महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-15, verse-47

नादृश्यत तदा राजंस्तत्र किंचन संयुगे ।
बाणान्धकारे महति कृते गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥४७॥

47. nādṛśyata tadā rājaṁstatra kiṁcana saṁyuge ,
bāṇāndhakāre mahati kṛte gāṇḍīvadhanvanā.

47. na adṛśyata tadā rājan tatra kiṃcana saṃyuge
| bāṇāndhakāre mahati kṛte gāṇḍīvadhanvanā

47. rājan tadā tatra saṃyuge kiṃcana na adṛśyata
mahati bāṇāndhakāre gāṇḍīvadhanvanā kṛte

47. O King, at that time in the battle, nothing whatsoever could be seen, because a great darkness of arrows had been created by the wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow (Arjuna).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - could be seen (was seen, appeared)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O king)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that battle (there, in that place)

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, whatsoever, nothing (with negation)

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in conflict

• बाणान्धकारे (bāṇāndhakāre) - in the darkness of arrows

• महति (mahati) - great, large, immense

• कृते (kṛte) - having been created, due to the creation of (made, done, created (locative absolute))

• गाण्डीवधन्वना (gāṇḍīvadhanvanā) - By Arjuna, who wields the Gāṇḍīva bow. (by the wielder of Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - could be seen (was seen, appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect Passive

3rd person singular, Imperfect, passive voice, middle ending -ta, from root √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The initial 'a-' is the augment for imperfect tense.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Derived from the pronoun 'tad' (that).

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तत्र (tatra) - in that battle (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Derived from the pronoun 'tad' (that).

किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, whatsoever, nothing (with negation)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything, something; (with neg.) nothing

Note: Used with 'na' to mean "nothing whatsoever".

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, war, conflict, encounter

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: From `sam-√yuj`.

बाणान्धकारे (bāṇāndhakāre) - in the darkness of arrows

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bāṇāndhakāra

bāṇāndhakāra - darkness of arrows, a cloud of arrows causing darkness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+andhakāra)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• andhakāra – darkness, gloom
  noun (masculine)

Note: The locative case here expresses the cause or circumstance ("when / because of darkness").

महति (mahati) - great, large, immense

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Qualifies `bāṇāndhakāre`.

कृते (kṛte) - having been created, due to the creation of (made, done, created (locative absolute))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, created

Past Passive Participle

From root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, indicating the circumstance.

गाण्डीवधन्वना (gāṇḍīvadhanvanā) - By Arjuna, who wields the Gāṇḍīva bow. (by the wielder of Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gāṇḍīvadhanvin

gāṇḍīvadhanvin - one who has Gāṇḍīva as his bow, wielder of Gāṇḍīva

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gāṇḍīva+dhanvin)

• gāṇḍīva – the name of Arjuna's bow
  proper noun (neuter)
• dhanvin – bowman, archer, one who has a bow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive participle `kṛte`.