महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-24, verse-39

स दुर्मुखं भ्रुवोर्मध्ये नाराचेन व्यताडयत् ।
तस्य तद्विबभौ वक्त्रं सनालमिव पङ्कजम् ॥३९॥

39. sa durmukhaṁ bhruvormadhye nārācena vyatāḍayat ,
tasya tadvibabhau vaktraṁ sanālamiva paṅkajam.

39. sa durmukham bhruvoḥ madhye nārācena vyatāḍayat
tasya tat bibabhau vaktram sanālam iva paṅkajam

39. sa nārācena bhruvoḥ madhye durmukham vyatāḍayat
tasya tat vaktram sanālam paṅkajam iva bibabhau

39. He struck Durmukha between the eyebrows with an iron arrow. His face then shone like a lotus with its stalk.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• दुर्मुखम् (durmukham) - Durmukha (a specific person's name)

• भ्रुवोः (bhruvoḥ) - of the eyebrows

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, between

• नाराचेन (nārācena) - with an iron arrow

• व्यताडयत् (vyatāḍayat) - he struck, hit

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• तत् (tat) - that

• बिबभौ (bibabhau) - shone

• वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - face, mouth

• सनालम् (sanālam) - with its stalk, having a stalk

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• पङ्कजम् (paṅkajam) - lotus (born from mud)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दुर्मुखम् (durmukham) - Durmukha (a specific person's name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durmukha

durmukha - ugly-faced; Durmukha (name of a warrior)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+mukha)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

भ्रुवोः (bhruvoḥ) - of the eyebrows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of bhru

bhru - eyebrow

Note: Governed by 'madhye'.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, between

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative singular of 'madhya' used adverbially.

नाराचेन (nārācena) - with an iron arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nārāca

nārāca - iron arrow, dart

व्यताडयत् (vyatāḍayat) - he struck, hit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of taḍ

Imperfect 3rd singular active

Imperfect (laṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular. Formed from causative stem 'tāḍaya'.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: taḍ (class 10)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'vaktram'.

बिबभौ (bibabhau) - shone

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd singular active

Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person singular, reduplicated root.

Root: bhā (class 2)

वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - face, mouth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaktra

vaktra - face, mouth, snout

सनालम् (sanālam) - with its stalk, having a stalk

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sanāla

sanāla - having a stalk, with a stalk

'sa' (with) + 'nāla' (stalk)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+nāla)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• nāla – stalk, stem
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

पङ्कजम् (paṅkajam) - lotus (born from mud)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paṅkaja

paṅkaja - lotus (literally, 'mud-born')

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (paṅka+ja)

• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix -ja from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)