महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-121, verse-14

स छिन्नयष्टिः सुमहाञ्शीर्यमाणः शराहतः ।
वराहः सिन्धुराजस्य पपाताग्निशिखोपमः ॥१४॥

14. sa chinnayaṣṭiḥ sumahāñśīryamāṇaḥ śarāhataḥ ,
varāhaḥ sindhurājasya papātāgniśikhopamaḥ.

14. saḥ chinnayaṣṭiḥ sumahān śīryamāṇaḥ śarāhataḥ
varāhaḥ sindhurājasya papāta agniśikhopamaḥ

14. saḥ chinnayaṣṭiḥ sumahān śīryamāṇaḥ śarāhataḥ sindhurājasya varāhaḥ agniśikhopamaḥ papāta.

14. That huge banner of Jayadratha, which bore a boar emblem, having had its staff severed and struck by arrows, fell down like a disintegrating flame of fire.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that banner (that)

• छिन्नयष्टिः (chinnayaṣṭiḥ) - having its staff cut off

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, huge

• शीर्यमाणः (śīryamāṇaḥ) - falling apart, disintegrating, being shattered

• शराहतः (śarāhataḥ) - struck by arrows

• वराहः (varāhaḥ) - boar (emblem)

• सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of Jayadratha (of the king of Sindhu)

• पपात (papāta) - it fell down

• अग्निशिखोपमः (agniśikhopamaḥ) - like a flame of fire

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that banner (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the banner (dhvaja), implied from the previous verse.

छिन्नयष्टिः (chinnayaṣṭiḥ) - having its staff cut off

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chinnayaṣṭi

chinnayaṣṭi - whose staff is cut, having a broken pole

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+yaṣṭi)

• chinna – cut, severed, broken
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √chid (to cut) with kta suffix.
  Root: chid (class 7)
• yaṣṭi – staff, pole, stick
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (the banner).

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, huge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, huge

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (the banner).

शीर्यमाणः (śīryamāṇaḥ) - falling apart, disintegrating, being shattered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śīryamāṇa

śīryamāṇa - falling apart, being shattered, decaying

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root √śṝ (to break, to shatter) with the middle voice present participle suffix -māna.

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (the banner).

शराहतः (śarāhataḥ) - struck by arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarāhata

śarāhata - struck by an arrow, wounded by arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+āhata)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• āhata – struck, hit, wounded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √han (to strike, hit) with upasarga 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (the banner).

वराहः (varāhaḥ) - boar (emblem)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varāha

varāha - boar, wild hog

Note: Acts as a descriptive noun for the banner, implying it bore a boar emblem.

सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of Jayadratha (of the king of Sindhu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sindhurāja

sindhurāja - king of Sindhu (Jayadratha)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sindhu+rāja)

• sindhu – Sindhu (region or river)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Jayadratha.

पपात (papāta) - it fell down

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd person singular active parasmaipada (reduplicated aorist).

Root: pat (class 1)

अग्निशिखोपमः (agniśikhopamaḥ) - like a flame of fire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agniśikhopama

agniśikhopama - resembling a flame of fire, like a tongue of fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agniśikhā+upama)

• agniśikhā – flame of fire
  noun (feminine)
• upama – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (the banner).