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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-233, verse-20

तथैव शरवर्षेण गन्धर्वास्ते बलोत्कटाः ।
पाण्डवानभ्यवर्तन्त पाण्डवाश्च दिवौकसः ॥२०॥
20. tathaiva śaravarṣeṇa gandharvāste balotkaṭāḥ ,
pāṇḍavānabhyavartanta pāṇḍavāśca divaukasaḥ.
20. tathā eva śaravarṣeṇa gandharvāḥ te balotkaṭāḥ
pāṇḍavān abhyavartanta pāṇḍavāḥ ca divaukasaḥ
20. Likewise, those exceedingly powerful Gandharvas attacked the Pāṇḍavas with a shower of arrows, and the Pāṇḍavas attacked the celestial beings (divaukasaḥ) (Gandharvas).

Words meanings summery:

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  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise
  • एव (eva) - emphasizing 'likewise' (indeed, only, just, even)
  • शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows
  • गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - the Gandharvas
  • ते (te) - those
  • बलोत्कटाः (balotkaṭāḥ) - exceedingly strong, powerful
  • पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas
  • अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they attacked, they advanced towards
  • पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas
  • (ca) - and
  • दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the Gandharvas (celestial beings, sky-dwellers)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - emphasizing 'likewise' (indeed, only, just, even)
(indeclinable)
शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa
śaravarṣa - shower of arrows
Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+varṣa)
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
  • varṣa – rain, showering
    noun (neuter)
    From root √vṛṣ (to rain)
    Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - the Gandharvas
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva
gandharva - Gandharva (a class of celestial beings, often musicians)
ते (te) - those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Qualifies 'gandharvāḥ'.
बलोत्कटाः (balotkaṭāḥ) - exceedingly strong, powerful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of balotkaṭa
balotkaṭa - exceedingly strong, powerful, intoxicated with strength
Compound type : tatpurusha (bala+utkaṭa)
  • bala – strength, power
    noun (neuter)
  • utkaṭa – excessive, mighty, prominent
    adjective (masculine)
    Prefix: ut
Note: Qualifies 'gandharvāḥ'.
पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas
Taddhita derivation from Pāṇḍu
अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they attacked, they advanced towards
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-ā-vṛt
Imperfect Tense, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Plural
With prefixes abhi- and ā-
Prefixes: abhi+ā
Root: vṛt (class 1)
पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas
Taddhita derivation from Pāṇḍu
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the Gandharvas (celestial beings, sky-dwellers)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of divaukas
divaukas - sky-dweller, celestial being, god, Gandharva
Compound type : tatpurusha (div+okas)
  • div – sky, heaven
    noun (feminine)
  • okas – dwelling, house, abode
    noun (neuter)
Note: Used here as the object of an implied 'attacked'.