महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-18

यत्र कंचिद्वयं कालं वसन्तः सत्यविक्रमम् ।
प्रतीक्षामोऽर्जुनं वीरं वर्षकामा इवाम्बुदम् ॥१८॥

18. yatra kaṁcidvayaṁ kālaṁ vasantaḥ satyavikramam ,
pratīkṣāmo'rjunaṁ vīraṁ varṣakāmā ivāmbudam.

18. yatra kañcit vayam kālam vasantaḥ satyavikramam
pratīkṣāmaḥ arjunam vīram varṣakāmāḥ iva ambudam

18. Where we, dwelling for some time, can await the heroic Arjuna, who possesses true valor, just as those longing for rain await a cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• कञ्चित् (kañcit) - some, a certain, any

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• कालम् (kālam) - time, period

• वसन्तः (vasantaḥ) - dwelling, residing

• सत्यविक्रमम् (satyavikramam) - of true valor, whose prowess is true

• प्रतीक्षामः (pratīkṣāmaḥ) - we await, we expect

• अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna (name of a hero)

• वीरम् (vīram) - heroic, brave

• वर्षकामाः (varṣakāmāḥ) - desirous of rain, longing for rain

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• अम्बुदम् (ambudam) - cloud (one that gives water)

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

कञ्चित् (kañcit) - some, a certain, any

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kañcid

kañcid - some, a certain, any

Compound of kim (what, which) and cid (a particle emphasizing indefiniteness)

Note: In combination with kālam, means 'for some time'

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

कालम् (kālam) - time, period

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

वसन्तः (vasantaḥ) - dwelling, residing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vasant

vasant - dwelling, living, residing

Present Active Participle

From root vas (to dwell) with śatṛ suffix

Root: vas (class 1)

सत्यविक्रमम् (satyavikramam) - of true valor, whose prowess is true

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satyavikrama

satyavikrama - one whose valor is true, of true prowess

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+vikrama)

• satya – truth, true, real, sincere
  noun (neuter)
• vikrama – valor, prowess, heroism, stride
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

प्रतीक्षामः (pratīkṣāmaḥ) - we await, we expect

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pratīkṣā

Root īkṣ (to see, look) with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: The root īkṣ is ātmanepadi (middle voice)

अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna (name of a hero)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince), white, silver

Note: Object of the verb 'pratīkṣāmaḥ'

वीरम् (vīram) - heroic, brave

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty, powerful

वर्षकामाः (varṣakāmāḥ) - desirous of rain, longing for rain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varṣakāma

varṣakāma - desirous of rain

Compound type : tatpurusha (varṣa+kāma)

• varṣa – rain, rainy season, year
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• kāma – desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: The implicit subject of the simile; 'like those who are desirous of rain'

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदम् (ambudam) - cloud (one that gives water)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud, giver of water

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  suffix (masculine)
  From root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Object of comparison with Arjuna