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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-170, verse-2

ध्वजद्रुमं शस्त्रशृङ्गं हतनागमहाशिलम् ।
अश्वकिंपुरुषाकीर्णं शरासनलतावृतम् ॥२॥
2. dhvajadrumaṁ śastraśṛṅgaṁ hatanāgamahāśilam ,
aśvakiṁpuruṣākīrṇaṁ śarāsanalatāvṛtam.
2. dhvajadrumam śastraśṛṅgam hatanāgamahāśilam
aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇam śarāsanalatāvṛtam
2. dhvajadrumam śastraśṛṅgam hatanāgamahāśilam
aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇam śarāsanalatāvṛtam
2. (The battlefield was) like a forest with flagpoles as trees, with weapons as mountain peaks, with dead elephants as great rocks, filled with horses and Kimpuruṣas, and covered with bow-creepers.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ध्वजद्रुमम् (dhvajadrumam) - having flag-poles as trees; a forest of flags
  • शस्त्रशृङ्गम् (śastraśṛṅgam) - having weapons as peaks/horns; a mountain of weapons
  • हतनागमहाशिलम् (hatanāgamahāśilam) - having dead elephants as great rocks
  • अश्वकिम्पुरुषाकीर्णम् (aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇam) - filled/strewn with horses and Kimpuruṣas
  • शरासनलतावृतम् (śarāsanalatāvṛtam) - covered/entwined with bow-creepers (bows like creepers)

Words meanings and morphology

ध्वजद्रुमम् (dhvajadrumam) - having flag-poles as trees; a forest of flags
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhvajadrūma
dhvajadrūma - flag-tree (flagpole serving as a tree in a metaphoric battle description)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dhvaja+druma)
  • dhvaja – flag, banner, standard
    noun (masculine)
  • druma – tree
    noun (masculine)
Note: A descriptive adjective of a battlefield.
शस्त्रशृङ्गम् (śastraśṛṅgam) - having weapons as peaks/horns; a mountain of weapons
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śastraśṛṅga
śastraśṛṅga - weapons as peaks (of a mountain) or horns (of an animal)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (śastra+śṛṅga)
  • śastra – weapon, missile
    noun (neuter)
    Root: śas (class 2)
  • śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
    noun (neuter)
Note: A descriptive adjective of a battlefield.
हतनागमहाशिलम् (hatanāgamahāśilam) - having dead elephants as great rocks
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of hatanāgamahāśila
hatanāgamahāśila - having dead elephants as great rocks
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+nāga+mahāśila)
  • hata – killed, slain, destroyed
    adjective (masculine)
    past passive participle
    from root han (to strike, kill)
    Root: han (class 2)
  • nāga – elephant, serpent
    noun (masculine)
  • mahāśila – great rock, large stone
    noun (masculine)
Note: A descriptive adjective of a battlefield.
अश्वकिम्पुरुषाकीर्णम् (aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇam) - filled/strewn with horses and Kimpuruṣas
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇa
aśvakimpuruṣākīrṇa - filled with horses and Kinnaras/Kimpurushas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+kimpuraṣa+ākīrṇa)
  • aśva – horse
    noun (masculine)
  • kimpuraṣa – Kimpurusha (a mythical being, sometimes horse-headed; a type of fierce warrior)
    noun (masculine)
  • ākīrṇa – strewn, filled, covered
    adjective (masculine)
    past passive participle
    prefix ā + root kīr (to scatter)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: kīr (class 6)
Note: A descriptive adjective of a battlefield.
शरासनलतावृतम् (śarāsanalatāvṛtam) - covered/entwined with bow-creepers (bows like creepers)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śarāsanalatāvṛta
śarāsanalatāvṛta - covered with bow-creepers (bows are compared to tangled creepers)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śarāsana+latā+āvṛta)
  • śarāsana – bow (literally 'arrow-seat')
    noun (neuter)
  • latā – creeper, vine
    noun (feminine)
  • āvṛta – covered, surrounded, enveloped
    adjective (masculine)
    past passive participle
    prefix ā + root vṛ (to cover)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: A descriptive adjective of a battlefield.