महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-87

तथैव पाण्डवा राजन्सैन्येन महता वृताः ।
भीष्मं प्रच्छादयामासुर्मेघा इव दिवाकरम् ॥८७॥

87. tathaiva pāṇḍavā rājansainyena mahatā vṛtāḥ ,
bhīṣmaṁ pracchādayāmāsurmeghā iva divākaram.

87. tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ rājan sainyena mahatā vṛtāḥ
bhīṣmam pracchādayāmāsuḥ meghāḥ iva divākaram

87. rājan,
tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ mahatā sainyena vṛtāḥ,
meghāḥ divākaram iva,
bhīṣmam pracchādayāmāsuḥ

87. Similarly, O King, the Pandavas, surrounded by a great army, covered Bhishma just as clouds cover the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way, similarly

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army, with the army

• महता (mahatā) - great, large

• वृताः (vṛtāḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• प्रच्छादयामासुः (pracchādayāmāsuḥ) - they covered, they concealed

• मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दिवाकरम् (divākaram) - the sun, the day-maker

Words meanings and morphology

तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way, similarly

(indeclinable)

Compound of tathā (thus) + eva (indeed).

Compound type : Avyayibhava (tathā+eva)

• tathā – thus, so
  indeclinable
• eva – indeed, only, just
  indeclinable

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, son of Pandu, Pandava

Derived from 'paṇḍu' (name) + 'a' (descendant suffix).

Note: Subject of 'pracchādayāmāsuḥ'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem noun.

Note: Sanjaya addressing Dhritarashtra.

सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army, with the army

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host, military

Derived from 'senā' (army).

Note: Agent of 'vṛtāḥ'.

महता (mahatā) - great, large

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive

Adjective, t-stem.

Note: Modifies 'sainyena'.

वृताः (vṛtāḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vṛ (to cover, surround) + kta suffix.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Describes the state of the Pandavas.

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru warrior); terrible, dreadful

Note: Object of 'pracchādayāmāsuḥ'.

प्रच्छादयामासुः (pracchādayāmāsuḥ) - they covered, they concealed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Past Perfect (Lit) of pracchādaya

Causative

Causative of √chad (to cover) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: The subject is 'pāṇḍavāḥ'.

मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud

Note: Subject of the simile, compared to Pandavas.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison.

दिवाकरम् (divākaram) - the sun, the day-maker

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - the sun, day-maker

Compound type : Tatpurusha (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, during the day
  indeclinable
• kara – maker, doing
  noun (masculine)
  Suffix -kara from √kṛ 'to do, make'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of comparison, analogous to Bhishma.