महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-20

ततः शरसहस्राणि विमुञ्चन्विबभौ तदा ।
कर्णपुत्रो महाराज वर्षमाण इवाम्बुदः ॥२०॥

20. tataḥ śarasahasrāṇi vimuñcanvibabhau tadā ,
karṇaputro mahārāja varṣamāṇa ivāmbudaḥ.

20. tataḥ śarasahasrāṇi vimuñcan vibabhau tadā
karṇaputraḥ mahārāja varṣamāṇaḥ iva ambudaḥ

20. mahārāja tataḥ karṇaputraḥ śarasahasrāṇi
vimuñcan tadā varṣamāṇaḥ ambudaḥ iva vibabhau

20. Then, O great king, Karṇa's son, releasing thousands of arrows, then shone like a raining cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• शरसहस्राणि (śarasahasrāṇi) - thousands of arrows

• विमुञ्चन् (vimuñcan) - releasing, discharging

• विबभौ (vibabhau) - he shone, he appeared splendid

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• कर्णपुत्रः (karṇaputraḥ) - son of Karṇa

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• वर्षमाणः (varṣamāṇaḥ) - raining, showering

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - cloud (literally, 'giver of water')

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

शरसहस्राणि (śarasahasrāṇi) - thousands of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śarasahasra

śarasahasra - thousand arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+sahasra)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

विमुञ्चन् (vimuñcan) - releasing, discharging

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimuñcat

vimuñcat - releasing, discharging

Present Active Participle

From root √muc (to release) with upasarga vi- and suffix -śatṛ.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'karṇaputraḥ'

विबभौ (vibabhau) - he shone, he appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of √bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: From root √bhā with upasarga vi-

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

कर्णपुत्रः (karṇaputraḥ) - son of Karṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇaputra

karṇaputra - son of Karṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karṇa+putra)

• karṇa – Karṇa (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king

वर्षमाणः (varṣamāṇaḥ) - raining, showering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varṣamāṇa

varṣamāṇa - raining, showering

Present Middle Participle

From root √vṛṣ (to rain, shower) with suffix -śānac.

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ambudaḥ'

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - cloud (literally, 'giver of water')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud