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6,49

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-49, verse-25

अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ।
अवाकिरदमेयात्मा वृष्ट्या मेघ इवाचलम् ॥२५॥
25. athainaṁ chinnadhanvānaṁ śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ ,
avākiradameyātmā vṛṣṭyā megha ivācalam.
25. atha enam chinnadhanvānam śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
avākirat ameyātmā vṛṣṭyā meghaḥ iva acalam
25. atha ameyātmā meghaḥ vṛṣṭyā acalam iva
chinnadhanvānam enam saṃnataparvabhiḥ śaraiḥ avākirat
25. Then Drona, he of immeasurable spirit (ātman), showered him (Dhṛṣṭadyumna), whose bow was severed, with well-jointed arrows, just as a cloud showers rain upon a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now
  • एनम् (enam) - referring to Dhṛṣṭadyumna (him, this one)
  • छिन्नधन्वानम् (chinnadhanvānam) - referring to Dhṛṣṭadyumna, whose bow Drona had just cut. (one whose bow was cut, bow-less)
  • शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
  • संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with well-jointed (or well-feathered) arrows
  • अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - he showered, he scattered, he covered
  • अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - referring to Drona, highlighting his vast spiritual and martial prowess. (he of immeasurable spirit (ātman))
  • वृष्ट्या (vṛṣṭyā) - with rain
  • मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • अचलम् (acalam) - mountain

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now
(indeclinable)
एनम् (enam) - referring to Dhṛṣṭadyumna (him, this one)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ena
ena - this, that, he, she, it
छिन्नधन्वानम् (chinnadhanvānam) - referring to Dhṛṣṭadyumna, whose bow Drona had just cut. (one whose bow was cut, bow-less)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of chinnadhanvan
chinnadhanvan - one whose bow is cut, having a broken bow
Bahuvrihi compound: chinna (cut) + dhanvan (bow).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chinna+dhanvan)
  • chinna – cut, broken, severed
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Past Passive Participle of √chid (to cut).
    Root: chid (class 7)
  • dhanvan – bow, arc
    noun (neuter)
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow; reed, dart
संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with well-jointed (or well-feathered) arrows
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃnataparvan
saṁnataparvan - having bent joints/knots; well-jointed (referring to arrows, implies well-crafted or well-feathered)
Bahuvrihi compound: saṃnata (bent, bowed) + parvan (joint, knot, segment).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃnata+parvan)
  • saṃnata – bent, bowed, humbled
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Past Passive Participle of √nam (to bow, bend) with prefix sam-.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: nam (class 1)
  • parvan – knot, joint, segment, limb; festive day
    noun (neuter)
अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - he showered, he scattered, he covered
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of avakṛ
Verb √kṛ (to scatter) with prefix ava-.
Prefix: ava
Root: kṛ (class 6)
अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - referring to Drona, highlighting his vast spiritual and martial prowess. (he of immeasurable spirit (ātman))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ameyātman
ameyātman - one of immeasurable soul/spirit/nature
Bahuvrihi compound: ameya (immeasurable) + ātman (self, spirit).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ameya+ātman)
  • ameya – immeasurable, incomprehensible, infinite
    adjective (masculine)
    Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (negative)
    Negation of meya (measurable), which is derived from √mā (to measure).
    Prefix: a
    Root: mā (class 2)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
वृष्ट्या (vṛṣṭyā) - with rain
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vṛṣṭi
vṛṣṭi - rain, shower
Derived from √vṛṣ (to rain).
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of megha
megha - cloud
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अचलम् (acalam) - mountain
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of acala
acala - immovable, steady; mountain (as a noun)
From 'a' (not) and 'cala' (moving).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • cala – moving, shaking, unsteady
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from √cal (to move).
    Root: cal (class 1)