महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-72, verse-9

तपनीयविचित्राङ्गाः संसिक्ता रुधिरेण च ।
संसक्ता इव दृश्यन्ते मेघसंघाः सविद्युतः ॥९॥

9. tapanīyavicitrāṅgāḥ saṁsiktā rudhireṇa ca ,
saṁsaktā iva dṛśyante meghasaṁghāḥ savidyutaḥ.

9. tapanīyavicitrāṅgāḥ saṃsiktāḥ rudhireṇa ca
saṃsaktāḥ iva dṛśyante meghasaṃghāḥ savidyutaḥ

9. tapanīyavicitrāṅgāḥ rudhireṇa ca saṃsiktāḥ
saṃsaktāḥ savidyutaḥ meghasaṃghāḥ iva dṛśyante

9. With their bodies wonderfully adorned with gold and drenched in blood, they appear like masses of clouds joined together with lightning.

Words meanings summery:

• तपनीयविचित्राङ्गाः (tapanīyavicitrāṅgāḥ) - referring to the bodies of fallen warriors, or their ornate armor (those whose bodies are wonderfully adorned with gold, having variegated limbs of gold)

• संसिक्ताः (saṁsiktāḥ) - drenched in blood (drenched, sprinkled, covered)

• रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood

• च (ca) - and, also

• संसक्ताः (saṁsaktāḥ) - joined together, clustered (joined, clinging, attached)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen, they appear

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

• सविद्युतः (savidyutaḥ) - with lightning, possessing lightning, flashing with lightning

Words meanings and morphology

तपनीयविचित्राङ्गाः (tapanīyavicitrāṅgāḥ) - referring to the bodies of fallen warriors, or their ornate armor (those whose bodies are wonderfully adorned with gold, having variegated limbs of gold)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapanīyavicitrāṅga

tapanīyavicitrāṅga - one whose body is wonderfully adorned with gold; having splendid variegated limbs

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tapanīya+vicitra+aṅga)

• tapanīya – made of gold, golden
  adjective (neuter)
  derived from `tap` (to heat, to shine) with suffix `anīya`
  Root: tap (class 1)
• vicitra – variegated, diverse, wonderful, splendid
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅga – limb, body, part, member
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with an implied subject (e.g., fallen warriors) or `meghasaṃghāḥ` metaphorically.

संसिक्ताः (saṁsiktāḥ) - drenched in blood (drenched, sprinkled, covered)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsikta

saṁsikta - sprinkled, wetted, drenched, bathed

Past Passive Participle

from `sam-` + `sic` (to sprinkle)

Prefix: sam

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (e.g., warriors or bodies).

रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood

Note: Indicates the means of drenching.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संसक्ताः (saṁsaktāḥ) - joined together, clustered (joined, clinging, attached)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsakta

saṁsakta - joined, attached, clinging, connected, dense

Past Passive Participle

from `sam-` + `sañj` (to cling, to be attached)

Prefix: sam

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `meghasaṃghāḥ` (the implied subject of comparison).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen, they appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (Laṭ) of dṛś

Present tense, third person plural (passive)

from root `dṛś` in passive voice (Atmanepada)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

मेघसंघाः (meghasaṁghāḥ) - masses of clouds, cloud formations

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of meghasaṃgha

meghasaṁgha - mass of clouds, collection of clouds

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (megha+saṃgha)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  from root `mih` (to sprinkle)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• saṃgha – collection, multitude, mass, group, crowd
  noun (masculine)
  from `sam-` + `han` (to strike, come together)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject of `dṛśyante` (in the simile).

सविद्युतः (savidyutaḥ) - with lightning, possessing lightning, flashing with lightning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of savidyut

savidyut - accompanied by lightning, flashing with lightning

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'sa' (with) + 'vidyut' (lightning)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+vidyut)

• sa – with, accompanied by (prefix)
  indeclinable
• vidyut – lightning, flash
  noun (feminine)
  from `vi-` + `dyut` (to shine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `meghasaṃghāḥ`.