महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-59, verse-16

ततः कनकपुङ्खानां शरवृष्टिं समुत्थिताम् ।
पाण्डवस्य रथात्तूर्णं शलभानामिवायतिम् ।
व्यधमत्तां पुनस्तस्य भीष्मः शरशतैः शितैः ॥१६॥

16. tataḥ kanakapuṅkhānāṁ śaravṛṣṭiṁ samutthitām ,
pāṇḍavasya rathāttūrṇaṁ śalabhānāmivāyatim ,
vyadhamattāṁ punastasya bhīṣmaḥ śaraśataiḥ śitaiḥ.

16. tataḥ kanakapuṅkhānām śaravṛṣṭim
samutthitām pāṇḍavasya rathāt tūrṇam
śalabhānām iva āyatim vyadhamat tām
punaḥ tasya bhīṣmaḥ śaraśataiḥ śitaiḥ

16. Then, Bhishma, with hundreds of sharp arrows, quickly dispersed that shower of golden-feathered arrows which had risen from Pāṇḍava's (Arjuna's) chariot, just like a swarm of locusts.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that

• कनकपुङ्खानाम् (kanakapuṅkhānām) - of golden-feathered (arrows)

• शरवृष्टिम् (śaravṛṣṭim) - shower of arrows

• समुत्थिताम् (samutthitām) - arisen, sprung up, produced

• पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the son of Pāṇḍu, of Arjuna

• रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly

• शलभानाम् (śalabhānām) - of locusts, of grasshoppers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आयतिम् (āyatim) - coming, approach, swarm

• व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - he dispersed, blew away

• ताम् (tām) - that

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• शरशतैः (śaraśataiḥ) - with hundreds of arrows

• शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharp, with whetted

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that

(indeclinable)

कनकपुङ्खानाम् (kanakapuṅkhānām) - of golden-feathered (arrows)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kanakapuṅkha

kanakapuṅkha - having golden feathers/shafts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kanaka+puṅkha)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• puṅkha – feather of an arrow, shaft
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with śaravṛṣṭim, though 'kanakapuṅkha' typically for masculine 'śara'.

शरवृष्टिम् (śaravṛṣṭim) - shower of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śaravṛṣṭi

śaravṛṣṭi - shower of arrows

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śara+vṛṣṭi)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)

समुत्थिताम् (samutthitām) - arisen, sprung up, produced

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samutthita

samutthita - risen, sprung up, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with prefixes sam and ud

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the son of Pāṇḍu, of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, Arjuna

Derived from Pāṇḍu with suffix -a denoting descendant

रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle (used adverbially)

Derived from root tvar (to hasten)

Root: tvar (class 1)

शलभानाम् (śalabhānām) - of locusts, of grasshoppers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śalabha

śalabha - locust, grasshopper

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आयतिम् (āyatim) - coming, approach, swarm

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āyati

āyati - coming, approach, swarm, multitude

Derived from root i (to go) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - he dispersed, blew away

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Imperfect active 3rd singular of root dham with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dham (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru warrior)

शरशतैः (śaraśataiḥ) - with hundreds of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śaraśata

śaraśata - hundreds of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+śata)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharp, with whetted

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śita

śita - sharp, whetted, keen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śo (to sharpen)

Root: śo (class 4)