महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-218, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तस्याभिवर्षतो वारि पाण्डवः प्रत्यवारयत् ।
शरवर्षेण बीभत्सुरुत्तमास्त्राणि दर्शयन् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tasyābhivarṣato vāri pāṇḍavaḥ pratyavārayat ,
śaravarṣeṇa bībhatsuruttamāstrāṇi darśayan.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tasya abhivarṣataḥ vāri pāṇḍavaḥ
pratyavārayat śaravarṣeṇa bhībhatsuḥ uttamāstrāṇi darśayan

1. Vaiśampāyana said: The Pāṇḍava (Arjuna), demonstrating his excellent weapons, repelled his (Agni's) showering of water with a shower of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The sage Vaiśampāyana, narrator of the Mahābhārata. (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Agni (the fire god), who was showering rain (as prompted by Indra in the narrative). (his, of that, its)

• अभिवर्षतः (abhivarṣataḥ) - Of him who was showering water (referring to Agni). (of one showering, of one raining upon)

• वारि (vāri) - water, rain

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Specifically referring to Arjuna. (Pāṇḍava, son of Pāṇḍu)

• प्रत्यवारयत् (pratyavārayat) - repelled, warded off, obstructed

• शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows

• भीभत्सुः (bhībhatsuḥ) - A name for Arjuna, meaning 'one who abhors dreadful deeds'. (Bhībhatsu (name for Arjuna))

• उत्तमास्त्राणि (uttamāstrāṇi) - excellent weapons, supreme missiles

• दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing, displaying, demonstrating

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The sage Vaiśampāyana, narrator of the Mahābhārata. (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a celebrated sage, pupil of Vyāsa and narrator of the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Agni (the fire god), who was showering rain (as prompted by Indra in the narrative). (his, of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

अभिवर्षतः (abhivarṣataḥ) - Of him who was showering water (referring to Agni). (of one showering, of one raining upon)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of abhivarṣat

abhivarṣat - showering, raining upon

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from the root vṛṣ (to rain, shower) with prefix abhi. Genitive singular.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

वारि (vāri) - water, rain

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water, rain, fluid

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Specifically referring to Arjuna. (Pāṇḍava, son of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - a descendant of Pāṇḍu

प्रत्यवारयत् (pratyavārayat) - repelled, warded off, obstructed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of prativṛ

Imperfect tense, from root vṛ with prefixes prati and ava.

Prefixes: prati+ava

Root: vṛ (class 5)

शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

भीभत्सुः (bhībhatsuḥ) - A name for Arjuna, meaning 'one who abhors dreadful deeds'. (Bhībhatsu (name for Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhībhatsu

bhībhatsu - Arjuna (one who abhors dreadful deeds)

उत्तमास्त्राणि (uttamāstrāṇi) - excellent weapons, supreme missiles

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of uttamāstra

uttamāstra - excellent weapon, supreme missile

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (uttama+astra)

• uttama – best, excellent, supreme
  adjective (neuter)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)

दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing, displaying, demonstrating

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of darśayat

darśayat - showing, displaying, demonstrating

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Present active participle from the causative stem of root dṛś (to see), meaning 'to cause to see' or 'to show'. Nominative singular.

Root: dṛś (class 1)