महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-76, verse-28

ततस्ते सैन्धवा योधाः सर्व एव सराजकाः ।
नादृश्यन्त शरैः कीर्णाः शलभैरिव पावकाः ॥२८॥

28. tataste saindhavā yodhāḥ sarva eva sarājakāḥ ,
nādṛśyanta śaraiḥ kīrṇāḥ śalabhairiva pāvakāḥ.

28. tataḥ te saindhavā yodhāḥ sarve eva sarājakāḥ na
adṛśyanta śaraiḥ kīrṇāḥ śalabhaiḥ iva pāvakāḥ

28. tataḥ te sarve eva sarājakāḥ saindhavā yodhāḥ
śaraiḥ kīrṇāḥ śalabhaiḥ iva pāvakāḥ na adṛśyanta

28. Then, all those Saindhava warriors, including their king, became invisible, covered by arrows, just as fires become obscured by swarms of moths.

Words meanings summery:

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

• ते (te) - those Saindhava warriors (those, they)

• सैन्धवा (saindhavā) - the warriors from the Sindh region (Saindhavas, inhabitants of Sindh; warriors from Sindh)

• योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, whole, every)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• सराजकाः (sarājakāḥ) - along with their king(s)

• न (na) - not, no

• अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they were seen

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

• कीर्णाः (kīrṇāḥ) - scattered, covered, spread

• शलभैः (śalabhaiḥ) - by moths, by grasshoppers

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• पावकाः (pāvakāḥ) - fires

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

ते (te) - those Saindhava warriors (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `saindhavā yodhāḥ`.

सैन्धवा (saindhavā) - the warriors from the Sindh region (Saindhavas, inhabitants of Sindh; warriors from Sindh)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saindhava

saindhava - relating to Sindh, a native of Sindh

From Sindhu + aṇ (suffix)

Note: Qualifies `yodhāḥ`.

योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, soldier

From √yudh (to fight) + a suffix

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of `nādṛśyanta`.

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Qualifies `yodhāḥ`.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes `sarve`.

सराजकाः (sarājakāḥ) - along with their king(s)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarājaka

sarājaka - accompanied by the king, together with kings

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+rājan+ka)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  prefix
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ka – suffix, often diminutive or augmentative, or simply a generic suffix
  suffix

Note: Qualifies `saindhavā yodhāḥ`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation of the verb `adṛśyanta`.

अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - they were seen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Combined with `na` to mean 'they were not seen'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Agent or instrument of covering (implied by `kīrṇāḥ`).

कीर्णाः (kīrṇāḥ) - scattered, covered, spread

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīrṇa

kīrṇa - scattered, spread, covered, filled

Past Passive Participle

From √kṛ (to scatter, to throw) + kta suffix

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `yodhāḥ`.

शलभैः (śalabhaiḥ) - by moths, by grasshoppers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śalabha

śalabha - moth, grasshopper, locust

Note: Agent in the simile, 'like by moths'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for comparison.

पावकाः (pāvakāḥ) - fires

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, pure, purifying

From √pū (to purify) + ṇvul (aka) suffix

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison, 'like fires'.