महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-8, verse-23

कबन्धशतसंकीर्णं छत्रचामरशोभितम् ।
सेनावनं तच्छुशुभे वनं पुष्पाचितं यथा ॥२३॥

23. kabandhaśatasaṁkīrṇaṁ chatracāmaraśobhitam ,
senāvanaṁ tacchuśubhe vanaṁ puṣpācitaṁ yathā.

23. kabandhaśatasaṃkīrṇam chatracāmaraśobhitam
senāvanam tat śuśubhe vanam puṣpācitam yathā

23. tat senāvanam kabandhaśatasaṃkīrṇam
chatracāmaraśobhitam puṣpācitam vanam yathā śuśubhe

23. That 'army-forest' (the battlefield), filled with hundreds of headless trunks and adorned with (fallen) parasols and whisks, shone just like a forest covered with flowers.

Words meanings summery:

• कबन्धशतसंकीर्णम् (kabandhaśatasaṁkīrṇam) - the battlefield filled with hundreds of headless trunks (filled/strewn with hundreds of headless trunks)

• छत्रचामरशोभितम् (chatracāmaraśobhitam) - adorned with (fallen) parasols and whisks (as a sign of royalty/rank) (adorned with parasols and whisks)

• सेनावनम् (senāvanam) - the battlefield (metaphorically a dense forest of armies) (army-forest, forest of armies)

• तत् (tat) - that (specific) (that)

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it (the battlefield) shone splendidly (it shone, it appeared beautiful, it was splendid)

• वनम् (vanam) - a forest (for comparison) (a forest)

• पुष्पाचितम् (puṣpācitam) - covered with flowers (covered with flowers, flowery)

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

Words meanings and morphology

कबन्धशतसंकीर्णम् (kabandhaśatasaṁkīrṇam) - the battlefield filled with hundreds of headless trunks (filled/strewn with hundreds of headless trunks)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kabandhaśatasaṃkīrṇa

kabandhaśatasaṁkīrṇa - strewn with hundreds of headless bodies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kabandha+śata+saṃkīrṇa)

• kabandha – headless trunk of a body
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkīrṇa – scattered, covered, strewn, filled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-√kṛ (to scatter, strew)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `senāvanam`.

छत्रचामरशोभितम् (chatracāmaraśobhitam) - adorned with (fallen) parasols and whisks (as a sign of royalty/rank) (adorned with parasols and whisks)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of chatracāmaraśobhita

chatracāmaraśobhita - adorned with umbrellas and chowries

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (chatra+cāmara+śobhita)

• chatra – parasol, umbrella (symbol of royalty)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: chad (class 10)
• cāmara – whisk (made from yak's tail, another royal insignia)
  noun (neuter)
• śobhita – adorned, beautified, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √śubh (to shine, be beautiful)
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `senāvanam`.

सेनावनम् (senāvanam) - the battlefield (metaphorically a dense forest of armies) (army-forest, forest of armies)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of senāvana

senāvana - forest of an army, dense array of troops (metaphorically, the battlefield)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (senā+vana)

• senā – army, host, troop
  noun (feminine)
  Root: si (class 5)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
  Root: van (class 1)

Note: Subject of `śuśubhe`.

तत् (tat) - that (specific) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - it (the battlefield) shone splendidly (it shone, it appeared beautiful, it was splendid)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of √śubh

Perfect, middle voice

3rd person singular, Perfect (Liṭ), middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: śubh (class 1)

वनम् (vanam) - a forest (for comparison) (a forest)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Root: van (class 1)

पुष्पाचितम् (puṣpācitam) - covered with flowers (covered with flowers, flowery)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṣpācita

puṣpācita - covered or covered with flowers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+ācita)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: puṣ (class 4)
• ācita – covered, filled, heaped up
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ā-√ci (to gather, pile up, cover)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `vanam`.

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

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison