महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-64, verse-37

तपनीयविचित्राणि सिक्तानि रुधिरेण च ।
अदृश्यन्त यथा राजन्मेघसंघाः सविद्युतः ॥३७॥

37. tapanīyavicitrāṇi siktāni rudhireṇa ca ,
adṛśyanta yathā rājanmeghasaṁghāḥ savidyutaḥ.

37. tapanīyavicitrāṇi siktāni rudhireṇa ca
adṛśyanta yathā rājan meghasaṃghāḥ savidyutaḥ

37. rājan ca tapanīyavicitrāṇi rudhireṇa siktāni
adṛśyanta yathā savidyutaḥ meghasaṃghāḥ

37. And, O King, those faces, variegated with gold (ornaments) and drenched in blood, appeared like masses of clouds streaked with lightning.

Words meanings summery:

• तपनीयविचित्राणि (tapanīyavicitrāṇi) - adorned with golden ornaments (and thus brightly colored) (variegated with gold, adorned with golden ornaments, brightly colored like molten gold)

• सिक्तानि (siktāni) - drenched (sprinkled, watered, drenched, covered)

• रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they appeared (they were seen, they appeared)

• यथा (yathā) - like (as, like, just as)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• मेघसंघाः (meghasaṁghāḥ) - masses of clouds (masses of clouds, cloud-assemblages)

• सविद्युतः (savidyutaḥ) - streaked with lightning (with lightning, accompanied by lightning)

Words meanings and morphology

तपनीयविचित्राणि (tapanīyavicitrāṇi) - adorned with golden ornaments (and thus brightly colored) (variegated with gold, adorned with golden ornaments, brightly colored like molten gold)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tapanīyavicitra

tapanīyavicitra - variegated with gold, bright like gold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapanīya+vicitra)

• tapanīya – golden, made of gold, molten gold
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• vicitra – variegated, diverse, wonderful
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: citr

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (faces).

सिक्तानि (siktāni) - drenched (sprinkled, watered, drenched, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sikta

sikta - sprinkled, watered, drenched

Past Passive Participle

From root sic (to sprinkle)

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (faces).

रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood

Root: rudh

Note: Agent/means for siktāni.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects attributes.

अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they appeared (they were seen, they appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Tense

3rd person plural, middle voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - like (as, like, just as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Vocative singular

Root: rāj

Note: Address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra by Sañjaya.

मेघसंघाः (meghasaṁghāḥ) - masses of clouds (masses of clouds, cloud-assemblages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of meghasaṃgha

meghasaṁgha - mass of clouds, cloud formation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+saṃgha)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• saṃgha – multitude, mass, assemblage
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 1)

Note: The object of comparison.

सविद्युतः (savidyutaḥ) - streaked with lightning (with lightning, accompanied by lightning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of savidyut

savidyut - with lightning

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vidyut)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Qualifies meghasaṃghāḥ.