महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-6, verse-9

तस्य दीप्तो महाकायः स्वान्यनीकानि हर्षयन् ।
हस्तिकक्ष्यामहाकेतुर्बभौ सूर्यसमद्युतिः ॥९॥

9. tasya dīpto mahākāyaḥ svānyanīkāni harṣayan ,
hastikakṣyāmahāketurbabhau sūryasamadyutiḥ.

9. tasya dīptaḥ mahākāyaḥ svāni anīkāni harṣayan
hastikakṣyāmahāketuḥ babhau sūryasamadyutiḥ

9. tasya svāni anīkāni harṣayan dīptaḥ mahākāyaḥ
hastikakṣyāmahāketuḥ sūryasamadyutiḥ babhau

9. His radiant, gigantic banner, bearing the emblem of an elephant-girth, gladdened his own forces and shone with the brilliance of the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Karna) (his, of him, of that)

• दीप्तः (dīptaḥ) - radiant (blazing, radiant, brilliant, inflamed)

• महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - gigantic, immense (gigantic, massive-bodied, large-bodied)

• स्वानि (svāni) - his own (his own, one's own)

• अनीकानि (anīkāni) - forces, troops (armies, troops, battle-arrays)

• हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - causing joy to (gladdening, delighting, causing joy)

• हस्तिकक्ष्यामहाकेतुः (hastikakṣyāmahāketuḥ) - whose great banner bore an elephant-girth emblem (great banner with an elephant-girth (emblem))

• बभौ (babhau) - shone brilliantly (shone, appeared splendid, was radiant)

• सूर्यसमद्युतिः (sūryasamadyutiḥ) - with sun-like brilliance (having splendor like the sun)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Karna) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive pronoun, refers to Karna.

दीप्तः (dīptaḥ) - radiant (blazing, radiant, brilliant, inflamed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, radiant, shining, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

From root dīp (to shine) + kta (past passive participle) suffix.

Root: dīp (class 4)

महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - gigantic, immense (gigantic, massive-bodied, large-bodied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākāya

mahākāya - gigantic, having a large body

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• kāya – body, form
  noun (masculine)

स्वानि (svāni) - his own (his own, one's own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own, property, kin

Note: Refers to Karna's own armies.

अनीकानि (anīkāni) - forces, troops (armies, troops, battle-arrays)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, troops, face

हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - causing joy to (gladdening, delighting, causing joy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harṣayat

harṣayat - gladdening, delighting

Present Active Participle

Causative of root hṛṣ (to rejoice) + Śatṛ (present active participle) suffix. Used here as an adjective modifying the banner, or implicitly referring to Karna's effect.

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Adjective for the banner, aligning with other nominative singular masculine adjectives.

हस्तिकक्ष्यामहाकेतुः (hastikakṣyāmahāketuḥ) - whose great banner bore an elephant-girth emblem (great banner with an elephant-girth (emblem))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hastikakṣyāmahāketu

hastikakṣyāmahāketu - great banner with an elephant-girth emblem

Bahuvrihi compound, describing the banner itself as having this feature.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hastikakṣyā+mahā+ketu)

• hastikakṣyā – elephant-girth, a garland/ornament for elephants
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of hastin (elephant) + kakṣyā (girth, girdle).
• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ketu – banner, flag, emblem, standard
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'babhau'.

बभौ (babhau) - shone brilliantly (shone, appeared splendid, was radiant)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of bhā

Perfect Active

Perfect tense (Liṭ), 3rd person singular, active voice of root bhā.

Root: bhā (class 2)

सूर्यसमद्युतिः (sūryasamadyutiḥ) - with sun-like brilliance (having splendor like the sun)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūryasamadyuti

sūryasamadyuti - having splendor like the sun, sun-like radiance

Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'whose splendor is like the sun'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sūrya+sama+dyuti)

• sūrya – sun, sun-god
  noun (masculine)
• sama – like, similar to, equal
  adjective (masculine)
• dyuti – splendor, brilliance, light
  noun (feminine)
  From root dyut (to shine).
  Root: dyut (class 1)