महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-32, verse-50

क्षुरप्रणुन्नं तत्तस्य शिरश्चन्द्रनिभाननम् ।
शुभदर्शनमेवासीन्नालभ्रष्टमिवाम्बुजम् ॥५०॥

50. kṣurapraṇunnaṁ tattasya śiraścandranibhānanam ,
śubhadarśanamevāsīnnālabhraṣṭamivāmbujam.

50. kṣurapraṇunnam tat tasya śiraḥ candranibhānanam
śubhadarśanam eva āsīt na ālabhraṣṭam iva ambujam

50. tasya kṣurapraṇunnam candranibhānanam śiraḥ tat śubhadarśanam eva āsīt,
na ālabhraṣṭam iva ambujam

50. That head of his, with a moon-like face and pierced by a razor-arrow, was indeed beautiful to behold; it was not merely like a lotus fallen from its stalk.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षुरप्रणुन्नम् (kṣurapraṇunnam) - pierced by a razor-arrow

• तत् (tat) - referring to Satyaseṇa's head (that, this)

• तस्य (tasya) - (Satyaseṇa's) (his)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head, skull, top

• चन्द्रनिभाननम् (candranibhānanam) - moon-like face, having a face like the moon

• शुभदर्शनम् (śubhadarśanam) - beautiful to behold, handsome, lovely

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• न (na) - not merely, not only (not, no)

• आलभ्रष्टम् (ālabhraṣṭam) - fallen from its stalk

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - lotus (born in water)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षुरप्रणुन्नम् (kṣurapraṇunnam) - pierced by a razor-arrow

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣurapraṇunna

kṣurapraṇunna - pierced by a razor-arrow

Past Passive Participle

Nominative singular neuter. Tatpuruṣa compound of 'kṣurapra' (razor-arrow) and 'ṇunna' (pierced, from root nud).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣurapra+ṇunna)

• kṣurapra – razor-arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ṇunna – pierced, struck, pushed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root nud
  Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Acts as predicate adjective to 'śiraḥ'

तत् (tat) - referring to Satyaseṇa's head (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun. Nominative/Accusative singular neuter.

तस्य (tasya) - (Satyaseṇa's) (his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, his

Genitive singular masculine

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head, skull, top

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, skull, top

Nominative singular neuter

चन्द्रनिभाननम् (candranibhānanam) - moon-like face, having a face like the moon

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of candranibhānana

candranibhānana - having a moon-like face

Nominative singular neuter. Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (candra+nibha+ānana)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• nibha – like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

शुभदर्शनम् (śubhadarśanam) - beautiful to behold, handsome, lovely

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubhadarśana

śubhadarśana - beautiful to behold, handsome, lovely

Nominative singular neuter. Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śubha+darśana)

• śubha – beautiful, auspicious, shining
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – sight, appearance, vision
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun from root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

Third person singular, Imperfect active, from root 'as'

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not merely, not only (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

आलभ्रष्टम् (ālabhraṣṭam) - fallen from its stalk

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ālabhraṣṭa

ālabhraṣṭa - fallen from a stalk

Past Passive Participle

Nominative singular neuter. Tatpuruṣa compound ('āla' = stalk, 'bhraṣṭa' = fallen from root bhraṃś).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āla+bhraṣṭa)

• āla – stalk, water-lily stalk
  noun (masculine)
• bhraṣṭa – fallen, dropped, deviated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhraṃś
  Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - lotus (born in water)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambuja

ambuja - lotus (born in water)

Nominative singular neuter. Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambas+ja)

• ambas – water
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced
  adjective (neuter)
  from root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)