महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-11, verse-8

ललाटस्थैस्ततो बाणैर्ब्राह्मणः स व्यरोचत ।
प्रावृषीव यथा सिक्तस्त्रिशृङ्गः पर्वतोत्तमः ॥८॥

8. lalāṭasthaistato bāṇairbrāhmaṇaḥ sa vyarocata ,
prāvṛṣīva yathā siktastriśṛṅgaḥ parvatottamaḥ.

8. lalāṭasthaiḥ tataḥ bāṇaiḥ brāhmaṇaḥ sa vyarocata
prāvṛṣī iva yathā siktaḥ triśṛṅgaḥ parvatottamaḥ

8. tataḥ saḥ brāhmaṇaḥ lalāṭasthaiḥ bāṇaiḥ vyarocata,
yathā prāvṛṣī iva siktaḥ triśṛṅgaḥ parvatottamaḥ

8. Then, with those arrows fixed on his forehead, that Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) shone like an excellent three-peaked mountain, sprinkled with rain in the monsoon season.

Words meanings summery:

• ललाटस्थैः (lalāṭasthaiḥ) - fixed on his forehead (fixed on the forehead, situated on the forehead)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - that Brahmin (Aśvatthāmā) (a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class)

• स (sa) - that (referring to Drauṇi/brāhmaṇa) (he, that)

• व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - shone (shone, appeared splendid)

• प्रावृषी (prāvṛṣī) - in the monsoon season (in the rainy season, in monsoon)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• सिक्तः (siktaḥ) - sprinkled (with rain) (sprinkled, wet)

• त्रिशृङ्गः (triśṛṅgaḥ) - three-peaked (three-peaked, having three horns/peaks)

• पर्वतोत्तमः (parvatottamaḥ) - excellent mountain (best of mountains, excellent mountain)

Words meanings and morphology

ललाटस्थैः (lalāṭasthaiḥ) - fixed on his forehead (fixed on the forehead, situated on the forehead)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lalāṭastha

lalāṭastha - situated on the forehead, fixed on the forehead

Compound type : tatpurusha (lalāṭa+stha)

• lalāṭa – forehead
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (1P) 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bāṇaiḥ.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - that Brahmin (Aśvatthāmā) (a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, related to Brahman

Note: Refers to Drauṇi/Aśvatthāmā.

स (sa) - that (referring to Drauṇi/brāhmaṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - shone (shone, appeared splendid)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (Laṅ) of roc

Imperfect Middle

Root ruc (1A) 'to shine'

Prefix: vi

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: With augment 'a' and upasarga 'vi'.

प्रावृषी (prāvṛṣī) - in the monsoon season (in the rainy season, in monsoon)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of prāvṛṣ

prāvṛṣ - rainy season, monsoon

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

सिक्तः (siktaḥ) - sprinkled (with rain) (sprinkled, wet)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sikta

sikta - sprinkled, wet, watered

Past Passive Participle

From root sic (6P) 'to sprinkle'

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Agrees with parvatottamaḥ.

त्रिशृङ्गः (triśṛṅgaḥ) - three-peaked (three-peaked, having three horns/peaks)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of triśṛṅga

triśṛṅga - having three horns, three-peaked

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+śṛṅga)

• tri – three
  numeral
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with parvatottamaḥ.

पर्वतोत्तमः (parvatottamaḥ) - excellent mountain (best of mountains, excellent mountain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvatottama

parvatottama - best of mountains, excellent mountain

Compound type : tatpurusha (parvata+uttama)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: This is the subject of the simile.