, excellent, best
  adjective (masculine)
• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the wounding.

धातुप्रस्यन्दिनः (dhātuprasyandinaḥ) - from which minerals flow (modifying 'śailāt') (flowing with minerals, exuding minerals)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dhātuprasyandin

dhātuprasyandin - flowing with minerals

Agent Noun/Present Active Participle derivative

Compound: dhātu (mineral) + prasyandin (flowing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhātu+prasyandin)

• dhātu – element, mineral, ore
  noun (masculine)
• prasyandin – flowing, streaming
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  from root syand + pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: syand (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `śailāt`.

शैलात् (śailāt) - from a mountain, from a rock

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

गैरिकराजयः (gairikarājayaḥ) - streaks of red ochre, lines of red chalk

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gairikarāji

gairikarāji - streak of red ochre

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gairika+rāji)

• gairika – red ochre, red chalk (mineral)
  noun (neuter)
• rāji – line, streak, row
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the implied 'flow' in the simile.