महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-134, verse-16

महता शरवर्षेण छादयन्तो महारथाः ।
वधार्थं सूतपुत्रस्य पाण्डवेयेन चोदिताः ॥१६॥

16. mahatā śaravarṣeṇa chādayanto mahārathāḥ ,
vadhārthaṁ sūtaputrasya pāṇḍaveyena coditāḥ.

16. mahatā śaravarṣeṇa chādayantaḥ mahārathāḥ
vadhārtham sūtaputrasya pāṇḍaveyena coditāḥ

16. पाण्डवेयेन चोदिताः महारथाः महता शरवर्षेण
सूतपुत्रस्य वधार्थम् छादयन्तः (आद्रवन्)

16. The great chariot-warriors (maharathas), spurred on by the Pāṇḍava, overwhelmed the son of the charioteer (Sūtaputra) with a massive volley of arrows, intent on his destruction.

Words meanings summery:

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

• शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows, with a volley of arrows

• छादयन्तः (chādayantaḥ) - covering, overwhelming, concealing

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors (maharathas)

• वधार्थम् (vadhārtham) - for the purpose of killing, in order to kill

• सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the son of a charioteer (Karṇa)

• पाण्डवेयेन (pāṇḍaveyena) - by the son of Pāṇḍu, by Arjuna

• चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - urged, incited, impelled, commanded

Words meanings and morphology

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

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows, with a volley of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - a shower or rain of arrows

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower, year
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

छादयन्तः (chādayantaḥ) - covering, overwhelming, concealing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chādayat

chādayat - covering, concealing, overwhelming

Present Active Participle (causal)

Causal form of 'chad' (to cover), with present participle suffix '-at'.

Root: chad (class 1)

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors (maharathas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great warrior, a warrior fighting from a great chariot; commander of 10,000 bowmen

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ratha – chariot; a charioteer, warrior in a chariot
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

वधार्थम् (vadhārtham) - for the purpose of killing, in order to kill

(indeclinable)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vadha+artha)

• vadha – killing, slaying, slaughter, striking
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'han' (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the son of a charioteer (Karṇa)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer, bard, one born of a Kṣatriya father and Brāhmaṇa mother
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

पाण्डवेयेन (pāṇḍaveyena) - by the son of Pāṇḍu, by Arjuna

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇḍaveya

pāṇḍaveya - son of Pāṇḍu (e.g., Arjuna, Bhīma, Yudhiṣṭhira)

Patronymic from Pāṇḍu.

चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - urged, incited, impelled, commanded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of codita

codita - urged, impelled, incited, ordered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'cud' (to urge, incite).

Root: cud (class 10)