महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-114, verse-8

ललाटस्थैस्तु तैर्बाणैः सूतपुत्रो व्यरोचत ।
नीलोत्पलमयीं मालां धारयन्स पुरा यथा ॥८॥

8. lalāṭasthaistu tairbāṇaiḥ sūtaputro vyarocata ,
nīlotpalamayīṁ mālāṁ dhārayansa purā yathā.

8. lalāṭasthāiḥ tu tāiḥ bāṇāiḥ sūtaputraḥ vyarocata
nīlotpalamayīm mālām dhārayan sa purā yathā

8. tu lalāṭasthāiḥ tāiḥ bāṇāiḥ sūtaputraḥ sa purā
nīlotpalamayīm mālām dhārayan yathā vyarocata

8. And with those arrows fixed on his forehead, the son of Suta (Karna) shone as if he were formerly wearing a garland made of blue lotuses.

Words meanings summery:

• ललाटस्थाइः (lalāṭasthāiḥ) - fixed on his forehead (situated on the forehead, fixed on the forehead)

• तु (tu) - and (but, however, and, indeed)

• ताइः (tāiḥ) - by those (arrows) (by those)

• बाणाइः (bāṇāiḥ) - by arrows

• सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - Karna (the son of a charioteer)

• व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - shone (shone, gleamed, appeared resplendent)

• नीलोत्पलमयीम् (nīlotpalamayīm) - made of blue lotuses

• मालाम् (mālām) - a garland (garland, wreath, necklace)

• धारयन् (dhārayan) - wearing (bearing, carrying, wearing, holding)

• स (sa) - he (Karna) (he, that)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, previously, in olden times, before)

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

Words meanings and morphology

ललाटस्थाइः (lalāṭasthāiḥ) - fixed on his forehead (situated on the forehead, fixed on the forehead)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lalāṭastha

lalāṭastha - situated on the forehead, forehead-dwelling

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (lalāṭa+stha)

• lalāṭa – forehead, brow
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in/on
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇāiḥ'.

तु (tu) - and (but, however, and, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or conjunctive particle.

ताइः (tāiḥ) - by those (arrows) (by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the arrows.

बाणाइः (bāṇāiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow, dart

Note: Instrument of shining.

सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - Karna (the son of a charioteer)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer, charioteer's son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer, bard
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'vyarocata'.

व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - shone (shone, gleamed, appeared resplendent)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of ruc

imperfect middle

Root ruc with prefix vi-, 3rd person singular, imperfect middle voice (Ātmanepada)

Prefix: vi

Root: ruc (class 1)

नीलोत्पलमयीम् (nīlotpalamayīm) - made of blue lotuses

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nīlotpalamaya

nīlotpalamaya - consisting of blue lotuses, made of blue lotuses

Derived from nīlotpala + suffix -maya (made of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nīla+utpala+maya)

• nīla – blue, dark blue, indigo
  adjective (masculine)
• utpala – lotus (especially blue lotus), water lily
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (feminine)
  Taddhita suffix indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'.

Note: Qualifies 'mālām'.

मालाम् (mālām) - a garland (garland, wreath, necklace)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mālā

mālā - garland, wreath, necklace, rosary

Note: Object of 'dhārayan'.

धारयन् (dhārayan) - wearing (bearing, carrying, wearing, holding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛ

dhṛ - to hold, bear, carry, wear, support

present active participle (causative stem)

Causative stem of root dhṛ, present active participle, masculine nominative singular

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Sūtaputra.

स (sa) - he (Karna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Emphasizes Sūtaputra as the subject.

पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, previously, in olden times, before)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.