महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-18, verse-14

ततो बाणमयं वर्षं व्यसृजत्तरसा रणे ।
प्रद्युम्नो भुजवेगेन शाल्वं संमोहयन्निव ॥१४॥

14. tato bāṇamayaṁ varṣaṁ vyasṛjattarasā raṇe ,
pradyumno bhujavegena śālvaṁ saṁmohayanniva.

14. tataḥ bāṇamayam varṣam vyasṛjat tarasā raṇe
pradyumnaḥ bhuja-vegena śālvam saṃmohayat iva

14. Then, Pradyumna, with the swiftness of his arm, rapidly unleashed a shower of arrows in the battle, as if to bewilder Salva.

Words meanings summery:

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

• बाणमयम् (bāṇamayam) - consisting of arrows, made of arrows, arrowy

• वर्षम् (varṣam) - shower of arrows (shower, rain, downpour)

• व्यसृजत् (vyasṛjat) - he discharged, he created, he let loose

• तरसा (tarasā) - swiftly, with force, speedily

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield

• प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna (name)

• भुज-वेगेन (bhuja-vegena) - with the speed of his arm, by the might of his arm

• शाल्वम् (śālvam) - Salva (name)

• संमोहयत् (saṁmohayat) - bewildering, deluding, causing confusion

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time/sequence

बाणमयम् (bāṇamayam) - consisting of arrows, made of arrows, arrowy

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāṇamaya

bāṇamaya - consisting of arrows

From 'bāṇa' (arrow) + suffix '-maya' (made of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+maya)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'varṣam'.

वर्षम् (varṣam) - shower of arrows (shower, rain, downpour)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varṣa

varṣa - rain, shower, year

From root √vṛṣ (to rain)

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vyasṛjat'.

व्यसृजत् (vyasṛjat) - he discharged, he created, he let loose

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of sṛj

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root √sṛj (to create, emit) with prefix 'vi' and 'a' (augment)

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'pradyumnaḥ'.

तरसा (tarasā) - swiftly, with force, speedily

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of taras

taras - speed, force, energy

From root √tṛ (to cross, pass over)

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, fight

From root √raṇ (to rejoice, be glad)

Root: raṇ (class 1)

Note: Denotes location of action.

प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradyumna

pradyumna - name of Krishna's son

Note: Subject of 'vyasṛjat'.

भुज-वेगेन (bhuja-vegena) - with the speed of his arm, by the might of his arm

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhuja-vega

bhuja-vega - arm's speed/force

'bhuja' (arm) + 'vega' (speed/force)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhuja+vega)

• bhuja – arm, hand
  noun (masculine)
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  From root √vij (to move quickly)
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Indicates the means by which the action is performed.

शाल्वम् (śālvam) - Salva (name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śālva

śālva - name of a king or kingdom

Note: Object of the implied action of bewildering.

संमोहयत् (saṁmohayat) - bewildering, deluding, causing confusion

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃmohayat

saṁmohayat - bewildering, deluding, enchanting

Present Active Participle (causative)

From root √muh (to be bewildered) with prefix 'sam' and causative suffix '-i' (णिच्) + present participle suffix '-at'

Prefix: sam

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'pradyumnaḥ', describing Pradyumna's action.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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