महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-94, verse-90

ततोऽन्तरिक्षेऽप्सरसो देवाः सर्षिगणास्तथा ।
अभ्यवर्षन्त कुसुमैर्भीष्मोऽयमिति चाब्रुवन् ॥९०॥

90. tato'ntarikṣe'psaraso devāḥ sarṣigaṇāstathā ,
abhyavarṣanta kusumairbhīṣmo'yamiti cābruvan.

90. tataḥ antarikṣe apsarasaḥ devāḥ sa-ṛṣi-gaṇāḥ tathā
abhyavarṣanta kusumaiḥ bhīṣmaḥ ayam iti ca abruvan

90. Then, in the sky, apsaras, gods, and groups of sages showered flowers and exclaimed, "This is Bhishma!"

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from there)

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky (in the atmosphere, in the sky, in space)

• अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - apsaras (celestial nymphs)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• स-ऋषि-गणाः (sa-ṛṣi-gaṇāḥ) - along with groups of sages (with groups of sages, along with hosts of seers)

• तथा (tathā) - and (and, also, thus, in that manner)

• अभ्यवर्षन्त (abhyavarṣanta) - showered (flowers) (they showered, rained upon)

• कुसुमैः (kusumaiḥ) - with flowers

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (the name given to Devavrata after his terrible vow) (Bhishma, terrible, formidable)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (person, referring to Devavrata/Bhishma) (this (masculine))

• इति (iti) - introducing direct speech (thus, so, in this way)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky (in the atmosphere, in the sky, in space)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - intermediate space, atmosphere, sky

अप्सरसः (apsarasaḥ) - apsaras (celestial nymphs)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - celestial nymph, water-nymph

Note: Subject of 'abhyavarṣanta' and 'abruvan'.

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

Note: Subject of 'abhyavarṣanta' and 'abruvan'.

स-ऋषि-गणाः (sa-ṛṣi-gaṇāḥ) - along with groups of sages (with groups of sages, along with hosts of seers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sa-ṛṣi-gaṇa

sa-ṛṣi-gaṇa - together with groups of sages

Bahuvrihi compound: 'who have groups of sages with them' or Adverbial compound with 'sa' meaning 'with'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+ṛṣi+gaṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, host, troop
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'devāḥ' or is an additional subject in parallel.

तथा (tathā) - and (and, also, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अभ्यवर्षन्त (abhyavarṣanta) - showered (flowers) (they showered, rained upon)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-vṛṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: 'abhi' here intensifies or directs the action 'upon'.

कुसुमैः (kusumaiḥ) - with flowers

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kusuma

kusuma - flower, blossom

Note: Indicates the means by which they showered.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (the name given to Devavrata after his terrible vow) (Bhishma, terrible, formidable)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; name of Devavrata, son of Shantanu

From root bhī (to fear), derived with suffix -ṣma.

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative.

अयम् (ayam) - this (person, referring to Devavrata/Bhishma) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Subject nominative.

इति (iti) - introducing direct speech (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)