महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-50, verse-20

शक्रदेवस्तु समरे विसृजन्सायकान्बहून् ।
अश्वाञ्जघान समरे भीमसेनस्य सायकैः ।
ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि तपान्ते जलदो यथा ॥२०॥

20. śakradevastu samare visṛjansāyakānbahūn ,
aśvāñjaghāna samare bhīmasenasya sāyakaiḥ ,
vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi tapānte jalado yathā.

20. śakradevaḥ tu samare visṛjan
sāyakān bahūn aśvān jaghāna samare
bhīmasenasya sāyakaiḥ vavarṣa
śaravarṣāṇi tapa-ante jaladaḥ yathā

20. tu śakradevaḥ samare bahūn sāyakān visṛjan samare bhīmasenasya aśvān sāyakaiḥ jaghāna.
tapa-ante jaladaḥ yathā śaravarṣāṇi vavarṣa.

20. But Śakradeva, releasing many arrows in battle, struck down Bhimasena's horses with his own arrows. He showered arrows just as a cloud pours rain at the end of summer.

Words meanings summery:

• शक्रदेवः (śakradevaḥ) - Śakradeva (a warrior's name) (Śakradeva (proper name))

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing (arrows) (releasing, discharging, letting go)

• सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows

• बहून् (bahūn) - many (many, numerous)

• अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

• जघान (jaghāna) - killed, struck down (killed, struck, smote)

• भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows (as an instrument) (with arrows)

• ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - showered (arrows) (rained, showered, poured)

• शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows

• तप-अन्ते (tapa-ante) - at the end of summer (the hot season) (at the end of heat/summer)

• जलदः (jaladaḥ) - cloud (cloud (lit. 'water-giver'))

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like (as, like, just as)

Words meanings and morphology

शक्रदेवः (śakradevaḥ) - Śakradeva (a warrior's name) (Śakradeva (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakradeva

śakradeva - Name of a warrior or prince; lit. 'Indra's god' (Śakra=Indra, Deva=god)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+deva)

• śakra – Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• deva – god, divine being
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the actions.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

From sam-ṛ (to come together, meet).

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Occurs twice in the verse.

विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing (arrows) (releasing, discharging, letting go)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visṛjat

visṛjat - releasing, discharging (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

From root sṛj (to create, release) with upasarga vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, dart

From root si (to bind, cast) or śo (to sharpen) + aka.

Root: si / śo (class 4)

Note: Object of 'visṛjan'.

बहून् (bahūn) - many (many, numerous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Agrees with 'sāyakān'.

अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

Note: Object of 'jaghāna'.

जघान (jaghāna) - killed, struck down (killed, struck, smote)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of han

Perfect (Lit)

From root han (to strike, kill). Perfect form.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject is Śakradeva.

भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena (name of a Pandava prince)

Note: Possessive, 'Bhimasena's horses.'

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows (as an instrument) (with arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, dart

From root si (to bind, cast) or śo (to sharpen) + aka.

Root: si / śo (class 4)

Note: Instrument of killing.

ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - showered (arrows) (rained, showered, poured)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vṛṣ

Perfect (Lit)

From root vṛṣ (to rain, sprinkle). Perfect form.

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, rain of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vavarṣa'.

तप-अन्ते (tapa-ante) - at the end of summer (the hot season) (at the end of heat/summer)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tapānta

tapānta - end of heat, end of summer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapa+anta)

• tapa – heat, summer, asceticism (tapas)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Time adverbial.

जलदः (jaladaḥ) - cloud (cloud (lit. 'water-giver'))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jalada

jalada - cloud (lit. 'water-giver')

From jala (water) + da (giver, from root dā).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (jala+da)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  adjective
  Agent noun
  From root dā (to give) with kṛt suffix -da.
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Subject of comparison.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like (as, like, just as)

(indeclinable)