महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-96, verse-22

स तद्बाणमयं वर्षं शरैरावार्य सर्वतः ।
ततः सर्वान्महीपालान्प्रत्यविध्यत्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः ॥२२॥

22. sa tadbāṇamayaṁ varṣaṁ śarairāvārya sarvataḥ ,
tataḥ sarvānmahīpālānpratyavidhyattribhistribhiḥ.

22. saḥ tat bāṇamayam varṣam śaraiḥ āvārya sarvataḥ
tataḥ sarvān mahīpālān pratyavidhyat tribhiḥ tribhiḥ

22. Having warded off that shower of arrows from all sides with his own arrows, he then struck each of all those kings with three arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Bhishma (he)

• तत् (tat) - that

• बाणमयम् (bāṇamayam) - consisting of arrows, made of arrows

• वर्षम् (varṣam) - shower of missiles (shower, rain)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• आवार्य (āvārya) - having repelled with his arrows (having warded off, having covered)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

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

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (the kings) (all, every)

• महीपालान् (mahīpālān) - kings, rulers

• प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - struck in return, counter-struck

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three arrows (with three)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three arrows each (with three)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Bhishma (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Modifies 'varṣam'.

बाणमयम् (bāṇamayam) - consisting of arrows, made of arrows

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāṇamaya

bāṇamaya - made of arrows, consisting of arrows

Derived from 'bāṇa' (arrow) with the suffix '-maya' (made of, consisting of)

Note: Modifies 'varṣam'.

वर्षम् (varṣam) - shower of missiles (shower, rain)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varṣa

varṣa - rain, shower, year

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

आवार्य (āvārya) - having repelled with his arrows (having warded off, having covered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from 'ā' (prefix) + '√vṛ' (to cover/ward off) + 'lyap' (absolutive suffix)

Prefix: ā

Root: √vṛ (class 5)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (the kings) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

महीपालान् (mahīpālān) - kings, rulers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, ruler (lit. 'earth-protector')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root √pāl (to protect) + 'a' suffix
  Root: √pāl (class 10)

प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - struck in return, counter-struck

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √vyadh

Prefix: prati

Root: √vyadh (class 4)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three arrows (with three)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tri

tri - three

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three arrows each (with three)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tri

tri - three

Note: Repetition implies 'each' or 'three each'.