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.

19. גם הוא, בעל טבע חוטא, השפל שבבני דַיטֵיַה, הו מלך, בלתי ניתן לכיבוש, המטיר עליי אלפי זרמי חצים.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that demon (Śālva) (he, that)

• च (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'

च (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'

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