महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-64, verse-27

तत्र मे रोमहर्षोऽभूदूरुस्तम्भश्च मारिष ।
यदभ्रघनसंकाशमनीकं व्यधमच्छरैः ॥२७॥

27. tatra me romaharṣo'bhūdūrustambhaśca māriṣa ,
yadabhraghanasaṁkāśamanīkaṁ vyadhamaccharaiḥ.

27. tatra me romaharṣaḥ abhūt ūrustambhaḥ ca māriṣa
yat abhraghanasaṃkāśam anīkam vyadhamat śaraiḥ

27. O respected one, at that moment, I experienced a thrill (romaharṣa) and a stiffening of my thighs, because he scattered with arrows that army which resembled a dense mass of clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, at that time

• मे (me) - to me, my

• रोमहर्षः (romaharṣaḥ) - a thrill (romaharṣa) (hair-raising, thrill, goosebumps)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, happened, became

• ऊरुस्तम्भः (ūrustambhaḥ) - stiffening of my thighs (stiffening of the thighs, paralysis of the thighs)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one (O respected one, venerable sir)

• यत् (yat) - because (which, that, because, for)

• अभ्रघनसंकाशम् (abhraghanasaṁkāśam) - resembling a mass of clouds

• अनीकम् (anīkam) - army, host, array of troops

• व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - he scattered, dispersed, destroyed

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, at that time

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Also can be genitive. Here functions as dative of experience.

रोमहर्षः (romaharṣaḥ) - a thrill (romaharṣa) (hair-raising, thrill, goosebumps)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of romaharṣa

romaharṣa - erection of hair (from joy, terror, etc.), thrill, goosebumps

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (roman+harṣa)

• roman – hair (of the body), bristles
  noun (neuter)
• harṣa – joy, delight, excitement, erection (of hair)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'abhūt'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, happened, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (aorist) (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

ऊरुस्तम्भः (ūrustambhaḥ) - stiffening of my thighs (stiffening of the thighs, paralysis of the thighs)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrustambha

ūrustambha - stiffening of the thighs, paralysis of the thighs

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ūru+stambha)

• ūru – thigh
  noun (masculine)
• stambha – pillar, post, stiffness, paralysis
  noun (masculine)

Note: Second subject of 'abhūt'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one (O respected one, venerable sir)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - venerable, respectable (used as a vocative)

Note: A term of address.

यत् (yat) - because (which, that, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Here functions as a conjunction meaning 'because'.

अभ्रघनसंकाशम् (abhraghanasaṁkāśam) - resembling a mass of clouds

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhraghanasaṃkāśa

abhraghanasaṁkāśa - resembling a mass of clouds, cloud-like

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (abhra+ghana+saṃkāśa)

• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• ghana – dense, thick, solid, cloud, mass
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Qualifies 'anīkam'.

अनीकम् (anīkam) - army, host, array of troops

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anīka

anīka - army, host, array of troops, face

Note: Object of 'vyadhamat'.

व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - he scattered, dispersed, destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (aorist) (luṅ) of vyadham

From vi + dham (class 1, parasmaipada)

Prefix: vi

Root: dham (class 1)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Note: Instrument of 'vyadhamat'.