महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-66, verse-40

स बाणसंघान्धनुषा व्यवासृजन्विभाति कर्णः शरजालरश्मिवान् ।
सलोहितो रक्तगभस्तिमण्डलो दिवाकरोऽस्ताभिमुखो यथा तथा ॥४०॥

40. sa bāṇasaṁghāndhanuṣā vyavāsṛja;nvibhāti karṇaḥ śarajālaraśmivān ,
salohito raktagabhastimaṇḍalo; divākaro'stābhimukho yathā tathā.

40. saḥ bāṇasaṅghān dhanuṣā vyavasṛjan
vibhāti karṇaḥ śarajālaraśmivān
sa-lohitaḥ rakta-gabhasti-maṇḍalaḥ
divākaraḥ asta-abhimukhaḥ yathā tathā

40. saḥ karṇaḥ dhanuṣā bāṇasaṅghān
vyavasṛjan śarajālaraśmivān vibhāti
sa-lohitaḥ rakta-gabhasti-maṇḍalaḥ
asta-abhimukhaḥ divākaraḥ yathā tathā

40. Karṇa, releasing volleys of arrows with his bow, shone forth, possessing rays like a network of arrows. He appeared just like the sun (divākara), reddish and having a disk of red rays, as it faces its setting.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (Karna) (he, that)

• बाणसङ्घान् (bāṇasaṅghān) - volleys of arrows (hosts of arrows, multitudes of arrows)

• धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with his bow (with the bow)

• व्यवसृजन् (vyavasṛjan) - releasing (arrows) (releasing, shooting forth, casting off)

• विभाति (vibhāti) - appears splendid (shines, appears splendid, is illustrious)

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - The warrior Karṇa (Karna)

• शरजालरश्मिवान् (śarajālaraśmivān) - possessing rays like a network of arrows (having rays like a network of arrows)

• स-लोहितः (sa-lohitaḥ) - reddish (reddish, ruddy, crimson)

• रक्त-गभस्ति-मण्डलः (rakta-gabhasti-maṇḍalaḥ) - having a disk of red rays

• दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun (the sun (lit. day-maker))

• अस्त-अभिमुखः (asta-abhimukhaḥ) - facing the setting (west) (facing setting, tending towards sunset)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

• तथा (tathā) - so (in comparison) (so, thus, in that manner)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (Karna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative masculine singular of `tad`.

बाणसङ्घान् (bāṇasaṅghān) - volleys of arrows (hosts of arrows, multitudes of arrows)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇasaṅgha

bāṇasaṅgha - host of arrows, multitude of arrows

Compound of `bāṇa` (arrow) and `saṅgha` (multitude, host).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+saṅgha)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• saṅgha – multitude, host, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From `sam` + `han` (to strike, collect).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with his bow (with the bow)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Instrumental singular of `dhanus`.

व्यवसृजन् (vyavasṛjan) - releasing (arrows) (releasing, shooting forth, casting off)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavasṛjant

vyavasṛjant - releasing, letting go, shooting forth

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `sṛj` (to create, emit) with prefixes `vi-ava`.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sṛj (class 6)

विभाति (vibhāti) - appears splendid (shines, appears splendid, is illustrious)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vibhā

Present third person singular active

Formed from root `bhā` (class 2) with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - The warrior Karṇa (Karna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; the name of a famous warrior in the Mahabharata

शरजालरश्मिवान् (śarajālaraśmivān) - possessing rays like a network of arrows (having rays like a network of arrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarajālaraśmimat

śarajālaraśmimat - having rays like a network of arrows

Possessive compound with suffix `mat` applied to `śarajālaraśmi`.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śara+jāla+raśmi+mat)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, network, multitude
  noun (neuter)
• raśmi – ray, beam, rein
  noun (masculine)
• mat – possessing, having (suffix)
  suffix (masculine)
  Possessive suffix.

Note: Qualifies `karṇaḥ`.

स-लोहितः (sa-lohitaḥ) - reddish (reddish, ruddy, crimson)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-lohita

sa-lohita - red, reddish, crimson

Compound of `sa` (with) and `lohita` (red).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sa+lohita)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• lohita – red, crimson
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `divākaraḥ`.

रक्त-गभस्ति-मण्डलः (rakta-gabhasti-maṇḍalaḥ) - having a disk of red rays

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakta-gabhasti-maṇḍala

rakta-gabhasti-maṇḍala - having a disk (maṇḍala) of red (rakta) rays (gabhasti)

Bahuvrīhi compound. "rakta" qualifies "gabhasti", and then "maṇḍala" implies the circular form of the sun's rays.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakta+gabhasti+maṇḍala)

• rakta – red, colored, dyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `rañj` (to color).
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• gabhasti – ray (of light), hand, arm
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – disk, orb, circle, region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `divākaraḥ`.

दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun (the sun (lit. day-maker))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - the sun (maker of day)

Compound of `divā` (by day) and `kara` (maker).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, daily
  indeclinable
• kara – maker, doer, causing
  noun (masculine)
  From root `kṛ` (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The subject of the simile.

अस्त-अभिमुखः (asta-abhimukhaḥ) - facing the setting (west) (facing setting, tending towards sunset)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asta-abhimukha

asta-abhimukha - facing setting, turned towards the west

Compound of `asta` (setting) and `abhimukha` (facing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asta+abhimukha)

• asta – setting (of sun), west
  noun (masculine)
• abhimukha – facing, directed towards
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of `abhi` (towards) and `mukha` (face).
  Prefix: abhi

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in comparison.

तथा (tathā) - so (in comparison) (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Paired with `yathā`.