महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-18, verse-69

स्कन्धदेशे स्थितैर्बाणैः शिखण्डी च रराज ह ।
शाखाप्रतानैर्विमलैः सुमहान्स यथा द्रुमः ॥६९॥

69. skandhadeśe sthitairbāṇaiḥ śikhaṇḍī ca rarāja ha ,
śākhāpratānairvimalaiḥ sumahānsa yathā drumaḥ.

69. skandhadeśe sthitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ śikhaṇḍī ca rarāja ha
śākhāpratānaiḥ vimalaiḥ sumahān saḥ yathā drumaḥ

69. śikhaṇḍī skandhadeśe sthitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ rarāja ha
saḥ sumahān drumaḥ yathā vimalaiḥ śākhāpratānaiḥ

69. Śikhaṇḍī, with arrows situated on his shoulder region, shone splendidly, just like a mighty tree with pure, widespread branches.

Words meanings summery:

• स्कन्धदेशे (skandhadeśe) - on the shoulder region

• स्थितैः (sthitaiḥ) - by those situated, by those placed

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows, by arrows

• शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī

• च (ca) - and, also

• रराज (rarāja) - shone, was splendid

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, used to indicate past narrative

• शाखाप्रतानैः (śākhāpratānaiḥ) - with widespread branches, with branch extensions

• विमलैः (vimalaiḥ) - with pure, with spotless

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, mighty

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - a tree

Words meanings and morphology

स्कन्धदेशे (skandhadeśe) - on the shoulder region

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of skandhadeśa

skandhadeśa - shoulder region, neck part

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (skandha+deśa)

• skandha – shoulder, trunk of a tree
  noun (masculine)
• deśa – region, place, country
  noun (masculine)
  Root: diś (class 6)

स्थितैः (sthitaiḥ) - by those situated, by those placed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, placed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows, by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - peacock, one having a crest/topknot, name of a character in the Mahābhārata

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रराज (rarāja) - shone, was splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of rāj

Perfect Active

Root rāj, 3rd person singular, perfect active

Root: rāj (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, used to indicate past narrative

(indeclinable)

शाखाप्रतानैः (śākhāpratānaiḥ) - with widespread branches, with branch extensions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śākhāpratāna

śākhāpratāna - widespread branches, extended branches

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śākhā+pratāna)

• śākhā – branch, bough, arm
  noun (feminine)
• pratāna – extension, spreading, tendril, shoot, widespread
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra- + tan (to spread)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: tan (class 8)

विमलैः (vimalaiḥ) - with pure, with spotless

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vimala

vimala - spotless, pure, clean, stainless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+mala)

• vi – without, away, apart
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mal

Note: Agrees with śākhāpratānaiḥ.

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, mighty, enormous

Derived from su (good, very) + mahat (great)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• mahat – great, large, big, mighty
  adjective
  Root: mah

Note: Agrees with drumaḥ.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the tree here in simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - a tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of druma

druma - tree, wood

Root: dru