महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-70, verse-17

एवमुक्ता महेष्वासास्ते वीराः क्षिप्रकारिणः ।
महता शरवर्षेण अभ्यवर्षन्नरिंदमम् ॥१७॥

17. evamuktā maheṣvāsāste vīrāḥ kṣiprakāriṇaḥ ,
mahatā śaravarṣeṇa abhyavarṣannariṁdamam.

17. evam uktāḥ mahā-īṣāḥ te vīrāḥ kṣipra-kāriṇaḥ
mahatā śara-varṣeṇa abhyavarṣan arim-damam

17. uktāḥ te kṣipra-kāriṇaḥ mahā-īṣāḥ vīrāḥ evam
mahatā śara-varṣeṇa arim-damam abhyavarṣan

17. Thus addressed, those swift-acting heroes, who were mighty archers, showered the subduer of enemies with a great volley of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed, spoken, told

• महा-ईषाः (mahā-īṣāḥ) - great archers, mighty bowmen

• ते (te) - those, they

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men, warriors

• क्षिप्र-कारिणः (kṣipra-kāriṇaḥ) - swift-acting, quick to act, prompt in action

• महता (mahatā) - by a great, with a large, by a mighty

• शर-वर्षेण (śara-varṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows, with a rain of arrows

• अभ्यवर्षन् (abhyavarṣan) - they showered, they rained upon

• अरिम्-दमम् (arim-damam) - the subduer of enemies, the conqueror of foes

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed, spoken, told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, addressed, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) + kta (past participle suffix). 'vac' undergoes samprasāraṇa (v → u) before 'kta'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'vīrāḥ'.

महा-ईषाः (mahā-īṣāḥ) - great archers, mighty bowmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahā-īṣa

mahā-īṣa - a great archer, having a great bow/arrow

Bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'having great arrows' or 'having great bows'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+īṣu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large, extensive
  adjective
• īṣu – arrow, dart, bow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'vīrāḥ'.

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'vīrāḥ'.

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man, strong man

Root: vīr

Note: Subject of the verb 'abhyavarṣan'.

क्षिप्र-कारिणः (kṣipra-kāriṇaḥ) - swift-acting, quick to act, prompt in action

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣipra-kārin

kṣipra-kārin - swift-acting, prompt, expeditious, doing quickly

Compound adjective, meaning one who acts swiftly.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣipra+kārin)

• kṣipra – quick, swift, rapid, fast
  adjective
• kārin – doing, making, acting, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) + ṇin (agent suffix).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'vīrāḥ'.

महता (mahatā) - by a great, with a large, by a mighty

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive, important

Note: Qualifies 'śara-varṣeṇa'.

शर-वर्षेण (śara-varṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows, with a rain of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śara-varṣa

śara-varṣa - shower of arrows, rain of arrows

Tatpuruṣa compound ('śarāṇām varṣaḥ').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower, raining
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root vṛṣ (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Instrument of the action of showering.

अभ्यवर्षन् (abhyavarṣan) - they showered, they rained upon

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhy-vṛṣ

Imperfect (Laṅ)

Third person plural active, past tense. Formed with two upasargas 'abhi' and 'ava'.

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

अरिम्-दमम् (arim-damam) - the subduer of enemies, the conqueror of foes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arim-dama

arim-dama - subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes

Upapada Tatpuruṣa compound ('arīṇām damayati iti' - he who tames/subdues enemies).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe, opponent
  noun (masculine)
• dama – taming, subduing, controlling
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root dam (to tame, subdue).
  Root: dam (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb 'abhyavarṣan'.