महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-66, verse-36

दृढाहतः पत्रिभिरुग्रवेगैः पार्थेन कर्णो विविधैः शिताग्रैः ।
बभौ गिरिर्गैरिकधातुरक्तः क्षरन्प्रपातैरिव रक्तमम्भः ॥३६॥

36. dṛḍhāhataḥ patribhirugravegaiḥ; pārthena karṇo vividhaiḥ śitāgraiḥ ,
babhau girirgairikadhāturaktaḥ; kṣaranprapātairiva raktamambhaḥ.

36. dṛḍhāhataḥ patribhiḥ ugravegaiḥ
pārthena karṇaḥ vividhaiḥ śitāgraiḥ
| babhau giriḥ gairikadhāturaktaḥ
kṣaranprapātaiḥ iva raktam ambhaḥ

36. pārthena vividhaiḥ śitāgraiḥ ugravegaiḥ patribhiḥ dṛḍhāhataḥ karṇaḥ,
gairikadhāturaktaḥ giriḥ kṣaranprapātaiḥ raktam ambhaḥ iva babhau

36. Severely struck by Arjuna's (Pārtha's) various, sharp-pointed, fiercely swift winged arrows, Karna appeared like a mountain stained red with ochre minerals, from which torrents of water resembling blood gush forth.

Words meanings summery:

• दृढाहतः (dṛḍhāhataḥ) - strongly struck, severely wounded, firmly hit

• पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with winged arrows

• उग्रवेगैः (ugravegaiḥ) - fiercely swift (with fierce speed, with terrible velocity)

• पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various, diverse

• शिताग्रैः (śitāgraiḥ) - with sharp points

• बभौ (babhau) - he appeared (he appeared, he shone)

• गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain

• गैरिकधातुरक्तः (gairikadhāturaktaḥ) - stained red with ochre minerals (reddened by ochre minerals)

• क्षरन्प्रपातैः (kṣaranprapātaiḥ) - with gushing waterfalls/torrents

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• रक्तम् (raktam) - blood-like (blood; red)

• अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water

Words meanings and morphology

दृढाहतः (dṛḍhāhataḥ) - strongly struck, severely wounded, firmly hit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛḍhāhata

dṛḍhāhata - strongly struck, severely wounded

Past Passive Participle

Compound of dṛḍha (firm) and āhata (struck)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛḍha+āhata)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, hard, severe
  adjective
• āhata – struck, hit, wounded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Karna.

पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with winged arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of patrin

patrin - winged (adjective); bird, arrow (noun)

From patra (wing, feather) with suffix -in

Note: Refers to arrows with feathers.

उग्रवेगैः (ugravegaiḥ) - fiercely swift (with fierce speed, with terrible velocity)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ugravega

ugravega - of fierce speed, terrible velocity

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ugra+vega)

• ugra – fierce, terrible, violent
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, force
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'patribhiḥ' and 'śitāgraiḥ'.

पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā; Arjuna

Taddhita derivation from Pṛthā

Note: Agent of the action 'dṛḍhāhataḥ'.

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; a proper name (Karna)

Note: Subject of the sentence, recipient of the blow.

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various, diverse

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+vidha)

• vi – apart, distinct
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, type
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'patribhiḥ' and 'śitāgraiḥ'.

शिताग्रैः (śitāgraiḥ) - with sharp points

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śitāgra

śitāgra - sharp-pointed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śita+agra)

• śita – sharp, sharpened
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śo (to sharpen, cut)
  Root: śo (class 4)
• agra – point, tip, top
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'patribhiḥ'.

बभौ (babhau) - he appeared (he appeared, he shone)

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Used in simile.

गैरिकधातुरक्तः (gairikadhāturaktaḥ) - stained red with ochre minerals (reddened by ochre minerals)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gairikadhāturakta

gairikadhāturakta - reddened by ochre minerals

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gairikadhātu+rakta)

• gairika – ochre, red chalk
  noun (neuter)
• dhātu – mineral, ore, element
  noun (masculine)
• rakta – red, colored, dyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rañj (to color, dye)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'giriḥ'.

क्षरन्प्रपातैः (kṣaranprapātaiḥ) - with gushing waterfalls/torrents

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣaranprapāta

kṣaranprapāta - gushing waterfall, flowing torrent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṣarat+prapāta)

• kṣarat – flowing, gushing, streaming
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root kṣar (to flow, gush)
  Root: kṣar (class 1)
• prapāta – waterfall, cascade, torrent
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: pat (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

रक्तम् (raktam) - blood-like (blood; red)

(noun)

neuter, singular of rakta

rakta - red, colored; blood

Past Passive Participle

From root rañj (to color, dye)

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ambhaḥ'.

अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water

(noun)

neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water