महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-40

प्रासशक्त्यृष्टिसंघैश्च बाणौघैश्च समाकुलम् ।
निष्प्रकाशमिवाकाशं सेनयोः समपद्यत ॥४०॥

40. prāsaśaktyṛṣṭisaṁghaiśca bāṇaughaiśca samākulam ,
niṣprakāśamivākāśaṁ senayoḥ samapadyata.

40. prāsaśaktyṛṣṭisaṃghaiḥ ca bāṇaughaiḥ ca samākulam
niṣprakāśam iva ākāśam senayoḥ samapadyata

40. The sky became as if devoid of light, covered with masses of spears, lances, and javelins, and with torrents of arrows from the two armies.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रासशक्त्यृष्टिसंघैः (prāsaśaktyṛṣṭisaṁghaiḥ) - with masses of spears, lances, and javelins

• च (ca) - and

• बाणौघैः (bāṇaughaiḥ) - with torrents of arrows

• च (ca) - and

• समाकुलम् (samākulam) - filled, covered, crowded

• निष्प्रकाशम् (niṣprakāśam) - without light, dark

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space

• सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the two armies

• समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became, resulted

Words meanings and morphology

प्रासशक्त्यृष्टिसंघैः (prāsaśaktyṛṣṭisaṁghaiḥ) - with masses of spears, lances, and javelins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāsaśaktyṛṣṭisaṃgha

prāsaśaktyṛṣṭisaṁgha - mass/multitude of spears, lances, and javelins

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāsa+śakti+ṛṣṭi+saṃgha)

• prāsa – spear, javelin
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: as (class 4)
• śakti – lance, spear, dart
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)
• ṛṣṭi – spear, lance, javelin
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)
• saṃgha – mass, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बाणौघैः (bāṇaughaiḥ) - with torrents of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇaugha

bāṇaugha - torrent of arrows, shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāṇa+ogha)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – torrent, flood, multitude
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

समाकुलम् (samākulam) - filled, covered, crowded

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samākula

samākula - filled, crowded, disordered, confused

Derived from root 'kul' with preverbs 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: kul (class 10)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, modifying ākāśam.

निष्प्रकाशम् (niṣprakāśam) - without light, dark

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niṣprakāśa

niṣprakāśa - without light, devoid of brightness, dark

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (nis+prakāśa)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
• prakāśa – light, brightness, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular neuter, modifying ākāśam.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Often masculine, but can be neuter. Here functions as the object or result of the state.

सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the two armies

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of senā

senā - army, host, battle-array

Note: Genitive dual, indicating possession or origin.

समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became, resulted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pad

Verb root

Imperfect Middle voice 3rd person singular of √pad (div. 4) with preverb sam-ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: pad (class 4)