महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-68, verse-34

तैः शिरोभिर्मही कीर्णा बाहुभिश्च सहाङ्गदैः ।
बभौ कनकपाषाणा भुजगैरिव संवृता ॥३४॥

34. taiḥ śirobhirmahī kīrṇā bāhubhiśca sahāṅgadaiḥ ,
babhau kanakapāṣāṇā bhujagairiva saṁvṛtā.

34. taiḥ śirobhiḥ mahī kīrṇā bāhubhiḥ ca saṅgadaiḥ
babhau kanakapaṣāṇā bhujagaiḥ iva saṃvṛtā

34. mahī taiḥ śirobhiḥ ca saṅgadaiḥ bāhubhiḥ kīrṇā
kanakapaṣāṇā bhujagaiḥ iva saṃvṛtā babhau

34. The earth, strewn with those heads and arms along with their armlets, shone like a land having golden stones, covered as if by serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (heads and arms) (by those)

• शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - by heads

• मही (mahī) - earth, ground

• कीर्णा (kīrṇā) - scattered, strewn, covered

• बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - by arms

• च (ca) - and

• सङ्गदैः (saṅgadaiḥ) - with armlets, wearing armlets

• बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared, looked

• कनकपाषाणा (kanakapāṣāṇā) - (earth) having golden stones (referring to heads) (having golden stones/rocks)

• भुजगैः (bhujagaiḥ) - (as if) by serpents (referring to arms) (by serpents)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• संवृता (saṁvṛtā) - covered, surrounded

Words meanings and morphology

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (heads and arms) (by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the severed heads and arms.

शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - by heads

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Instrument of covering/strewning.

मही (mahī) - earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, land, ground

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Subject of babhau and kīrṇā.

कीर्णा (kīrṇā) - scattered, strewn, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrṇa

kīrṇa - scattered, spread, strewed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kīr (to scatter).

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with mahī.

बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - by arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

Note: Instrument of covering/strewning.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects śirobhiḥ and bāhubhiḥ.

सङ्गदैः (saṅgadaiḥ) - with armlets, wearing armlets

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṅgada

saṅgada - possessing armlets, with armlets

Bahuvrīhi compound 'sa' (with) + 'aṅgada' (armlet).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+aṅgada)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix forming compounds meaning 'with' or 'having'.
• aṅgada – armlet, bracelet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with bāhubhiḥ.

बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared, looked

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, active voice.

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Verb for mahī.

कनकपाषाणा (kanakapāṣāṇā) - (earth) having golden stones (referring to heads) (having golden stones/rocks)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanakapāṣāṇa

kanakapāṣāṇa - having golden stones/rocks

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'kanaka' (gold) + 'pāṣāṇa' (stone).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kanaka+pāṣāṇa)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• pāṣāṇa – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with mahī.

भुजगैः (bhujagaiḥ) - (as if) by serpents (referring to arms) (by serpents)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhujaga

bhujaga - serpent, snake (literally 'going on arm/shoulder')

Compound of 'bhuja' (arm/shoulder) and 'ga' (going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuja+ga)

• bhuja – arm, shoulder
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving (suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison with iva.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

Note: Introduces a simile.

संवृता (saṁvṛtā) - covered, surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - covered, surrounded, enclosed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam-vṛ (to cover, enclose).

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with mahī.