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

स शत्रुभुजनिर्मुक्तैर्ललाटस्थैस्त्रिभिः शरैः ।
नकुलः शुशुभे राजंस्त्रिशृङ्ग इव पर्वतः ॥१५॥

15. sa śatrubhujanirmuktairlalāṭasthaistribhiḥ śaraiḥ ,
nakulaḥ śuśubhe rājaṁstriśṛṅga iva parvataḥ.

15. sa śatrubhujanirmuktaiḥ lalāṭasthaiḥ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ
nakulaḥ śuśubhe rājan triśṛṅgaḥ iva parvataḥ

15. rājan sa nakulaḥ śatrubhujanirmuktaiḥ lalāṭasthaiḥ
tribhiḥ śaraiḥ triśṛṅgaḥ parvataḥ iva śuśubhe

15. O King, Nakula, with three arrows from the enemy's arm fixed on his forehead, shone like a three-peaked mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Nakula (he, that)

• शत्रुभुजनिर्मुक्तैः (śatrubhujanirmuktaiḥ) - by the arrows released by the enemy's arm (by those released from the enemy's arm)

• ललाटस्थैः (lalāṭasthaiḥ) - situated on the forehead

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula

• शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - he shone, he was beautiful

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• त्रिशृङ्गः (triśṛṅgaḥ) - three-peaked, having three horns

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain, hill

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Nakula (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शत्रुभुजनिर्मुक्तैः (śatrubhujanirmuktaiḥ) - by the arrows released by the enemy's arm (by those released from the enemy's arm)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śatrubhujanirmukta

śatrubhujanirmukta - released by the enemy's arm

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+bhuja+nirmukta)

• śatru – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)
• bhuja – arm, hand, curve
  noun (masculine)
• nirmukta – released, discharged, freed from
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root muc (to release) with the prefix nir-.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'śaraiḥ'.

ललाटस्थैः (lalāṭasthaiḥ) - situated on the forehead

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lalāṭastha

lalāṭastha - forehead-situated, dwelling on the forehead

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lalāṭa+stha)

• lalāṭa – forehead, brow
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in/on
  adjective
  agent noun/derivative
  Derived from the root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śaraiḥ'.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tri

tri - three

Note: Agrees with 'śaraiḥ'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, dart, reed

Root: śṛ (class 1)

नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (one of the Pandava brothers), mongoose

शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - he shone, he was beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of śubh

Perfect, Middle Voice (Ātmanepada)

Root śubh, perfect 3rd singular middle voice.

Root: śubh (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj (class 1)

त्रिशृङ्गः (triśṛṅgaḥ) - three-peaked, having three horns

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of triśṛṅga

triśṛṅga - having three peaks, three-horned

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+śṛṅga)

• tri – three
  numeral
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'parvataḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain, hill

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill, rock