महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-183, verse-2

ततो भ्रान्ते रथे तिष्ठन्रामः प्रहरतां वरः ।
ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि मयि शक्र इवाचले ॥२॥

2. tato bhrānte rathe tiṣṭhanrāmaḥ praharatāṁ varaḥ ,
vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi mayi śakra ivācale.

2. tatas bhrānte rathe tiṣṭhan rāmaḥ praharatām
varaḥ vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi mayi śakraḥ iva acale

2. tatas praharatām varaḥ rāmaḥ,
bhrānte rathe tiṣṭhan,
śakraḥ iva acale,
mayi śaravarṣāṇi vavarṣa

2. Then, Rāma (Paraśurāma), who was the best of warriors, standing on his wandering chariot, rained showers of arrows upon me, like Indra upon a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter

• भ्रान्ते (bhrānte) - on the wandering/revolving/errant

• रथे (rathe) - on the chariot

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Paraśurāma (Rāma)

• प्रहरताम् (praharatām) - of strikers, of warriors

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, boon

• ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained, showered

• शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows

• मयि (mayi) - upon Bhishma (upon me, in me)

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अचले (acale) - on a mountain, immovable

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

भ्रान्ते (bhrānte) - on the wandering/revolving/errant

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhrānta

bhrānta - wandering, revolving, confused

Past Passive Participle

from root bhram

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with rathe.

रथे (rathe) - on the chariot

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, remaining

Present Active Participle

from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with rāmaḥ.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Paraśurāma (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name); pleasing, charming

प्रहरताम् (praharatām) - of strikers, of warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of praharat

praharat - striking, attacking, warrior

Present Active Participle (used as noun)

from root hṛ + prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, boon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent; boon; bridegroom

Note: Agrees with rāmaḥ.

ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained, showered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of √vṛṣ

Perfect, 3rd person singular

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

मयि (mayi) - upon Bhishma (upon me, in me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (proper name); mighty, powerful

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अचले (acale) - on a mountain, immovable

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - mountain; immovable, steady

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+cala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, shaking
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhishma, implicitly comparing him to a mountain.