महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-96, verse-32

ततो भीष्मं शांतनवं शरैः शतसहस्रशः ।
शाल्वराजो नरश्रेष्ठः समवाकिरदाशुगैः ॥३२॥

32. tato bhīṣmaṁ śāṁtanavaṁ śaraiḥ śatasahasraśaḥ ,
śālvarājo naraśreṣṭhaḥ samavākiradāśugaiḥ.

32. tataḥ bhīṣmam śāntanavam śaraiḥ śatasahasraśaḥ
śālvarājaḥ naraśreṣṭhaḥ samavākirat āśugaiḥ

32. Then, King Shalva, that best among men, showered Bhishma, son of Shantanu, with hundreds of thousands of swift-flying arrows.

Words meanings summery:

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

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• शान्तनवम् (śāntanavam) - (an epithet for Bhishma) (son of Shantanu)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - by hundreds of thousands, in hundreds and thousands

• शाल्वराजः (śālvarājaḥ) - King Shalva

• नरश्रेष्ठः (naraśreṣṭhaḥ) - (an epithet for King Shalva) (best of men, foremost among men)

• समवाकिरत् (samavākirat) - he scattered, he covered, he showered upon

• आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - with swift arrows (used synonymously with śaraiḥ) (with swift-moving ones (arrows))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of tad (that).

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of samavākirat.

शान्तनवम् (śāntanavam) - (an epithet for Bhishma) (son of Shantanu)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - son of Shantanu

Derivative from śantanu (Shantanu) indicating progeny.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Instrument of action.

शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - by hundreds of thousands, in hundreds and thousands

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix śas from śatasahasra (hundred thousand).

Note: Adverb modifying samavākirat.

शाल्वराजः (śālvarājaḥ) - King Shalva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śālvarāja

śālvarāja - King of Shalva, King Shalva

Compound type : tatpurusha (śālva+rājan)

• śālva – Shalva (name of a king or country)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject of samavākirat.

नरश्रेष्ठः (naraśreṣṭhaḥ) - (an epithet for King Shalva) (best of men, foremost among men)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ (class 1)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (praiseworthy).
  Root: praśas

Note: Agrees with śālvarājaḥ.

समवाकिरत् (samavākirat) - he scattered, he covered, he showered upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samavakṛ

Imperfect

From root kṛ (to scatter, pour) with prefixes sam-ava. 3rd person singular.

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: kṛ (class 6)

आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - with swift arrows (used synonymously with śaraiḥ) (with swift-moving ones (arrows))

(compound noun)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (āśu+ga)

• āśu – swift, quick, rapid
  adjective (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, a goer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root gam (to go) with ḍa suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to arrows, parallel to śaraiḥ.