महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-36, verse-30

शीर्षपाषाणसंछन्नाः केशशैवलशाद्वलाः ।
अस्थिसंघातसंकीर्णा धनुःशरवरोत्तमाः ॥३०॥

30. śīrṣapāṣāṇasaṁchannāḥ keśaśaivalaśādvalāḥ ,
asthisaṁghātasaṁkīrṇā dhanuḥśaravarottamāḥ.

30. śīrṣapāṣāṇasaṃchannāḥ keśaśaivalaśādvalāḥ
asthisaṃghātasaṃkīrṇā dhanuḥśaravarottamāḥ

30. śīrṣapāṣāṇasaṃchannāḥ keśaśaivalaśādvalāḥ
asthisaṃghātasaṃkīrṇā dhanuḥśaravarottamāḥ

30. (The rivers of blood were) covered with heads as stones, with hair as moss and aquatic plants, crowded with heaps of bones, and filled with excellent bows and arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• शीर्षपाषाणसंछन्नाः (śīrṣapāṣāṇasaṁchannāḥ) - covered with heads as stones

• केशशैवलशाद्वलाः (keśaśaivalaśādvalāḥ) - having hair as moss and meadows

• अस्थिसंघातसंकीर्णाः (asthisaṁghātasaṁkīrṇāḥ) - scattered with heaps of bones

• धनुःशरवरोत्तमाः (dhanuḥśaravarottamāḥ) - having excellent bows and arrows

Words meanings and morphology

शीर्षपाषाणसंछन्नाः (śīrṣapāṣāṇasaṁchannāḥ) - covered with heads as stones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śīrṣapāṣāṇasaṃchanna

śīrṣapāṣāṇasaṁchanna - covered with heads as stones

Past Passive Participle

Compound of śīrṣa and pāṣāṇa, prefixed with sam and past participle of chad

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śīrṣapāṣāṇa+saṃchanna)

• śīrṣapāṣāṇa – heads as stones
  noun (neuter)
  Upamita karmadhāraya compound
• saṃchanna – covered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From chad with sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: chad (class 10)

केशशैवलशाद्वलाः (keśaśaivalaśādvalāḥ) - having hair as moss and meadows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of keśaśaivalaśādvala

keśaśaivalaśādvala - having hair as moss and grass/meadows

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (keśaśaivala+śādvala)

• keśaśaivala – hair as moss
  noun (neuter)
  Karmadhāraya compound
• śādvala – grassy ground, meadow, lawn
  noun (neuter)

अस्थिसंघातसंकीर्णाः (asthisaṁghātasaṁkīrṇāḥ) - scattered with heaps of bones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asthisaṃghātasaṃkīrṇa

asthisaṁghātasaṁkīrṇa - scattered with heaps of bones

Past Passive Participle

Tatpuruṣa compound of asthi and saṃghāta, followed by past participle of kṝ with sam

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asthisaṃghāta+saṃkīrṇa)

• asthisaṃghāta – heap of bones
  noun (masculine)
  Ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa compound
• saṃkīrṇa – scattered, filled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From kṝ with sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṝ (class 6)

धनुःशरवरोत्तमाः (dhanuḥśaravarottamāḥ) - having excellent bows and arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanuḥśaravarottama

dhanuḥśaravarottama - having excellent bows and arrows

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhanuḥśara+varottama)

• dhanuḥśara – bows and arrows
  noun (neuter)
  Dvandva compound
• varottama – most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Karmadhāraya compound

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