महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-54, verse-15

अवबद्धशिरस्त्राणः संख्ये काञ्चनवर्मभृत् ।
रराज राजन्पुत्रस्ते काञ्चनः शैलराडिव ॥१५॥

15. avabaddhaśirastrāṇaḥ saṁkhye kāñcanavarmabhṛt ,
rarāja rājanputraste kāñcanaḥ śailarāḍiva.

15. avabaddhaśirastrāṇaḥ saṅkhye kāñcanavarmabhṛt
rarāja rājan putraḥ te kāñcanaḥ śailarāṭ iva

15. rājan te putraḥ avabaddhaśirastrāṇaḥ kāñcanavarmabhṛt
saṅkhye kāñcanaḥ śailarāṭ iva rarāja

15. Your son, O king, having his helmet fastened and clad in golden armor in battle, shone like a golden king of mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• अवबद्धशिरस्त्राणः (avabaddhaśirastrāṇaḥ) - having a helmet fastened, helmeted

• सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle (in battle, in the conflict)

• काञ्चनवर्मभृत् (kāñcanavarmabhṛt) - wearing golden armor

• रराज (rarāja) - shone, blazed, appeared splendid

• राजन् (rājan) - (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - your son (Duryodhana) (son)

• ते (te) - your

• काञ्चनः (kāñcanaḥ) - golden, made of gold

• शैलराट् (śailarāṭ) - king of mountains (king of mountains, Himālaya)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अवबद्धशिरस्त्राणः (avabaddhaśirastrāṇaḥ) - having a helmet fastened, helmeted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avabaddhaśirastrāṇa

avabaddhaśirastrāṇa - having a helmet tied/fastened (to the head)

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'avabaddha' (tied/fastened) + 'śirastrāṇa' (helmet).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avabaddha+śirastrāṇa)

• avabaddha – tied, fastened, bound
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'ava-bandh' (to tie down).
  Prefix: ava
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• śirastrāṇa – helmet, head-armor
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: 'śiras' (head) + 'trāṇa' (protection).

Note: Qualifies 'putraḥ'.

सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle (in battle, in the conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅkhya

saṅkhya - battle, conflict, encounter, number

From 'sam-khyā' (to count, compute) or 'sam-kha' (to injure). Context points to battle.

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Specifies where the action takes place.

काञ्चनवर्मभृत् (kāñcanavarmabhṛt) - wearing golden armor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāñcanavarmabhṛt

kāñcanavarmabhṛt - wearing golden armor

Compound of 'kāñcana' (golden) + 'varman' (armor) + 'bhṛt' (bearing). Bahuvrīhi compound, 'one who bears golden armor'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāñcana+varman+bhṛt)

• kāñcana – golden, made of gold
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• varman – armor, shield
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Derived from root 'bhṛ' (to bear).
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'putraḥ'.

रराज (rarāja) - shone, blazed, appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of rāj

Perfect (Lit)

Reduplicated perfect form of root 'rāj'.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'putraḥ'.

राजन् (rājan) - (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem noun.

Root: rāj

Note: Direct address.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - your son (Duryodhana) (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Root: put

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic form of the second person pronoun 'yuṣmad'.

Note: Possessive, referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

काञ्चनः (kāñcanaḥ) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold, relating to gold

Derived from 'kañcana' (gold).

Note: Qualifies 'śailarāṭ'.

शैलराट् (śailarāṭ) - king of mountains (king of mountains, Himālaya)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śailarāj

śailarāj - king of mountains (e.g., Himālaya)

Compound of 'śaila' (mountain) and 'rājan' (king). The final 'j' becomes 'ṭ' at the end of a word or before a voiceless stop.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+rājan)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'śilā' (rock).
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

Note: Completes the simile.