महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-8, verse-21

बाहुभिश्चन्दनादिग्धैः सकेयूरैर्महाधनैः ।
पतितैर्भाति राजेन्द्र मही शक्रध्वजैरिव ॥२१॥

21. bāhubhiścandanādigdhaiḥ sakeyūrairmahādhanaiḥ ,
patitairbhāti rājendra mahī śakradhvajairiva.

21. bāhubhiḥ candanādigdhaiḥ sakeyūraiḥ mahādhanaiḥ
patitaiḥ bhāti rājendra mahī śakradhvajaiḥ iva

21. rājendra! mahī candanādigdhaiḥ sakeyūraiḥ
mahādhanaiḥ patitaiḥ bāhubhiḥ śakradhvajaiḥ iva bhāti

21. O king of kings, the earth shines as if covered by the fallen banners of Indra, (but it is actually covered) by fallen arms, smeared with sandalwood paste, adorned with expensive armlets.

Words meanings summery:

• बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - by the (severed) arms (of warriors) (by arms, with arms)

• चन्दनादिग्धैः (candanādigdhaiḥ) - by the arms smeared with sandalwood paste (by those smeared with sandalwood)

• सकेयूरैः (sakeyūraiḥ) - by the arms adorned with armlets (by those with armlets)

• महाधनैः (mahādhanaiḥ) - by the very valuable (arms/armlets) (by those of great wealth, by those very valuable)

• पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - by the fallen (arms) (by those fallen)

• भाति (bhāti) - the earth appears (shines, appears)

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings! (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king of kings!)

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

• शक्रध्वजैः (śakradhvajaiḥ) - by the fallen banners of Indra (by Indra's banners)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - by the (severed) arms (of warriors) (by arms, with arms)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

चन्दनादिग्धैः (candanādigdhaiḥ) - by the arms smeared with sandalwood paste (by those smeared with sandalwood)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of candanādigdha

candanādigdha - smeared or anointed with sandalwood

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candana+adigdha)

• candana – sandalwood
  noun (neuter)
• adigdha – smeared, anointed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ā-√dih (to smear, anoint)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `bāhubhiḥ`.

सकेयूरैः (sakeyūraiḥ) - by the arms adorned with armlets (by those with armlets)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sakeyūra

sakeyūra - with armlets, adorned with armlets

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+keyūra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix
• keyūra – armlet, bracelet for the upper arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `bāhubhiḥ`.

महाधनैः (mahādhanaiḥ) - by the very valuable (arms/armlets) (by those of great wealth, by those very valuable)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahādhana

mahādhana - possessing great wealth, very valuable, rich

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dhana)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
  from mahat
• dhana – wealth, property, riches
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `bāhubhiḥ` or implicitly `keyūraiḥ`.

पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - by the fallen (arms) (by those fallen)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of patita

patita - fallen, dropped, descended

Past Passive Participle

from √pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bāhubhiḥ`.

भाति (bhāti) - the earth appears (shines, appears)

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice

3rd person singular, Present (Laṭ), active voice

Root: bhā (class 2)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings! (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king of kings!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, sovereign

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• indra – chief, lord, the god Indra
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

Root: mah (class 1)

शक्रध्वजैः (śakradhvajaiḥ) - by the fallen banners of Indra (by Indra's banners)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śakradhvaja

śakradhvaja - banner of Indra, Indra's flagstaff

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+dhvaja)

• śakra – Indra, powerful, mighty
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: śak (class 5)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard, emblem
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison