महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-80, verse-20

चेकितानस्तु वार्ष्णेयो गौतमं रथिनां वरम् ।
प्रेक्षतां सर्वसैन्यानां छादयामास सायकैः ॥२०॥

20. cekitānastu vārṣṇeyo gautamaṁ rathināṁ varam ,
prekṣatāṁ sarvasainyānāṁ chādayāmāsa sāyakaiḥ.

20. cekitānaḥ tu vārṣṇeyaḥ gautamam rathinām varam
prekṣatām sarvasainyānām chādayāmāsa sāyakaiḥ

20. tu cekitānaḥ vārṣṇeyaḥ sarvasainyānām prekṣatām
rathinām varam gautamam sāyakaiḥ chādayāmāsa

20. But Chekitana, the Vrishni hero, while all the armies watched, covered Gautama, the best of charioteers, with arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• चेकितानः (cekitānaḥ) - Chekitana (a proper name)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, then

• वार्ष्णेयः (vārṣṇeyaḥ) - a descendant of Vrishni, a Vrishni hero

• गौतमम् (gautamam) - Kripacharya (who was also known as Gautama) (Gautama (a proper name))

• रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers, of warriors in chariots

• वरम् (varam) - best, excellent, supreme

• प्रेक्षताम् (prekṣatām) - of those looking on, of those watching

• सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies

• छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - he covered, he concealed

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows, by means of arrows

Words meanings and morphology

चेकितानः (cekitānaḥ) - Chekitana (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cekitāna

cekitāna - Chekitana (a proper name, a Vrishni hero)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, then

(indeclinable)

वार्ष्णेयः (vārṣṇeyaḥ) - a descendant of Vrishni, a Vrishni hero

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vārṣṇeya

vārṣṇeya - descendant of Vrishni, belonging to the Vrishni clan

Note: Used as a noun here, referring to Chekitana

गौतमम् (gautamam) - Kripacharya (who was also known as Gautama) (Gautama (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - Gautama (a proper name)

रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers, of warriors in chariots

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior in a chariot

वरम् (varam) - best, excellent, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, supreme, choice

Note: Agreeing with 'gautamam'

प्रेक्षताम् (prekṣatām) - of those looking on, of those watching

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prekṣat

prekṣat - looking on, watching

Present Active Participle

root `īkṣ` with `pra`

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvasainya

sarvasainya - all armies

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+sainya)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  pronoun
• sainya – army, host
  noun (neuter)

छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - he covered, he concealed

(verb)

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

perfect active

Root: chad (class 10)

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows, by means of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow