महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-42, verse-14

तमायान्तं महेष्वासं सोदर्याः पर्यवारयन् ।
छादयन्तः शरव्रातैर्मेघा इव दिवाकरम् ॥१४॥

14. tamāyāntaṁ maheṣvāsaṁ sodaryāḥ paryavārayan ,
chādayantaḥ śaravrātairmeghā iva divākaram.

14. tam āyāntam maheṣvāsam sodaryāḥ paryavārayan
chādayantaḥ śaravrātaiḥ meghāḥ iva divākaram

14. maheṣvāsam tam āyāntam sodaryāḥ paryavārayan
śaravrātaiḥ chādayantaḥ meghāḥ divākaram iva

14. As that great archer (maheṣvāsa) approached, his (uterine) brothers surrounded him, covering him with torrents of arrows, just as clouds cover the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (hero/person previously mentioned) (him, that)

• आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming, approaching

• महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer, having a great bow

• सोदर्याः (sodaryāḥ) - his brothers (born from the same womb) (uterine brothers, full brothers)

• पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - they surrounded, they encircled, they obstructed

• छादयन्तः (chādayantaḥ) - covering, concealing

• शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with showers of arrows, with multitudes of arrows

• मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• दिवाकरम् (divākaram) - the sun

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (hero/person previously mentioned) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Object of 'paryavārayan'.

आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming, approaching

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyānt

āyānt - coming, approaching

present active participle

Present active participle of root i (to go) with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer, having a great bow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, one with a great bow

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+iṣu+āsa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• iṣu – arrow
  noun (feminine)
• āsa – throw, cast, bow (from as 'to throw')
  noun (masculine)
  from root as (to throw)
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

सोदर्याः (sodaryāḥ) - his brothers (born from the same womb) (uterine brothers, full brothers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sodarya

sodarya - uterine brother, born from the same womb

from sa-udara (with womb)

Note: Subject of 'paryavārayan'.

पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - they surrounded, they encircled, they obstructed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pari-ava-vṛ

causative, past imperfect active

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice, from the causative stem of root vṛ (to cover/surround) with upasargas pari and ava

Prefixes: pari+ava

Root: vṛ (class 10)

छादयन्तः (chādayantaḥ) - covering, concealing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chādayant

chādayant - covering, concealing

present active participle

Present active participle of root chad (to cover), causative form

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Refers to 'sodaryāḥ'.

शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with showers of arrows, with multitudes of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaravrāta

śaravrāta - shower of arrows, multitude of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+vrāta)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• vrāta – multitude, host, collection
  noun (masculine)

मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud

Root: mih (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

दिवाकरम् (divākaram) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - sun (lit. day-maker)

Compound type : tatpurusha (divā+kara)

• divā – by day
  indeclinable
• kara – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of comparison for 'tam'.