महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-12, verse-4

शिरांस्युन्मथ्य वीराणां शितैर्भल्लैर्धनंजयः ।
पूर्णचन्द्राभवक्त्राणि स्वक्षिभ्रूदशनानि च ।
संतस्तार क्षितिं क्षिप्रं विनालैर्नलिनैरिव ॥४॥

4. śirāṁsyunmathya vīrāṇāṁ śitairbhallairdhanaṁjayaḥ ,
pūrṇacandrābhavaktrāṇi svakṣibhrūdaśanāni ca ,
saṁtastāra kṣitiṁ kṣipraṁ vinālairnalinairiva.

4. śirāṃsi unmathya vīrāṇām śitaiḥ bhallaiḥ
dhanañjayaḥ pūrṇacandrābhavaktrāṇi
svākṣibhrūdaśanāni ca saṃtastāra
kṣitim kṣipram vinālaiḥ nalinaiḥ iva

4. dhanañjayaḥ śitaiḥ bhallaiḥ vīrāṇām
pūrṇacandrābhavaktrāṇi svākṣibhrūdaśanāni
ca śirāṃsi unmathya vinālaiḥ
nalinaiḥ iva kṣitim kṣipram saṃtastāra

4. Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), with sharp spears, quickly strewed the earth with the severed heads of heroes—heads whose faces resembled the full moon and were complete with their eyes, brows, and teeth—just as one would strew lotuses without their stalks.

Words meanings summery:

• शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

• उन्मथ्य (unmathya) - having crushed, having torn off, having churned up

• वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of heroes, of warriors

• शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharp, with whetted

• भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with spears, with arrows

• धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

• पूर्णचन्द्राभवक्त्राणि (pūrṇacandrābhavaktrāṇi) - faces resembling the full moon

• स्वाक्षिभ्रूदशनानि (svākṣibhrūdaśanāni) - with their own eyes, eyebrows, and teeth

• च (ca) - and

• संतस्तार (saṁtastāra) - he strewed, he covered, he spread out

• क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - the earth, ground

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• विनालैः (vinālaiḥ) - without stalks/stems

• नलिनैः (nalinaiḥ) - with lotuses

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

शिरांसि (śirāṁsi) - heads

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head, skull, top, peak

Note: Object of `unmathya` and `saṃtastāra`.

उन्मथ्य (unmathya) - having crushed, having torn off, having churned up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root math (to churn, to crush) with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: math (class 1)

वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of heroes, of warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

Note: 'Of heroes' - possessive for 'heads'.

शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharp, with whetted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śita

śita - sharp, whetted, keen

Past Passive Participle

from root śo/śi (to sharpen)

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Modifies `bhallaiḥ`.

भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with spears, with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhalla

bhalla - spear, arrow

Note: Instrument of action.

धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name for Arjuna

Note: Subject of the sentence.

पूर्णचन्द्राभवक्त्राणि (pūrṇacandrābhavaktrāṇi) - faces resembling the full moon

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pūrṇacandrābhavaktra

pūrṇacandrābhavaktra - having a face resembling the full moon

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pūrṇacandra+ābha+vaktra)

• pūrṇacandra – full moon
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – resembling, like, shining
  adjective (neuter)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies `śirāṃsi`.

स्वाक्षिभ्रूदशनानि (svākṣibhrūdaśanāni) - with their own eyes, eyebrows, and teeth

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of svākṣibhrūdaśana

svākṣibhrūdaśana - having one's own eyes, eyebrows, and teeth

Compound type : dvandva (sva+akṣi+bhrū+daśana)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun/adjective (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• bhrū – eyebrow
  noun (feminine)
• daśana – tooth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies `śirāṃsi`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects descriptions of the heads.

संतस्तार (saṁtastāra) - he strewed, he covered, he spread out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of stṛ

Perfect Active

Perfect, 3rd person, singular, active voice, from root stṛ with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: stṛ (class 5)

क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, dwelling, abode

Note: Direct object of `saṃtastāra`.

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying `saṃtastāra`.

विनालैः (vinālaiḥ) - without stalks/stems

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vināla

vināla - without a stalk/stem

Compound type : avyayībhāva (vi+nāla)

• vi – without, apart, separate
  prefix/indeclinable
• nāla – stalk, stem (of a lotus)
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Modifies `nalinaiḥ`.

नलिनैः (nalinaiḥ) - with lotuses

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nalina

nalina - lotus, lotus flower

Note: Used in comparison with `iva`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.