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7,131

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-131, verse-64

रथाक्षमात्रैरिषुभिरभ्यवर्षद्घटोत्कचः ।
रथिनामृषभं द्रौणिं धाराभिरिव तोयदः ॥६४॥
64. rathākṣamātrairiṣubhirabhyavarṣadghaṭotkacaḥ ,
rathināmṛṣabhaṁ drauṇiṁ dhārābhiriva toyadaḥ.
64. rathākṣamātraiḥ iṣubhiḥ abhyavarṣat ghaṭotkacaḥ
rathinām ṛṣabham drauṇim dhārābhiḥ iva toyadaḥ
64. ghaṭotkacaḥ toyadaḥ dhārābhiḥ iva rathākṣamātraiḥ
iṣubhiḥ rathinām ṛṣabham drauṇim abhyavarṣat
64. Ghaṭotkaca showered Droṇa's son, the foremost among charioteers, with arrows as thick as chariot-axles, just as a cloud pours down with streams of rain.

Words meanings summery:

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  • रथाक्षमात्रैः (rathākṣamātraiḥ) - As thick as a chariot-axle (Of the size/measure of a chariot-axle)
  • इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - With arrows
  • अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - He showered, he rained upon
  • घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghaṭotkaca (name of a demon)
  • रथिनाम् (rathinām) - Of charioteers
  • ऋषभम् (ṛṣabham) - The foremost (one) (Bull, chief, best, excellent one)
  • द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Aśvatthāmā, the son of Droṇa (Son of Droṇa)
  • धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - With streams of rain (With streams, with showers)
  • इव (iva) - Like, as, as if, similar to
  • तोयदः (toyadaḥ) - Cloud (giver of water)

Words meanings and morphology

रथाक्षमात्रैः (rathākṣamātraiḥ) - As thick as a chariot-axle (Of the size/measure of a chariot-axle)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of rathākṣamātra
rathākṣamātra - measuring a chariot-axle, of the size of a chariot-axle
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ratha+akṣa+mātra)
  • ratha – chariot, car
    noun (masculine)
    Root: √ram (class 1)
  • akṣa – axle, axis, wheel
    noun (masculine)
  • mātra – measure, size, quantity, only
    noun (neuter)
    Root: √mā (class 2)
Note: Modifies iṣubhiḥ
इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - With arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of iṣu
iṣu - arrow, dart
Root: √iṣ (class 6)
Note: Instrument of abhyavarṣat
अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - He showered, he rained upon
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhivṛṣ
Imperfect tense
root √vṛṣ (class 1) with upasarga abhi-, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular
Prefix: abhi
Root: √vṛṣ (class 1)
घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghaṭotkaca (name of a demon)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ghaṭotkaca
ghaṭotkaca - Ghaṭotkaca (son of Bhīma and Hidimbā)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghaṭa+utkaṭa)
  • ghaṭa – pot, jar, pitcher
    noun (masculine)
    Root: √ghaṭ (class 1)
  • utkaṭa – large, enormous, prominent, fierce
    adjective
    Prefix: ut
    Root: √kaṭ (class 1)
Note: Subject of abhyavarṣat
रथिनाम् (rathinām) - Of charioteers
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin
rathin - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot
From ratha + in suffix
Note: Possessive for ṛṣabham
ऋषभम् (ṛṣabham) - The foremost (one) (Bull, chief, best, excellent one)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣabha
ṛṣabha - bull, lord, chief, best, eminent
Note: Apposition to drauṇim
द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Aśvatthāmā, the son of Droṇa (Son of Droṇa)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of drauṇi
drauṇi - son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāmā)
Patronymic derived from Droṇa
Note: Object of abhyavarṣat
धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - With streams of rain (With streams, with showers)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of dhārā
dhārā - stream, current, torrent, shower (of rain)
Root: √dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Instrument of comparison
इव (iva) - Like, as, as if, similar to
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison
तोयदः (toyadaḥ) - Cloud (giver of water)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of toyada
toyada - cloud (lit. 'water-giver')
compound of toya (water) + da (giver, from √dā)
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (toya+da)
  • toya – water
    noun (neuter)
  • da – giving, bestowing, giver
    noun (masculine)
    From √dā (to give)
    Root: √dā (class 1)
Note: Subject of comparison with ghaṭotkacaḥ