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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-163, verse-24

ततो गिरिमिवात्यर्थमावृणोन्मां महाशरैः ।
तं चाहं शरवर्षेण महता समवाकिरम् ॥२४॥
24. tato girimivātyarthamāvṛṇonmāṁ mahāśaraiḥ ,
taṁ cāhaṁ śaravarṣeṇa mahatā samavākiram.
24. tataḥ girim iva atyartham āvṛṇot mām mahāśaraiḥ
tam ca aham śaravarṣeṇa mahatā samavākiram
24. Then, with mighty arrows, he covered me completely, as if I were a mountain. And I, in turn, overwhelmed him with a great volley of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there
  • गिरिम् (girim) - mountain
  • इव (iva) - like, as if, as
  • अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - excessively, greatly, very much
  • आवृणोत् (āvṛṇot) - he covered, he surrounded
  • माम् (mām) - me
  • महाशरैः (mahāśaraiḥ) - with great arrows, with mighty arrows
  • तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows, with an arrow-rain
  • महता (mahatā) - with a great (shower of arrows) (by a great one, with a great one)
  • समवाकिरम् (samavākiram) - I covered, I showered, I overwhelmed

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there
(indeclinable)
गिरिम् (girim) - mountain
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of giri
giri - mountain, hill
Root: gṛ (class 6)
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - excessively, greatly, very much
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+artha)
  • ati – over, beyond, exceeding, excessively
    indeclinable
  • artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
    noun (masculine)
आवृणोत् (āvṛṇot) - he covered, he surrounded
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vṛ
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛ (class 5)
माम् (mām) - me
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
महाशरैः (mahāśaraiḥ) - with great arrows, with mighty arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāśara
mahāśara - a great arrow, a mighty arrow
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śara)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective (feminine)
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
    Root: śṛ (class 1)
तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - he, she, it, that
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows, with an arrow-rain
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa
śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, arrow-rain
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
    Root: śṛ (class 1)
  • varṣa – rain, shower, year
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
महता (mahatā) - with a great (shower of arrows) (by a great one, with a great one)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable
Note: Agrees with śaravarṣeṇa (neuter).
समवाकिरम् (samavākiram) - I covered, I showered, I overwhelmed
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ
Prefixes: sam+ava
Root: kṛ (class 6)