महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-12, verse-31

कर्णाभ्यां शिरसोऽङ्गेभ्यो लोमवर्त्मभ्य एव च ।
रथध्वजेभ्यश्च शरा निष्पेतुर्ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥३१॥

31. karṇābhyāṁ śiraso'ṅgebhyo lomavartmabhya eva ca ,
rathadhvajebhyaśca śarā niṣpeturbrahmavādinaḥ.

31. karṇābhyām śirasaḥ aṅgebhyaḥ lomavartmabhyaḥ eva ca
rathadhvajebhyaḥ ca śarāḥ niṣpetuḥ brahmavādinaḥ

31. brahmavādinaḥ ca karṇābhyām śirasaḥ aṅgebhyaḥ
lomavartmabhyaḥ eva ca rathadhvajebhyaḥ śarāḥ niṣpetuḥ

31. And, O reciter of sacred texts (brahmavādin), arrows indeed flew out from the ears, from the head, from the limbs, from the hair-follicles, and from the chariot banners.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्णाभ्याम् (karṇābhyām) - from the ears

• शिरसः (śirasaḥ) - from the head

• अङ्गेभ्यः (aṅgebhyaḥ) - from the limbs, from the body parts

• लोमवर्त्मभ्यः (lomavartmabhyaḥ) - from the hair-follicles, from the hair-paths

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly

• च (ca) - and

• रथध्वजेभ्यः (rathadhvajebhyaḥ) - from the chariot banners

• च (ca) - and

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• निष्पेतुः (niṣpetuḥ) - flew out, came forth

• ब्रह्मवादिनः (brahmavādinaḥ) - (Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O speaker of Brahman, O reciter of sacred texts)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णाभ्याम् (karṇābhyām) - from the ears

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, dual of karṇa

karṇa - ear

Note: Also instrumental dual. Context here points to ablative (sources of arrows).

शिरसः (śirasaḥ) - from the head

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

अङ्गेभ्यः (aṅgebhyaḥ) - from the limbs, from the body parts

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, part

लोमवर्त्मभ्यः (lomavartmabhyaḥ) - from the hair-follicles, from the hair-paths

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of lomavartman

lomavartman - hair-follicle, path of hair

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loman+vartman)

• loman – hair
  noun (neuter)
• vartman – path, track, eyelid
  noun (neuter)

Note: The meaning 'hair-follicles' is a common interpretation in this context.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizing particle.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रथध्वजेभ्यः (rathadhvajebhyaḥ) - from the chariot banners

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of rathadhvaja

rathadhvaja - chariot banner, standard on a chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+dhvaja)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

निष्पेतुः (niṣpetuḥ) - flew out, came forth

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of niṣpat

Perfect (Lit) third person plural

Prefix: nis

Root: pat (class 1)

ब्रह्मवादिनः (brahmavādinaḥ) - (Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O speaker of Brahman, O reciter of sacred texts)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahmavādin

brahmavādin - speaker of Brahman, propounder of sacred knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+vādin)

• brahman – Brahman, sacred word/knowledge, a Brahmin
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaker, propounder, one who says
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'vad' with suffix '-in'
  Root: vad (class 1)