महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-100, verse-14

ततस्तालध्वजः शूरः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ।
छादयामास समरे शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥१४॥

14. tatastāladhvajaḥ śūraḥ pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm ,
chādayāmāsa samare śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ.

14. tataḥ tāladhvajaḥ śūraḥ pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm
chādayām āsa samare śaraiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ

14. tataḥ śūraḥ tāladhvajaḥ samare pāṇḍavānām
anīkinīm sannataparvabhiḥ śaraiḥ chādayām āsa

14. Then, the heroic Bhīṣma (Tāladhvaja), in battle, overwhelmed the Pāṇḍava army with arrows whose shafts were well-jointed.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

• तालध्वजः (tāladhvajaḥ) - Bhishma (Tāladhvaja) (one whose banner has a palm tree (Bhishma))

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic (brave, heroic, warrior)

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

• अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army, host, troops

• छादयाम् (chādayām) - having covered, causing to cover (part of a periphrastic perfect)

• आस (āsa) - he was (auxiliary verb)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

• सन्नतपर्वभिः (sannataparvabhiḥ) - whose shafts were well-jointed (with well-jointed shafts, with shafts bent)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Root: tad

तालध्वजः (tāladhvajaḥ) - Bhishma (Tāladhvaja) (one whose banner has a palm tree (Bhishma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāladhvaja

tāladhvaja - one whose banner has a palm tree (epithet for Bhishma)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tāla+dhvaja)

• tāla – palm tree
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)

शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic (brave, heroic, warrior)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - brave, valorous, hero, warrior

Root: śū

Note: Adjective for Tāladhvaja

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, Pandava

Note: Possessive case for 'anīkinīm'

अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army, host, troops

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anīkinī

anīkinī - army, host, division of an army

Note: Object of 'chādayām āsa'

छादयाम् (chādayām) - having covered, causing to cover (part of a periphrastic perfect)

(verb)

active

Periphrastic Perfect

Formed from causative root chād (to cover) + ām

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: This is the 'ām' suffix with a causative verb stem, forming the first part of a periphrastic perfect.

आस (āsa) - he was (auxiliary verb)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of as

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Paras. Pada (auxiliary)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Forms a periphrastic perfect with 'chādayām'.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Root: sam

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, dart

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Instrument of covering

सन्नतपर्वभिः (sannataparvabhiḥ) - whose shafts were well-jointed (with well-jointed shafts, with shafts bent)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sannataparvan

sannataparvan - having well-jointed shafts (for arrows), well-knotted (bamboo)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sam+nata+parvan)

• sam – well, thoroughly, together (prefix)
  indeclinable
• nata – bent, bowed, inclined
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root nam (to bend, bow)
  Root: nam (class 1)
• parvan – joint, knot (of a reed), shaft (of an arrow)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pṛ

Note: Adjective for 'śaraiḥ'