महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-79, verse-31

घटोत्कचस्ततो राजन्भगदत्तं महारणे ।
शरैः प्रच्छादयामास मेरुं गिरिमिवाम्बुदः ॥३१॥

31. ghaṭotkacastato rājanbhagadattaṁ mahāraṇe ,
śaraiḥ pracchādayāmāsa meruṁ girimivāmbudaḥ.

31. ghaṭotkacaḥ tataḥ rājan bhagadattam mahāraṇe
śaraiḥ pracchādayāmāsa merum girim iva ambudaḥ

31. rājan tataḥ mahāraṇe ghaṭotkacaḥ śaraiḥ bhagadattam pracchādayāmāsa,
ambudaḥ merum girim iva

31. Then, O King, in the great battle, Ghaṭotkaca covered Bhagadatta with arrows, just as a cloud covers Mount Meru (giri).

Words meanings summery:

• घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha (name of Bhima's son)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• भगदत्तम् (bhagadattam) - Bhagadatta (name of a king)

• महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• प्रच्छादयामास (pracchādayāmāsa) - he covered, he enveloped

• मेरुम् (merum) - Mount Meru

• गिरिम् (girim) - mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - a cloud (lit. water-giver)

Words meanings and morphology

घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha (name of Bhima's son)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghaṭotkaca

ghaṭotkaca - Ghatotkacha (son of Bhima and Hidimbā)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) with suffix -tas (ablative/adverbial sense)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

भगदत्तम् (bhagadattam) - Bhagadatta (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagadatta

bhagadatta - Bhagadatta (king of Pragjyotisha)

महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāraṇa

mahāraṇa - great battle, great war

Compound of mahā (great) and raṇa (battle)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+raṇa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• raṇa – battle, combat, war
  noun (masculine)
  Root: raṇ (class 1)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 9)

प्रच्छादयामास (pracchādayāmāsa) - he covered, he enveloped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of chād

Periphrastic Perfect 3rd Singular Parasmaipada

Causative root chādī (class 10), with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

मेरुम् (merum) - Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical mountain, axis of the universe)

गिरिम् (girim) - mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Root: gṛ (class 6)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - a cloud (lit. water-giver)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (lit. giver of water)

Compound of ambu (water) and da (giver, from root dā)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, giving
  adjective (masculine)
  Kṛt suffix -da from root dā
  Root: dā (class 1)