महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-234, verse-14

शिरोभिः प्रपतद्भिश्च चरणैर्बाहुभिस्तथा ।
अश्मवृष्टिरिवाभाति परेषामभवद्भयम् ॥१४॥

14. śirobhiḥ prapatadbhiśca caraṇairbāhubhistathā ,
aśmavṛṣṭirivābhāti pareṣāmabhavadbhayam.

14. śirobhiḥ prapatadbhiḥ ca caraṇaiḥ bāhubhiḥ tathā
aśmavṛṣṭiḥ iva ābhāti pareṣām abhavat bhayam

14. With heads, feet, and arms falling all around, it appeared like a shower of stones, and fear (bhayam) arose among the enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with heads

• प्रपतद्भिः (prapatadbhiḥ) - Referring to the falling heads, feet, and arms. (with falling ones, with those that are falling)

• च (ca) - and

• चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) - with feet

• बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - with arms

• तथा (tathā) - and (similarly, thus, and)

• अश्मवृष्टिः (aśmavṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of stones, hail of stones

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आभाति (ābhāti) - it appeared (it shines, it appears, it seems)

• परेषाम् (pareṣām) - for the enemies (of the enemies, for others)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it arose (it was, it happened, it became, it arose)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

Words meanings and morphology

शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with heads

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śiras

śiras - head

प्रपतद्भिः (prapatadbhiḥ) - Referring to the falling heads, feet, and arms. (with falling ones, with those that are falling)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prapatat

prapatat - falling down, descending

Present Active Participle

Prefix pra + root pat- 'to fall' + present participle suffix -at

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) - with feet

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg

बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - with arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm

तथा (tathā) - and (similarly, thus, and)

(indeclinable)

अश्मवृष्टिः (aśmavṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of stones, hail of stones

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśmavṛṣṭi

aśmavṛṣṭi - shower of stones

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśman+vṛṣṭi)

• aśman – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आभाति (ābhāti) - it appeared (it shines, it appears, it seems)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ābhā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

परेषाम् (pareṣām) - for the enemies (of the enemies, for others)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of para

para - other, hostile, enemy

अभवत् (abhavat) - it arose (it was, it happened, it became, it arose)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Augmented past form.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread