महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-142, verse-32

ततः सा महती सेना प्राद्रवन्निशि भारत ।
वध्यमाना शरशतैः शल्येनाहवशोभिना ॥३२॥

32. tataḥ sā mahatī senā prādravanniśi bhārata ,
vadhyamānā śaraśataiḥ śalyenāhavaśobhinā.

32. tataḥ sā mahatī senā prādravan niśi bhārata
| vadhyamānā śaraśataiḥ śalyena āhavaśobhinā

32. bhārata tataḥ sā mahatī senā,
āhavaśobhinā śalyena śaraśataiḥ vadhyamānā,
niśi prādravan

32. Then, O Bhārata, that large army fled during the night, being struck down by hundreds of arrows from Śalya, who was shining brilliantly in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• सा (sā) - that, she

• महती (mahatī) - great, large

• सेना (senā) - army

• प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - they fled, ran away

• निशि (niśi) - at night, in the night

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata

• वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being struck down, being killed

• शरशतैः (śaraśataiḥ) - by hundreds of arrows

• शल्येन (śalyena) - by Śalya

• आहवशोभिना (āhavaśobhinā) - shining brightly in battle, excelling in war

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महती (mahatī) - great, large

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Feminine form of mahat.

सेना (senā) - army

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, troop

प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - they fled, ran away

(verb)

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

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: The plural verb form agrees with the collective sense of 'senā' (army), implying the individual soldiers fleeing.

निशि (niśi) - at night, in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niś

niś - night

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - a descendant of Bharata; an Indian; a person belonging to the Bharata clan

वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being struck down, being killed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being struck, being killed, being slain

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root √vadh (to strike, kill) in passive voice, present tense.

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Modifies senā.

शरशतैः (śaraśataiḥ) - by hundreds of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śaraśata

śaraśata - hundreds of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+śata)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

शल्येन (śalyena) - by Śalya

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - Śalya (name of a king, ruler of Madra)

आहवशोभिना (āhavaśobhinā) - shining brightly in battle, excelling in war

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of āhavaśobhin

āhavaśobhin - shining in battle, glorious in war

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āhava+śobhin)

• āhava – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
• śobhin – shining, radiant, beautiful, glorious
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √śubh (to shine, be beautiful) with suffix -in.
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Modifies śalyena.