महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-36, verse-15

नाराचैश्छिन्नवर्माणो भ्राजन्ते स्म गजोत्तमाः ।
हिमागमे महाराज व्यभ्रा इव महीधराः ॥१५॥

15. nārācaiśchinnavarmāṇo bhrājante sma gajottamāḥ ,
himāgame mahārāja vyabhrā iva mahīdharāḥ.

15. nārācaiḥ chinna-varmāṇaḥ bhrājante sma gaja-uttamāḥ
himāgame mahārāja vyabhrāḥ iva mahīdharāḥ

15. mahārāja nārācaiḥ chinna-varmāṇaḥ gaja-uttamāḥ
himāgame mahīdharāḥ iva vyabhrāḥ bhrājante sma

15. O King, their armors torn apart by iron arrows, those excellent elephants shone brightly, just like mountains in winter.

Words meanings summery:

• नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - by iron arrows, with iron arrows

• छिन्न-वर्माणः (chinna-varmāṇaḥ) - having torn armors, whose armors were cut

• भ्राजन्ते (bhrājante) - shine, gleam, look brilliant

• स्म (sma) - indeed, particle used with present tense to indicate past time

• गज-उत्तमाः (gaja-uttamāḥ) - best of elephants, excellent elephants

• हिमागमे (himāgame) - at the arrival of winter, in the snowy season

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• व्यभ्राः (vyabhrāḥ) - shining, radiant

• इव (iva) - like, as

• महीधराः (mahīdharāḥ) - mountains, hills

Words meanings and morphology

नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - by iron arrows, with iron arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nārāca

nārāca - an iron arrow, a particular kind of arrow

छिन्न-वर्माणः (chinna-varmāṇaḥ) - having torn armors, whose armors were cut

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chinna-varman

chinna-varman - one whose armor is cut or torn

Bahuvrihi compound formed of chinna (cut, torn) and varman (armor)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (chinna+varman)

• chinna – cut, torn, broken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root chid
  Root: chid (class 7)
• varman – armor, coat of mail, protection
  noun (neuter)

भ्राजन्ते (bhrājante) - shine, gleam, look brilliant

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of bhrāj

Root: bhrāj (class 1)

स्म (sma) - indeed, particle used with present tense to indicate past time

(indeclinable)

गज-उत्तमाः (gaja-uttamāḥ) - best of elephants, excellent elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gajottama

gajottama - best of elephants, excellent elephant

Tatpurusha compound formed of gaja (elephant) and uttama (best)

Compound type : tatpurusha (gaja+uttama)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, chief, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

हिमागमे (himāgame) - at the arrival of winter, in the snowy season

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of himāgama

himāgama - arrival of snow or winter

Tatpurusha compound formed of hima (snow, winter) and āgama (arrival)

Compound type : tatpurusha (hima+āgama)

• hima – snow, frost, winter
  noun (neuter)
• āgama – coming, arrival
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, monarch

Karmadharaya compound formed of mahat (great) and rāja (king)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+rāja)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

व्यभ्राः (vyabhrāḥ) - shining, radiant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyabhra

vyabhra - cloudless, shining, bright

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

महीधराः (mahīdharāḥ) - mountains, hills

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahīdhara

mahīdhara - mountain (holder of the earth)

Upapada tatpurusha compound formed of mahī (earth) and dhara (holding)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+dhara)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – holding, bearing
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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