महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-100, verse-38

तान्द्रोणः प्रतिजग्राह परीप्सन्युधि पाण्डवम् ।
चण्डवातोद्धुतान्मेघान्सजलानचलो यथा ॥३८॥

38. tāndroṇaḥ pratijagrāha parīpsanyudhi pāṇḍavam ,
caṇḍavātoddhutānmeghānsajalānacalo yathā.

38. tān droṇaḥ pratijagrāha parīpsan yudhi pāṇḍavam
caṇḍavāta uddhutān meghān sajalān acalaḥ yathā

38. droṇaḥ yudhi pāṇḍavam parīpsan tān pratijagrāha,
yathā acalaḥ caṇḍavāta-uddhutān sajalān meghān [pratijagrāha]

38. Drona received those [attacks], desiring to subdue the Pandava in battle, just as a mountain receives water-laden clouds stirred by fierce winds.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those [attacks/projectiles] (those, them)

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (a specific person)

• प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - intercepted, countered (received, took, countered, seized)

• परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - seeking to subdue/master (desiring to obtain, wishing to seize, seeking to protect)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - the Pandava warrior (referring to Arjuna or another prominent Pandava in battle) (the son of Pandu, a Pandava)

• चण्डवात (caṇḍavāta) - fierce wind, violent storm

• उद्धुतान् (uddhutān) - stirred up, agitated, tossed

• मेघान् (meghān) - clouds

• सजलान् (sajalān) - water-laden (full of water, watery, moist)

• अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain (as simile) (immovable, stable, a mountain)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those [attacks/projectiles] (those, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to previously mentioned objects, likely projectiles or attacks.

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (a specific person)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of a preceptor)

प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - intercepted, countered (received, took, countered, seized)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prati-√grah

Perfect tense (lit) form of √grah with upasarga prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - seeking to subdue/master (desiring to obtain, wishing to seize, seeking to protect)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pari-√āp

āp - to obtain, reach, attain

Present active participle (desiderative)

Desiderative stem of āp with upasarga pari- formed into a present participle. pari-īpsa- + -at (nominative singular masculine)

Prefix: pari

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies Drona.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, fight

पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - the Pandava warrior (referring to Arjuna or another prominent Pandava in battle) (the son of Pandu, a Pandava)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, a Pandava

Vrddhi derivative from Pandu (paṇḍu)

Note: Object of parīpsan.

चण्डवात (caṇḍavāta) - fierce wind, violent storm

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of caṇḍavāta

caṇḍavāta - fierce wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caṇḍa+vāta)

• caṇḍa – fierce, wrathful, violent
  adjective
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Part of a compound used to describe uddhutān. caṇḍavāta-uddhutān is a compound meaning 'stirred by fierce winds'. uddhutān itself is a past passive participle, so caṇḍavāta acts as the agent, hence instrumental sense.

उद्धुतान् (uddhutān) - stirred up, agitated, tossed

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ud-√dhū

dhū - to shake, agitate, toss

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root dhū with upasarga ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Qualifies meghān.

मेघान् (meghān) - clouds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud

Note: Object of implied pratijagrāha in the simile.

सजलान् (sajalān) - water-laden (full of water, watery, moist)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sajala

sajala - with water, full of water

Compound with 'sa' (with) and 'jala' (water)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+jala)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies meghān.

अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain (as simile) (immovable, stable, a mountain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - immovable, mountain

Compound a- (not) + cala (moving)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+cala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, shaking
  adjective
  From √cal (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the simile.