महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-170, verse-18

तदहं चास्त्रवर्षेण महता प्रत्यवारयम् ।
शस्त्रवर्षं महद्राजन्विद्याबलमुपाश्रितः ॥१८॥

18. tadahaṁ cāstravarṣeṇa mahatā pratyavārayam ,
śastravarṣaṁ mahadrājanvidyābalamupāśritaḥ.

18. tat aham ca astravarṣeṇa mahatā pratyavārayam
śastravarṣam mahat rājan vidyābalam upāśritaḥ

18. O King, then, relying on the power of my knowledge (vidyā), I countered their great shower of weapons with a mighty shower of my own missiles.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore (that, therefore, then)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्त्रवर्षेण (astravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of missiles/weapons

• महता (mahatā) - by a great (shower of weapons) (by a great, mighty (one))

• प्रत्यवारयम् (pratyavārayam) - I warded off, I repelled

• शस्त्रवर्षम् (śastravarṣam) - a shower of weapons/missiles

• महत् (mahat) - great (shower of weapons) (great, mighty)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• विद्याबलम् (vidyābalam) - the power of knowledge (vidyā), magical power

• उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - relying on, having resorted to

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - then, therefore (that, therefore, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Nominative singular

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्त्रवर्षेण (astravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of missiles/weapons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of astravarṣa

astravarṣa - shower of missiles

Compound type : Tatpurusha (astra+varṣa)

• astra – missile, weapon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Instrumental singular

महता (mahatā) - by a great (shower of weapons) (by a great, mighty (one))

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Instrumental singular, qualifying 'astravarṣeṇa'

प्रत्यवारयम् (pratyavārayam) - I warded off, I repelled

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of pratyavaray

Causative of root 'vṛ' with prefixes 'prati' and 'ava'

Prefixes: prati+ava

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: 1st person singular imperfect active

शस्त्रवर्षम् (śastravarṣam) - a shower of weapons/missiles

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śastravarṣa

śastravarṣa - shower of weapons

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śastra+varṣa)

• śastra – weapon, sword
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular

महत् (mahat) - great (shower of weapons) (great, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Accusative singular, qualifying 'śastravarṣam'

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Vocative singular

विद्याबलम् (vidyābalam) - the power of knowledge (vidyā), magical power

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vidyābala

vidyābala - power of knowledge

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vidyā+bala)

• vidyā – knowledge, science, magic
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular

उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - relying on, having resorted to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāśrita

upāśrita - resorted to, reliant on

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'śri' with prefixes 'upa' and 'ā' + kta suffix

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, qualifying 'aham'