महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-31, verse-38

अस्त्रैश्च विविधाकारै रथौघैश्च युधिष्ठिर ।
अभ्यवर्षन्त राजानं हिमवन्तमिवाम्बुदाः ॥३८॥

38. astraiśca vividhākārai rathaughaiśca yudhiṣṭhira ,
abhyavarṣanta rājānaṁ himavantamivāmbudāḥ.

38. astraiḥ ca vividhākāraiḥ rathaughaiḥ ca yudhiṣṭhira
abhyavarṣanta rājānam himavantam iva ambudāḥ

38. O Yudhishthira, they rained upon the king with diverse weapons and numerous chariots, just as clouds shower upon the Himālaya mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - with weapons, with missiles

• च (ca) - and

• विविधाकारैः (vividhākāraiḥ) - various kinds (of weapons) (of various forms, diverse in shape)

• रथौघैः (rathaughaiḥ) - with multitudes of chariots, with hosts of chariots

• च (ca) - and

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira (a proper noun)

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

• राजानम् (rājānam) - King Pratardana (the king)

• हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - the Himavat, the Himalaya mountains

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुदाः (ambudāḥ) - clouds

Words meanings and morphology

अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - with weapons, with missiles

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of astra

astra - missile, weapon

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विविधाकारैः (vividhākāraiḥ) - various kinds (of weapons) (of various forms, diverse in shape)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vividhākāra

vividhākāra - various in form, diverse in shape

Compound type : bahuvrihi or karmadhāraya (vividha+ākāra)

• vividha – manifold, various, diverse
  adjective (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies astraiḥ.

रथौघैः (rathaughaiḥ) - with multitudes of chariots, with hosts of chariots

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rathaugha

rathaugha - multitude of chariots

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+ogha)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, multitude, heap
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira (a proper noun)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name, 'steady in battle')

from yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm)

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

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhivarṣ

imperfect 3rd plural

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

राजानम् (rājānam) - King Pratardana (the king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - the Himavat, the Himalaya mountains

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himavat, the Himalaya mountains (possessing snow)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

अम्बुदाः (ambudāḥ) - clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (giver of water)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, giver
  adjective (masculine)
  from √dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)