महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-181, verse-6

ततो मां शरवर्षेण महता समवाकिरत् ।
अहं च शरवर्षेण वर्षन्तं समवाकिरम् ॥६॥

6. tato māṁ śaravarṣeṇa mahatā samavākirat ,
ahaṁ ca śaravarṣeṇa varṣantaṁ samavākiram.

6. tataḥ mām śaravarṣeṇa mahatā samavākirat
aham ca śaravarṣeṇa varṣantam samavākiram

6. tataḥ (saḥ) mahatā śaravarṣeṇa mām samavākirat.
ca aham śaravarṣeṇa varṣantam (tam) samavākiram

6. Then, he covered me with a great shower of arrows. And I, in return, showered with arrows the one who was showering (me).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• माम् (mām) - me

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

• महता (mahatā) - great, large, mighty

• समवाकिरत् (samavākirat) - he showered, he covered, he scattered

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

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

• वर्षन्तम् (varṣantam) - him, the one who was showering (me with arrows) (showering (him), raining (upon him))

• समवाकिरम् (samavākiram) - I showered, I covered, I scattered

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Object of 'samavākirat'.

शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows, by 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, showering
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrument of 'samavākirat' and 'samavākiram'.

महता (mahatā) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Agrees with 'śaravarṣeṇa'.

समवाकिरत् (samavākirat) - he showered, he covered, he scattered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sam-ava-kṛ

Imperfect

Third person singular imperfect, active voice

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: kṝ (class 6)

Note: Subject is implied (Rāma).

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Subject of 'samavākiram'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows, by 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, showering
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrument of 'samavākiram'.

वर्षन्तम् (varṣantam) - him, the one who was showering (me with arrows) (showering (him), raining (upon him))

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varṣant

varṣant - raining, showering, causing to rain

Present Active Participle

From root vṛṣ (to rain, shower)

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'samavākiram'.

समवाकिरम् (samavākiram) - I showered, I covered, I scattered

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sam-ava-kṛ

Imperfect

First person singular imperfect, active voice

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: kṝ (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'aham'.