महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-14, verse-42

कबन्धैः शोणितादिग्धैश्छिन्नगात्रशिरोधरैः ।
भूर्भाति भरतश्रेष्ठ शान्तार्चिर्भिरिवाग्निभिः ॥४२॥

42. kabandhaiḥ śoṇitādigdhaiśchinnagātraśirodharaiḥ ,
bhūrbhāti bharataśreṣṭha śāntārcirbhirivāgnibhiḥ.

42. kabandhaiḥ śoṇitādigdhaiḥ chinna-gātra-śirodharaiḥ
bhūḥ bhāti bharataśreṣṭha śāntārcibhiḥ iva agnibhiḥ

42. bharataśreṣṭha bhūḥ śoṇitādigdhaiḥ chinna-gātra-śirodharaiḥ
kabandhaiḥ śāntārcibhiḥ agnibhiḥ iva bhāti

42. O best of Bharatas, the earth gleams with headless trunks, smeared with blood and with severed limbs and heads, resembling fires whose flames have been extinguished.

Words meanings summery:

• कबन्धैः (kabandhaiḥ) - by headless trunks, by torsos

• शोणितादिग्धैः (śoṇitādigdhaiḥ) - smeared with blood

• छिन्न-गात्र-शिरोधरैः (chinna-gātra-śirodharaiḥ) - with severed limbs and heads/necks

• भूः (bhūḥ) - earth

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, gleams, appears

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of Bharatas

• शान्तार्चिभिः (śāntārcibhiḥ) - by those with extinguished flames

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अग्निभिः (agnibhiḥ) - by fires

Words meanings and morphology

कबन्धैः (kabandhaiḥ) - by headless trunks, by torsos

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kabandha

kabandha - headless trunk, torso

शोणितादिग्धैः (śoṇitādigdhaiḥ) - smeared with blood

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śoṇitādigdha

śoṇitādigdha - smeared with blood

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śoṇita+ādigdha)

• śoṇita – blood, red
  noun (neuter)
• ādigdha – smeared, covered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √dih

छिन्न-गात्र-शिरोधरैः (chinna-gātra-śirodharaiḥ) - with severed limbs and heads/necks

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of chinna-gātra-śirodhara

chinna-gātra-śirodhara - having severed limbs and heads/necks

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+gātra+śirodhara)

• chinna – severed, cut
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: √chid
• gātra – body, limb
  noun (neuter)
• śirodhara – neck, head-holder
  noun (masculine)

भूः (bhūḥ) - earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground

भाति (bhāti) - shines, gleams, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of √bhā

Root: √bhā (class 2)

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a name
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective
  superlative of praśasya

शान्तार्चिभिः (śāntārcibhiḥ) - by those with extinguished flames

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śāntārci

śāntārci - having extinguished flames

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+arci)

• śānta – extinguished, calmed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: √śam
• arci – flame, ray
  noun (masculine/neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अग्निभिः (agnibhiḥ) - by fires

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire