महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-66, verse-17

ततः किरीटं बहुरत्नमण्डितं जहार नागोऽर्जुनमूर्धतो बलात् ।
गिरेः सुजाताङ्कुरपुष्पितद्रुमं महेन्द्रवज्रः शिखरं यथोत्तमम् ॥१७॥

17. tataḥ kirīṭaṁ bahuratnamaṇḍitaṁ; jahāra nāgo'rjunamūrdhato balāt ,
gireḥ sujātāṅkurapuṣpitadrumaṁ; mahendravajraḥ śikharaṁ yathottamam.

17. tataḥ kirīṭam bahuratnamaṇḍitam
jahāra nāgaḥ arjunamūrdhataḥ balāt
gireḥ sujātāṅkurapuṣpitadrumam
mahendravajraḥ śikharam yathā uttamam

17. tataḥ nāgaḥ bahuratnamaṇḍitam
kirīṭam arjunamūrdhataḥ balāt jahāra
yathā mahendravajraḥ gireḥ
sujātāṅkurapuṣpitadrumam uttamam śikharam

17. Then, the Nāga forcefully snatched the crown, adorned with many jewels, from Arjuna's head, just as Indra's thunderbolt (mahendravajra) strikes down an excellent mountain peak with its flourishing sprouts and flowering trees.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefore, from that, after that)

• किरीटम् (kirīṭam) - crown (crown, diadem)

• बहुरत्नमण्डितम् (bahuratnamaṇḍitam) - adorned with many jewels

• जहार (jahāra) - snatched, took away (took away, seized, abducted)

• नागः (nāgaḥ) - the Nāga (serpent-being) (serpent, elephant, a Nāga (mythical serpent-being))

• अर्जुनमूर्धतः (arjunamūrdhataḥ) - from Arjuna's head

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

• गिरेः (gireḥ) - of a mountain

• सुजाताङ्कुरपुष्पितद्रुमम् (sujātāṅkurapuṣpitadrumam) - with well-grown sprouts and flowering trees

• महेन्द्रवज्रः (mahendravajraḥ) - Indra's thunderbolt

• शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak (peak, summit, top)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, highest)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefore, from that, after that)

(indeclinable)

derived from pronoun tad

किरीटम् (kirīṭam) - crown (crown, diadem)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kirīṭa

kirīṭa - crown, diadem, crest

बहुरत्नमण्डितम् (bahuratnamaṇḍitam) - adorned with many jewels

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahuratnamaṇḍita

bahuratnamaṇḍita - adorned with many jewels

compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+ratna+maṇḍita)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)
• maṇḍita – adorned, decorated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √maṇḍ
  Root: maṇḍ (class 1)

Note: qualifies kirīṭam

जहार (jahāra) - snatched, took away (took away, seized, abducted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √hṛ

Perfect Active

from √hṛ (1st class, harati)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

नागः (nāgaḥ) - the Nāga (serpent-being) (serpent, elephant, a Nāga (mythical serpent-being))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, elephant, a mythical serpent-being

Note: subject of the sentence

अर्जुनमूर्धतः (arjunamūrdhataḥ) - from Arjuna's head

(indeclinable)

formed with suffix -tas meaning 'from'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (arjuna+mūrdhan)

• arjuna – Arjuna (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, top
  noun (masculine)

Note: denotes separation, 'from'

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

Note: used adverbially to mean 'by force'

गिरेः (gireḥ) - of a mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: possessive, 'of a mountain'

सुजाताङ्कुरपुष्पितद्रुमम् (sujātāṅkurapuṣpitadrumam) - with well-grown sprouts and flowering trees

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sujātāṅkurapuṣpitadruma

sujātāṅkurapuṣpitadruma - having well-grown sprouts and flowering trees

compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sujāta+aṅkura+puṣpita+druma)

• sujāta – well-born, well-grown, excellent
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  su- + √jan (to be born)
  Prefix: su
  Root: jan (class 4)
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, germ
  noun (masculine)
• puṣpita – flowered, blooming, adorned with flowers
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √puṣp
  Root: puṣp (class 1)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: qualifies śikharam

महेन्द्रवज्रः (mahendravajraḥ) - Indra's thunderbolt

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendravajra

mahendravajra - Indra's thunderbolt

compound noun

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mahā-indra+vajra)

• mahā-indra – Great Indra, a title for Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
  from mahā (great) and indra (Indra)
• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)

Note: subject of the simile

शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak (peak, summit, top)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, top, point

Note: object in the simile

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

Note: introduces a simile

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest, principal

Note: qualifies śikharam