महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-23, verse-11

सोऽहं पर्वतवर्षेण वध्यमानः समन्ततः ।
वल्मीक इव राजेन्द्र पर्वतोपचितोऽभवम् ॥११॥

11. so'haṁ parvatavarṣeṇa vadhyamānaḥ samantataḥ ,
valmīka iva rājendra parvatopacito'bhavam.

11. saḥ aham parvatavarṣeṇa vadhyamānaḥ samantataḥ
valmīkaḥ iva rājendra parvatopacitaḥ abhavam

11. O great king, being assaulted from all sides by a barrage of mountains, I became completely buried under them, just like an anthill.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पर्वतवर्षेण (parvatavarṣeṇa) - by a rain of mountains, by a mountain-like shower

• वध्यमानः (vadhyamānaḥ) - being struck, being oppressed, being assailed

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around

• वल्मीकः (valmīkaḥ) - an anthill, a termite mound

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O great king

• पर्वतोपचितः (parvatopacitaḥ) - covered by mountains, piled up with mountains, buried under mountains

• अभवम् (abhavam) - I became, I was

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पर्वतवर्षेण (parvatavarṣeṇa) - by a rain of mountains, by a mountain-like shower

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of parvatavarṣa

parvatavarṣa - rain of mountains, mountain-like shower

Compound type : tatpurusha (parvata+varṣa)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower, year
  noun (neuter)

वध्यमानः (vadhyamānaḥ) - being struck, being oppressed, being assailed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being struck, being oppressed, being assailed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root √vadh (to strike, kill, oppress) with the suffix -yamāna.

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

वल्मीकः (valmīkaḥ) - an anthill, a termite mound

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of valmīka

valmīka - anthill, termite mound

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, great king

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief, best
  noun (masculine)

पर्वतोपचितः (parvatopacitaḥ) - covered by mountains, piled up with mountains, buried under mountains

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvatopacita

parvatopacita - covered by mountains, piled up with mountains

Past Passive Participle used adjectivally

Compound formed from parvata (mountain) and upacita (piled up).

Compound type : tatpurusha (parvata+upacita)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• upacita – piled up, accumulated, covered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √ci (to gather, pile up) with upasarga 'upa'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

अभवम् (abhavam) - I became, I was

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)