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3,21

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-21, verse-19

स चापि पापप्रकृतिर्दैतेयापसदो नृप ।
मय्यवर्षत दुर्धर्षः शरधाराः सहस्रशः ॥१९॥
19. sa cāpi pāpaprakṛtirdaiteyāpasado nṛpa ,
mayyavarṣata durdharṣaḥ śaradhārāḥ sahasraśaḥ.
19. saḥ ca api pāpaprakṛtiḥ daiteyāpasadaḥ nṛpa
mayi avarṣata durdharṣaḥ śaradhārāḥ sahasraśaḥ
19. O king, that formidable demon, who was of evil nature and the lowest among the Daityas, also showered thousands of streams of arrows upon me.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सः (saḥ) - that demon (Śālva) (he, that)
  • (ca) - also (and, also)
  • अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
  • पापप्रकृतिः (pāpaprakṛtiḥ) - of evil nature (one whose nature is evil, sinful nature)
  • दैतेयापसदः (daiteyāpasadaḥ) - lowest among the Daityas (lowest of the Daityas, vile demon)
  • नृप (nṛpa) - O king (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)
  • मयि (mayi) - upon me (the speaker, Kṛṣṇa) (on me, in me)
  • अवर्षत (avarṣata) - rained down (rained, showered)
  • दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - formidable (unconquerable, formidable, irresistible)
  • शरधाराः (śaradhārāḥ) - streams of arrows (streams of arrows, showers of arrows)
  • सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that demon (Śālva) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: nominative singular masculine of 'tad'
(ca) - also (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
पापप्रकृतिः (pāpaprakṛtiḥ) - of evil nature (one whose nature is evil, sinful nature)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpaprakṛti
pāpaprakṛti - evil nature, sinful disposition
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+prakṛti)
  • pāpa – sin, evil, bad
    noun (neuter)
  • prakṛti – nature, original form, material cause (prakṛti)
    noun (feminine)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: compound qualifying 'saḥ'
दैतेयापसदः (daiteyāpasadaḥ) - lowest among the Daityas (lowest of the Daityas, vile demon)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of daiteyāpasada
daiteyāpasada - lowest of the Daityas (demons)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daiteya+apasada)
  • daiteya – a son of Diti, a demon, an asura
    noun (masculine)
    derived from Diti (daughter of Dakṣa, wife of Kaśyapa)
  • apasada – outcast, lowest, degenerate
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: apa
    Root: sad (class 1)
Note: compound qualifying 'saḥ'
नृप (nṛpa) - O king (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, protector of men
मयि (mayi) - upon me (the speaker, Kṛṣṇa) (on me, in me)
(pronoun)
Locative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me, we, us
अवर्षत (avarṣata) - rained down (rained, showered)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vṛṣ
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: imperfect ātmanepada form of root vṛṣ, 3rd person singular
दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - formidable (unconquerable, formidable, irresistible)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of durdharṣa
durdharṣa - unconquerable, irresistible, formidable
Compound type : praadi tatpuruṣa (dur+dhṛṣa)
  • dur – bad, difficult, ill
    indeclinable
  • dhṛṣa – boldness, insolence
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)
Note: qualifies 'saḥ'
शरधाराः (śaradhārāḥ) - streams of arrows (streams of arrows, showers of arrows)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of śaradhārā
śaradhārā - stream of arrows
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+dhārā)
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
  • dhārā – stream, current, flow
    noun (feminine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: object of 'avarṣata'
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands (by thousands, in thousands)
(indeclinable)
derived from sahasra (thousand) with -śaḥ suffix
Note: modifies 'avarṣata'