महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-73, verse-12

तथैवान्ये महेष्वासा ये तस्यैवानुयायिनः ।
मुमुचुः शरवर्षाणि धनंजयवधैषिणः ॥१२॥

12. tathaivānye maheṣvāsā ye tasyaivānuyāyinaḥ ,
mumucuḥ śaravarṣāṇi dhanaṁjayavadhaiṣiṇaḥ.

12. tathā eva anye maheṣvāsāḥ ye tasya eva anuyāyinaḥ
mumucuḥ śaravarṣāṇi dhanañjayavadhaiṣiṇaḥ

12. tathā eva anye maheṣvāsāḥ ye tasya eva anuyāyinaḥ
dhanañjayavadhaiṣiṇaḥ mumucuḥ śaravarṣāṇi

12. Similarly, other great archers, who were his direct followers and desired Arjuna's death, also released showers of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - Similarly (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - also (only, indeed, just, very)

• अन्ये (anye) - other (others)

• महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers

• ये (ye) - who

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• एव (eva) - direct (followers) (only, indeed, just, very)

• अनुयायिनः (anuyāyinaḥ) - followers (followers, adherents)

• मुमुचुः (mumucuḥ) - released (released, discharged)

• शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows

• धनञ्जयवधैषिणः (dhanañjayavadhaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring Arjuna's death

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - Similarly (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - also (only, indeed, just, very)

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - other (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer; lit. 'one who has great arrows' or 'great arrow-shooter'

Compound of mahat (great) and īṣvāsa (archer/bowman). The internal sandhi of mahā + īṣvāsa results in maheṣvāsa.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+īṣvāsa)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• īṣvāsa – archer, bowman; lit. 'arrow-shooter'
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of īṣu (arrow) and āsa (shooter, from √as 'to throw')

ये (ye) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Relative pronoun

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Sūryavarman.

एव (eva) - direct (followers) (only, indeed, just, very)

(indeclinable)

अनुयायिनः (anuyāyinaḥ) - followers (followers, adherents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anuyāyin

anuyāyin - follower, attendant, going after

From prefix anu- and root √yā 'to go' + -in suffix.

Prefix: anu

Root: yā (class 2)

मुमुचुः (mumucuḥ) - released (released, discharged)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √muc

perfect active third person plural

Reduplicated perfect from root √muc 'to release'

Root: muc (class 6)

शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• varṣa – rain, shower, year
  noun (neuter)
  From √vṛṣ 'to rain'
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

धनञ्जयवधैषिणः (dhanañjayavadhaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring Arjuna's death

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanañjayavadhaiṣin

dhanañjayavadhaiṣin - desiring the death of Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Compound of dhanañjaya (Arjuna), vadha (death), and eṣin (desiring).

Compound type : tatpurusha-tatpurusha (dhanañjaya+vadha+eṣin)

• dhanañjaya – conqueror of wealth; an epithet of Arjuna
  proper noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaughter, death
  noun (masculine)
  From √vadh 'to strike, kill'
  Root: vadh (class 1)
• eṣin – desiring, wishing, seeking
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from √iṣ 'to desire' + -in suffix
  From root √iṣ 'to desire'
  Root: iṣ (class 4)