महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-84, verse-21

स वध्यमानः समरे पाण्डवैर्जितकाशिभिः ।
दग्धाद्रिकूटशृङ्गाभं भिन्नाञ्जनचयोपमम् ॥२१॥

21. sa vadhyamānaḥ samare pāṇḍavairjitakāśibhiḥ ,
dagdhādrikūṭaśṛṅgābhaṁ bhinnāñjanacayopamam.

21. saḥ vadhyamānaḥ samare pāṇḍavaiḥ jita-kāśibhiḥ
dagdha-adri-kūṭa-śṛṅga-ābham bhinna-añjana-caya-upamam

21. saḥ samare jita-kāśibhiḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ vadhyamānaḥ,
dagdha-adri-kūṭa-śṛṅga-ābham bhinna-añjana-caya-upamam [abhavat/dṛśyate]

21. He, being slain in battle by the glorious Pāṇḍavas, appeared like a peak of a burnt mountain and resembled a broken mass of collyrium.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - The demon (Rākṣasa) from previous verses. (he, that)

• वध्यमानः (vadhyamānaḥ) - being slain, being killed, being wounded

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in conflict

• पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas

• जित-काशिभिः (jita-kāśibhiḥ) - by the victorious and glorious ones, by those who shine with victory

• दग्ध-अद्रि-कूट-शृङ्ग-आभम् (dagdha-adri-kūṭa-śṛṅga-ābham) - resembling a peak of a burnt mountain

• भिन्न-अञ्जन-चय-उपमम् (bhinna-añjana-caya-upamam) - resembling a broken mass of collyrium

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - The demon (Rākṣasa) from previous verses. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the implied sentence.

वध्यमानः (vadhyamānaḥ) - being slain, being killed, being wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being slain, being killed

Present Passive Participle

From root √han (to strike, kill) with a passive -yamāna suffix.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Note: Locative of place.

पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

Patronymic from Pāṇḍu.

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'vadhyamānaḥ'.

जित-काशिभिः (jita-kāśibhiḥ) - by the victorious and glorious ones, by those who shine with victory

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jita-kāśin

jita-kāśin - shining with victory, glorious from victory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jita+kāśin)

• jita – conquered, victorious
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• kāśin – shining, radiant, brilliant
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  From root √kāś (to shine)
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pāṇḍavaiḥ'.

दग्ध-अद्रि-कूट-शृङ्ग-आभम् (dagdha-adri-kūṭa-śṛṅga-ābham) - resembling a peak of a burnt mountain

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dagdha-adri-kūṭa-śṛṅga-ābha

dagdha-adri-kūṭa-śṛṅga-ābha - resembling the peak of a burnt mountain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dagdha+adri+kūṭa+śṛṅga+ābha)

• dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dah (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, horn
  noun (masculine)
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)
• ābha – resembling, appearing like, shining
  adjective (neuter)
  From root √bhā (to shine) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially to describe 'saḥ' or an implied object (e.g., 'body').

भिन्न-अञ्जन-चय-उपमम् (bhinna-añjana-caya-upamam) - resembling a broken mass of collyrium

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhinna-añjana-caya-upama

bhinna-añjana-caya-upama - resembling a broken mass of collyrium

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+añjana+caya+upama)

• bhinna – broken, split, shattered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhid (to break, split)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• añjana – collyrium, antimony (used as eye-salve, dark substance)
  noun (neuter)
• caya – heap, mass, collection
  noun (masculine)
• upama – similar, like, resembling
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: upa

Note: Used adverbially to describe 'saḥ' or an implied object (e.g., 'body').