महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-135, verse-17

एवमुक्तास्तु ते सर्वे शस्त्रवृष्टिमपातयन् ।
द्रौणिं प्रति महाराज जलं जलधरा इव ॥१७॥

17. evamuktāstu te sarve śastravṛṣṭimapātayan ,
drauṇiṁ prati mahārāja jalaṁ jaladharā iva.

17. evamuktāḥ tu te sarve śastravṛṣṭim apātayan
drauṇim prati mahārāja jalam jaladharāḥ iva

17. mahārāja tu te sarve evamuktāḥ drauṇim prati
śastravṛṣṭim apātayan jaladharāḥ jalam iva

17. But all of them, having been addressed in this way, O great king (mahārāja), rained down a shower of weapons upon Droṇi, just as clouds release water.

Words meanings summery:

• एवमुक्ताः (evamuktāḥ) - thus spoken, thus addressed, having been spoken to

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• ते (te) - they, those

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, all of them

• शस्त्रवृष्टिम् (śastravṛṣṭim) - a shower of weapons, a rain of missiles

• अपातयन् (apātayan) - they caused to fall, they showered, they hurled

• द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - to Aśvatthāman (to Droṇi, upon Droṇi (Aśvatthāman))

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, concerning

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O great king)

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• जलधराः (jaladharāḥ) - clouds, rain-bearers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

एवमुक्ताः (evamuktāḥ) - thus spoken, thus addressed, having been spoken to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of evamukta

evamukta - thus spoken, having been spoken in this way

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'evam' (thus) and 'ukta' (spoken)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (evam+ukta)

• evam – thus, in this manner
  indeclinable
• ukta – spoken, said
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vac' (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies "te sarve".

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Kaikeyas and Pañcālas.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, all of them

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies "te".

शस्त्रवृष्टिम् (śastravṛṣṭim) - a shower of weapons, a rain of missiles

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śastravṛṣṭi

śastravṛṣṭi - a shower of weapons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+vṛṣṭi)

• śastra – weapon, dart, arrow
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śaṃs (class 1)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vṛṣ' (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'apātayan'.

अपातयन् (apātayan) - they caused to fall, they showered, they hurled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of pat

Causative stem 'pātaya'

Root: pat (class 1)

द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - to Aśvatthāman (to Droṇi, upon Droṇi (Aśvatthāman))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of drauṇi

drauṇi - son of Droṇa

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, concerning

(indeclinable)

महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Object of implied verb (to shower).

जलधराः (jaladharāḥ) - clouds, rain-bearers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jaladhara

jaladhara - cloud, rain-bearer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+dhara)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, bear).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb (to shower).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)