महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-168, verse-4

ततोऽश्मवर्षे निहते जलवर्षं महत्तरम् ।
धाराभिरक्षमात्राभिः प्रादुरासीन्ममान्तिके ॥४॥

4. tato'śmavarṣe nihate jalavarṣaṁ mahattaram ,
dhārābhirakṣamātrābhiḥ prādurāsīnmamāntike.

4. tataḥ aśmavarṣe nihate jalavarṣam mahattaram
dhārābhiḥ akṣamātrābhiḥ prādurāsīt mama antike

4. Then, with the stone-rain having been destroyed, an even greater rain of water, with streams as thick as chariot axles, appeared near me.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that (then, therefrom, after that)

• अश्मवर्षे (aśmavarṣe) - in the stone-rain (locative absolute)

• निहते (nihate) - having been destroyed (having been destroyed, struck down, killed)

• जलवर्षम् (jalavarṣam) - rain of water

• महत्तरम् (mahattaram) - even greater (greater, larger, more mighty)

• धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - with streams, with torrents

• अक्षमात्राभिः (akṣamātrābhiḥ) - as thick as chariot axles (of the size of an axle, thick as axles)

• प्रादुरासीत् (prādurāsīt) - appeared, became manifest, arose

• मम (mama) - (near) me, Arjuna (my, of me)

• अन्तिके (antike) - near me (near, in the vicinity of)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that (then, therefrom, after that)

(indeclinable)

अश्मवर्षे (aśmavarṣe) - in the stone-rain (locative absolute)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aśmavarṣa

aśmavarṣa - rain of stones, hail of stones

Compound of aśman (stone) and varṣa (rain).

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśman+varṣa)

• aśman – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction 'aśmavarṣe nihate'.

निहते (nihate) - having been destroyed (having been destroyed, struck down, killed)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of nihata

nihata - struck down, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of ni-√han (to strike down, kill).

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

जलवर्षम् (jalavarṣam) - rain of water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jalavarṣa

jalavarṣa - rain of water

Compound of jala (water) and varṣa (rain).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+varṣa)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of prādurāsīt.

महत्तरम् (mahattaram) - even greater (greater, larger, more mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahattara

mahattara - greater, larger, more mighty (comparative degree)

Comparative form of mahat (great).

Note: Agrees with jalavarṣam.

धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - with streams, with torrents

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dhārā

dhārā - stream, current, torrent, rain-shower

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes an accompanying feature of the water-rain.

अक्षमात्राभिः (akṣamātrābhiḥ) - as thick as chariot axles (of the size of an axle, thick as axles)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of akṣamātrā

akṣamātrā - of the measure/size of an axle

Compound of akṣa (axle) and mātrā (measure, size). Feminine form to agree with dhārābhiḥ.

Compound type : tatpurusha (akṣa+mātrā)

• akṣa – axle, wheel, dice
  noun (masculine)
• mātrā – measure, size, quantity
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Modifies dhārābhiḥ.

प्रादुरासीत् (prādurāsīt) - appeared, became manifest, arose

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prādurbhū

Imperfect Active

From prādus (adverb meaning 'manifest') + √bhū (to be, become). Imperfect, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: prādus

Root: bhū (class 1)

मम (mama) - (near) me, Arjuna (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Possessive form, here connected with 'antike' meaning 'near me'.

अन्तिके (antike) - near me (near, in the vicinity of)

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of antika (adj. or n.) used adverbially.

Note: Functions as an adverb here, used with a genitive pronoun.