महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-22

भल्लेनान्येन तु पुनः सुवर्णोज्ज्वलकुण्डलम् ।
उन्ममाथ शिरः कायाद्द्रुमसेनस्य वीर्यवान् ॥२२॥

22. bhallenānyena tu punaḥ suvarṇojjvalakuṇḍalam ,
unmamātha śiraḥ kāyāddrumasenasya vīryavān.

22. bhallena anyena tu punaḥ suvarṇojjvalakuṇḍalam
unmāmatha śiraḥ kāyāt drumasenasya vīryavān

22. vīryavān tu punaḥ anyena bhallena drumasenasya
kāyāt suvarṇojjvalakuṇḍalam śiraḥ unmāmatha

22. But again, the valiant one tore off Drumasena's head, which had golden, shining earrings, from his body with another broad-headed arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a broad-headed arrow

• अन्येन (anyena) - with another, with a different

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (indicating a repeated action or continuation) (again, furthermore, on the other hand)

• सुवर्णोज्ज्वलकुण्डलम् (suvarṇojjvalakuṇḍalam) - having golden, shining earrings (modifying 'head') (having golden, shining earrings)

• उन्मामथ (unmāmatha) - he tore off, he decapitated (he tore off, he churned up, he agitated)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body

• द्रुमसेनस्य (drumasenasya) - of Drumasena

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the valiant one (referring to the subject who decapitated) (valiant, powerful, heroic)

Words meanings and morphology

भल्लेन (bhallena) - with a broad-headed arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhalla

bhalla - a broad-headed arrow, a dart, a spear

अन्येन (anyena) - with another, with a different

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with 'bhallena'.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (indicating a repeated action or continuation) (again, furthermore, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

सुवर्णोज्ज्वलकुण्डलम् (suvarṇojjvalakuṇḍalam) - having golden, shining earrings (modifying 'head') (having golden, shining earrings)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suvarṇojjvalakuṇḍala

suvarṇojjvalakuṇḍala - having golden and shining earrings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (suvarṇa+ujjvala+kuṇḍala)

• suvarṇa – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• ujjvala – shining, radiant, bright
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √jval (to shine) with prefix 'ut-'.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: jval (class 1)
• kuṇḍala – earring, ear-ring, bracelet
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'śiraḥ' (head).

उन्मामथ (unmāmatha) - he tore off, he decapitated (he tore off, he churned up, he agitated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of unmāmath

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of √manth (to churn, agitate) with prefix 'ut-' (up, out).

Prefix: ut

Root: manth (class 1)

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection, group

द्रुमसेनस्य (drumasenasya) - of Drumasena

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of drumasena

drumasena - Drumasena (a proper name)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the valiant one (referring to the subject who decapitated) (valiant, powerful, heroic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - valiant, powerful, heroic, mighty

Possessive adjective derived from 'vīrya' (valor, strength) with suffix '-vat'.

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