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.

15. הגַנְדְהַרְוַה, שנפגעו מידיו של בן פָּאנְדוּ הדגול (אַרְג׳וּנַה), שפכו מהשמיים מטרי חיצים על מי שעמד על הקרקע.

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.

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