महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-234, verse-15

ते वध्यमाना गन्धर्वाः पाण्डवेन महात्मना ।
भूमिष्ठमन्तरिक्षस्थाः शरवर्षैरवाकिरन् ॥१५॥

15. te vadhyamānā gandharvāḥ pāṇḍavena mahātmanā ,
bhūmiṣṭhamantarikṣasthāḥ śaravarṣairavākiran.

15. te vadhyamānāḥ gandharvāḥ pāṇḍavena mahātmanā
bhūmiṣṭham antarikṣasthāḥ śaravarṣaiḥ avākiran

15. Those Gandharvas, being slain by the great-souled Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)—both those standing on the ground and those situated in the sky—showered him with volleys of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - Referring to the Gandharvas. (those)

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being slain

• गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas

• पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - By Arjuna. (by the Pāṇḍava, by Arjuna)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - By the great-souled Pāṇḍava. (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

• भूमिष्ठम् (bhūmiṣṭham) - on the ground, situated on the earth

• अन्तरिक्षस्थाः (antarikṣasthāḥ) - Referring to the Gandharvas in the sky. (situated in the sky, dwelling in space)

• शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows, with volleys of arrows

• अवाकिरन् (avākiran) - they showered (upon him) (they showered, they scattered, they covered)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - Referring to the Gandharvas. (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, they

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed, being slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being slain

Present Passive Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root vadh- (causative of han-) 'to kill' + suffix -māna

Root: vadh (class 1)

गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - a celestial musician, a class of demi-gods

पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - By Arjuna. (by the Pāṇḍava, by Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava prince

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - By the great-souled Pāṇḍava. (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: n-stem noun/adjective.

भूमिष्ठम् (bhūmiṣṭham) - on the ground, situated on the earth

(indeclinable)

Compound: bhūmi (ground) + stha (standing/situated)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+stha)

• bhūmi – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• stha – standing, situated, staying
  adjective (masculine)
  nominal derivative from root 'sthā'
  Derived from the root sthā- 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here, signifying 'on the ground'.

अन्तरिक्षस्थाः (antarikṣasthāḥ) - Referring to the Gandharvas in the sky. (situated in the sky, dwelling in space)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of antarikṣastha

antarikṣastha - standing in the atmosphere/sky, dwelling in space

Compound: antarikṣa (sky) + stha (standing/situated)

Compound type : tatpurusha (antarikṣa+stha)

• antarikṣa – atmosphere, sky, space
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, staying
  adjective (masculine)
  nominal derivative from root 'sthā'
  Derived from the root sthā- 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows, with volleys of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - rain/shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+varṣa)

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

अवाकिरन् (avākiran) - they showered (upon him) (they showered, they scattered, they covered)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of avakīr

Prefix: ava

Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Augmented past form.