महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-144, verse-19

शरजालावृतं व्योम चक्रतुस्तौ महारथौ ।
प्रकृत्या घोररूपं तदासीद्घोरतरं पुनः ॥१९॥

19. śarajālāvṛtaṁ vyoma cakratustau mahārathau ,
prakṛtyā ghorarūpaṁ tadāsīdghorataraṁ punaḥ.

19. śarajālāvṛtam vyoma cakratuḥ tau mahārathau
prakṛtyā ghorarūpam tat āsīt ghorataram punaḥ

19. tau mahārathau śarajālāvṛtam vyoma cakratuḥ tat (yuddham)
prakṛtyā ghorarūpam āsīt punaḥ ghorataram (bhūtam)

19. Those two great charioteers covered the sky with a network of arrows. That (battle), which was dreadful by its very nature (prakṛti), became even more dreadful again.

Words meanings summery:

• शरजालावृतम् (śarajālāvṛtam) - covered with a network of arrows

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

• चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - they two made (covered) (they two made, they two did)

• तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the charioteers Droṇa and Dhṛṣṭadyumna) (those two)

• महारथौ (mahārathau) - those two great charioteers (great charioteers)

• प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by its very nature (prakṛti) (by nature, naturally)

• घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - dreadful (dreadful in form, terrible-looking)

• तत् (tat) - that (battle) (that, it)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed, took place)

• घोरतरम् (ghorataram) - even more dreadful (more dreadful, very dreadful)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

शरजालावृतम् (śarajālāvṛtam) - covered with a network of arrows

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarajālāvṛta

śarajālāvṛta - covered with a network of arrows

Compound of `śarajāla` (network of arrows) and `āvṛta` (covered).

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (śarajāla+āvṛta)

• śarajāla – network/multitude of arrows
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of `śara` (arrow) and `jāla` (net, multitude).
• āvṛta – covered, enveloped, surrounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root `vṛ` (to cover) with prefix `ā` and suffix `-ta`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `vyoma`.

व्योम (vyoma) - sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

Note: Object of `cakratuḥ`.

चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - they two made (covered) (they two made, they two did)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect Active

3rd person dual, Perfect tense, Active voice of root `kṛ`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the charioteers Droṇa and Dhṛṣṭadyumna) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Subject of `cakratuḥ`.

महारथौ (mahārathau) - those two great charioteers (great charioteers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer, warrior of great strength

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

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

Note: Qualifies `tau`.

प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by its very nature (prakṛti) (by nature, naturally)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, origin, fundamental disposition (prakṛti)

From prefix `pra` and root `kṛ` (to make, do).

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adverbial usage.

घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - dreadful (dreadful in form, terrible-looking)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - dreadful in form, terrible-looking

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fearful
  adjective
  Root: ghūr (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Predicative adjective for `tat`.

तत् (tat) - that (battle) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to the battle (`yuddham`).

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed, took place)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, Imperfect tense, Active voice of root `as`.

Root: as (class 2)

घोरतरम् (ghorataram) - even more dreadful (more dreadful, very dreadful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghoratara

ghoratara - more dreadful, very dreadful

Comparative adjective

Comparative degree of `ghora` (dreadful) formed with suffix `-tara`.

Note: Predicative adjective, qualifying `tat` (the battle).

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indeclinable adverb.