महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-167, verse-24

वध्यमानास्ततस्ते तु निवातकवचाः पुनः ।
शरवर्षैर्महद्भिर्मां समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥२४॥

24. vadhyamānāstataste tu nivātakavacāḥ punaḥ ,
śaravarṣairmahadbhirmāṁ samantātparyavārayan.

24. vadhyamānāḥ tataḥ te tu nivātakavacāḥ punaḥ
śaravarṣaiḥ mahadbhiḥ mām samantāt pari avārayan

24. But then, those Nivātakavacas, even while being struck down, again surrounded me from all sides with mighty showers of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being struck, being killed, being wounded

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

• ते (te) - those

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• निवातकवचाः (nivātakavacāḥ) - the Nivātakavacas (a race of Asuras)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, moreover

• शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows, with a rain of arrows

• महद्भिः (mahadbhiḥ) - with great, with mighty, with powerful

• माम् (mām) - me

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around, completely

• परि अवारयन् (pari avārayan) - they surrounded, they enveloped, they warded off

Words meanings and morphology

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being struck, being killed, being wounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being struck, being worthy of death

Present Passive Participle

From √vadh (to strike, kill) + śānac (māna) suffix

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Nivātakavacas.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Nivātakavacas.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

निवातकवचाः (nivātakavacāḥ) - the Nivātakavacas (a race of Asuras)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nivātakavaca

nivātakavaca - name of a race of daityas (demons)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nivāta+kavaca)

• nivāta – wind-proof, sheltered from wind
  adjective
  Prefix: ni
• kavaca – armor, mail
  noun (masculine)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, moreover

(indeclinable)

शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows, with a rain of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, rain of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (masculine)

महद्भिः (mahadbhiḥ) - with great, with mighty, with powerful

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of mahat

mahat - great, mighty, large

Note: Agrees with śaravarṣaiḥ.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around, completely

(indeclinable)

परि अवारयन् (pari avārayan) - they surrounded, they enveloped, they warded off

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pari-vṛ

Imperfect, 3rd person plural, active voice (causative stem vāray)

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 10)