महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-230, verse-12

आपतन्तीं तु संप्रेक्ष्य गन्धर्वाणां महाचमूम् ।
महता शरवर्षेण राधेयः प्रत्यवारयत् ॥१२॥

12. āpatantīṁ tu saṁprekṣya gandharvāṇāṁ mahācamūm ,
mahatā śaravarṣeṇa rādheyaḥ pratyavārayat.

12. āpatantīm tu samprekṣya gandharvāṇām mahā-camūm
mahatā śara-varṣeṇa rādheyaḥ prati-avārayat

12. But, clearly perceiving the great army of the Gandharvas attacking, the son of Rādhā (Karṇa) repelled them with a massive shower of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - attacking, falling upon, approaching

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen clearly, having perceived

• गन्धर्वाणाम् (gandharvāṇām) - of the Gandharvas

• महा-चमूम् (mahā-camūm) - great army

• महता (mahatā) - with a great, by a large

• शर-वर्षेण (śara-varṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows

• राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Karṇa (son of Rādhā (Karṇa))

• प्रति-अवारयत् (prati-avārayat) - he repelled, checked, warded off

Words meanings and morphology

आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - attacking, falling upon, approaching

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpatantī

āpatantī - attacking, falling upon

present active participle (feminine)

formed from root pat with prefix ā and śatṛ suffix, feminine form

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mahācamūm'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen clearly, having perceived

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root īkṣ with prefixes sam and pra, and suffix -ya

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

गन्धर्वाणाम् (gandharvāṇām) - of the Gandharvas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - Gandharva, a celestial musician or spirit

Note: Possessive for 'mahācamūm'.

महा-चमूम् (mahā-camūm) - great army

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahācamū

mahācamū - great army

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+camū)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• camū – army, host
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of 'samprekṣya'.

महता (mahatā) - with a great, by a large

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast

Note: Qualifies 'śaravarṣeṇa'.

शर-वर्षेण (śara-varṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrument of repelling.

राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Karṇa (son of Rādhā (Karṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rādheya

rādheya - son of Rādhā; Karṇa

patronymic from Rādhā

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रति-अवारयत् (prati-avārayat) - he repelled, checked, warded off

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛ

Imperfect 3rd singular, causative form

Prefix: prati

Root: vṛ (class 5)