महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-43, verse-11

अन्तरा छिद्यमानानां पुङ्खानां व्यतिशीर्यताम् ।
शलभानामिवाकाशे प्रचारः संप्रदृश्यताम् ॥११॥

11. antarā chidyamānānāṁ puṅkhānāṁ vyatiśīryatām ,
śalabhānāmivākāśe pracāraḥ saṁpradṛśyatām.

11. antarā chidyamānānām puṅkhānām vyatiśīryatām
śalabhānām iva ākāśe pracāraḥ saṃpradṛśyatām

11. Observe the movement, in the sky, of the arrow shafts being cut and scattered, just like the flight of locusts.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तरा (antarā) - in the midst of the battle/between the opponents (in between, among, within, through)

• छिद्यमानानाम् (chidyamānānām) - of the arrow shafts being cut (of those being cut, of those being severed)

• पुङ्खानाम् (puṅkhānām) - of the arrow shafts, of the feathered parts of arrows

• व्यतिशीर्यताम् (vyatiśīryatām) - of the arrow shafts being scattered (of those being scattered, of those falling apart)

• शलभानाम् (śalabhānām) - of locusts, of moths

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

• प्रचारः (pracāraḥ) - movement, course, flight, activity

• संप्रदृश्यताम् (saṁpradṛśyatām) - let it be seen, let it appear

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तरा (antarā) - in the midst of the battle/between the opponents (in between, among, within, through)

(indeclinable)

Used as an adverb here, typically accusative singular of 'antara' noun/adjective.

छिद्यमानानाम् (chidyamānānām) - of the arrow shafts being cut (of those being cut, of those being severed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of chidyamāna

chidyamāna - being cut, being severed, being divided

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root √chid (to cut, cleave) in passive voice, Present Participle form (-māna)

Root: chid (class 7)

पुङ्खानाम् (puṅkhānām) - of the arrow shafts, of the feathered parts of arrows

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṅkha

puṅkha - feathered part of an arrow, arrow-shaft

व्यतिशीर्यताम् (vyatiśīryatām) - of the arrow shafts being scattered (of those being scattered, of those falling apart)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vyatiśīryamāṇa

vyatiśīryamāṇa - being scattered, being dispersed, being destroyed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root √śṝ (to shatter, scatter) with upasargas vi- and ati-, in passive voice. This form, 'vyatiśīryatām', is used here as a genitive plural adjective, likely a poetic shortening of 'vyatiśīryamāṇānām'.

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: śṝ (class 9)

शलभानाम् (śalabhānām) - of locusts, of moths

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śalabha

śalabha - locust, grasshopper, moth

Note: Used in comparison with iva.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

Note: Location of movement.

प्रचारः (pracāraḥ) - movement, course, flight, activity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pracāra

pracāra - movement, course, going forth, activity, flight

Derived from root √car (to move) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

संप्रदृश्यताम् (saṁpradṛśyatām) - let it be seen, let it appear

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of saṃpradṛś

Imperative, Passive Voice

Third person singular, passive voice, imperative mood, from root √dṛś with upasargas sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)