महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-8, verse-6

तैः स्फुरद्भिर्मही भाति रक्ताङ्गुलितलैस्तदा ।
गरुडप्रहतैरुग्रैः पञ्चास्यैरिव पन्नगैः ॥६॥

6. taiḥ sphuradbhirmahī bhāti raktāṅgulitalaistadā ,
garuḍaprahatairugraiḥ pañcāsyairiva pannagaiḥ.

6. taiḥ sphuradbhiḥ mahī bhāti raktāṅgulitalaiḥ tadā
garuḍaprahatyaiḥ ugraiḥ pañcāsyaiḥ iva pannagaiḥ

6. tadā mahī taiḥ sphuradbhiḥ raktāṅgulitalaiḥ
garuḍaprahatyaiḥ ugraiḥ pañcāsyaiḥ pannagaiḥ iva bhāti

6. At that time, the earth appeared radiant with those quivering (arms) whose finger-palms were red, resembling fierce, five-headed serpents struck down by Garuda.

Words meanings summery:

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (severed arms) (by them, with them)

• स्फुरद्भिः (sphuradbhiḥ) - by the quivering (severed arms) (by quivering, throbbing (ones))

• मही (mahī) - the ground, battlefield (earth)

• भाति (bhāti) - appears radiant (shines, appears, looks)

• रक्ताङ्गुलितलैः (raktāṅgulitalaiḥ) - with the palms of their fingers reddened (with blood) (with red finger-palms)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• गरुडप्रहत्यैः (garuḍaprahatyaiḥ) - by the snakes struck down by Garuda (by those struck by Garuda)

• उग्रैः (ugraiḥ) - by the fierce (snakes) (by fierce, terrible (ones))

• पञ्चास्यैः (pañcāsyaiḥ) - by the five-headed (snakes) (by five-headed ones, by lions)

• इव (iva) - as if, like (like, as if, as it were)

• पन्नगैः (pannagaiḥ) - by snakes, by serpents

Words meanings and morphology

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (severed arms) (by them, with them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: refers to the severed arms from the previous verse

स्फुरद्भिः (sphuradbhiḥ) - by the quivering (severed arms) (by quivering, throbbing (ones))

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sphur

sphur - to quiver, throb, flash

Present Active Participle, Instrumental Plural

Present active participle (sphurat) in instrumental plural, derived from root sphur (to quiver, throb, flash).

Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: modifies 'taiḥ' (the arms)

मही (mahī) - the ground, battlefield (earth)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground

Note: subject of the verb 'bhāti'

भाति (bhāti) - appears radiant (shines, appears, looks)

(verb)

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

Present Active, 3rd person singular

Present 3rd person singular of root bhā (class 2).

Root: bhā (class 2)

रक्ताङ्गुलितलैः (raktāṅgulitalaiḥ) - with the palms of their fingers reddened (with blood) (with red finger-palms)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of raktāṅgulitala

raktāṅgulitala - red-fingered palm

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakta+aṅguli+tala)

• rakta – red, colored, dyed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root rañj (to color, dye).
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• aṅguli – finger
  noun (feminine)
• tala – palm (of hand), sole (of foot)
  noun (neuter)

Note: modifies 'taiḥ' (the arms)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: temporal adverb

गरुडप्रहत्यैः (garuḍaprahatyaiḥ) - by the snakes struck down by Garuda (by those struck by Garuda)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of garuḍaprahata

garuḍaprahata - struck by Garuda

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (garuḍa+prahata)

• garuḍa – Garuda (mythical bird, vehicle of Vishnu, enemy of serpents)
  proper noun (masculine)
• prahata – struck, smitten, beaten
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: modifies 'pannagaiḥ'

उग्रैः (ugraiḥ) - by the fierce (snakes) (by fierce, terrible (ones))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, formidable

Note: modifies 'pannagaiḥ'

पञ्चास्यैः (pañcāsyaiḥ) - by the five-headed (snakes) (by five-headed ones, by lions)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pañcāsya

pañcāsya - five-headed (serpent), lion (five-faced)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañca+āsya)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• āsya – mouth, face, head
  noun (neuter)

Note: modifies 'pannagaiḥ', indicating multi-headed serpents

इव (iva) - as if, like (like, as if, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Note: particle indicating comparison

पन्नगैः (pannagaiḥ) - by snakes, by serpents

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pannaga

pannaga - snake, serpent

Derived from pat (to fall/go) + naga (mountain) or from pannaga (walking on stomach)

Note: refers to the snakes in the simile