महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-170, verse-18

तानहं शरवर्षेण महता प्रत्यवारयम् ।
सर्वान्नृपांश्चाप्यजयं देवराडिव दानवान् ॥१८॥

18. tānahaṁ śaravarṣeṇa mahatā pratyavārayam ,
sarvānnṛpāṁścāpyajayaṁ devarāḍiva dānavān.

18. tān aham śaravarṣeṇa mahatā prati avārayam
sarvān nṛpān ca api ajayam devarāṭ iva dānavān

18. aham tān mahatā śaravarṣeṇa prati avārayam,
ca api sarvān nṛpān devarāṭ dānavān iva ajayam.

18. I repelled them with a great shower of arrows, and I conquered all the kings, just as Indra, the king of gods, conquered the Dānavas.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• अहम् (aham) - I

• शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows, with a rain of arrows

• महता (mahatā) - great, vast, strong

• प्रति (prati) - back, against, towards

• अवारयम् (avārayam) - I warded off, I repelled

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• नृपान् (nṛpān) - kings, monarchs

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अजयम् (ajayam) - I conquered, I won

• देवराट् (devarāṭ) - Indra (king of gods, Indra)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दानवान् (dānavān) - Dānavas (a class of demons)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows, with a rain of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, rain of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (masculine)

महता (mahatā) - great, vast, strong

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'śaravarṣeṇa'.

प्रति (prati) - back, against, towards

(indeclinable)

अवारयम् (avārayam) - I warded off, I repelled

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of avāra

Imperfect

1st person singular active, from root vṛ (class 9) with prefix ava. Combined with 'prati' to mean 'repel'.

Prefix: ava

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Used with 'prati' as a compound verb 'pratyavārayam' (to push back, repel).

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'nṛpān'.

नृपान् (nṛpān) - kings, monarchs

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch (lit. protector of men)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver (from root pā 'to protect')
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अजयम् (ajayam) - I conquered, I won

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ji

Imperfect

1st person singular active

Root: ji (class 1)

देवराट् (devarāṭ) - Indra (king of gods, Indra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devarāj

devarāj - king of gods, Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rāj)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rāj – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

दानवान् (dānavān) - Dānavas (a class of demons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - descendant of Danu, a class of demons, giant