महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-17

रथाक्षमात्रैरिषुभिः सर्वाः प्रच्छादयन्दिशः ।
तस्यां वीरापहारिण्यां निशायां कर्णमभ्ययात् ॥१७॥

17. rathākṣamātrairiṣubhiḥ sarvāḥ pracchādayandiśaḥ ,
tasyāṁ vīrāpahāriṇyāṁ niśāyāṁ karṇamabhyayāt.

17. rathākṣamātraiḥ iṣubhiḥ sarvāḥ pracchādayan diśaḥ
tasyām vīrāpahāriṇyām niśāyām karṇam abhyayāt

17. saḥ rathākṣamātraiḥ iṣubhiḥ sarvāḥ diśaḥ pracchādayan
vīrāpahāriṇyām tasyām niśāyām karṇam abhyayāt

17. Covering all directions with arrows as thick as chariot axles, he approached Karṇa during that night which was snatching away warriors.

Words meanings summery:

• रथाक्षमात्रैः (rathākṣamātraiḥ) - as thick as chariot axles (having the measure/size of a chariot axle)

• इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows (by arrows, with arrows)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every, whole)

• प्रच्छादयन् (pracchādayan) - covering (covering, concealing, overshadowing)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions (directions, quarters, regions)

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (in that (feminine))

• वीरापहारिण्याम् (vīrāpahāriṇyām) - snatching away warriors (hero-removing, carrying away heroes)

• निशायाम् (niśāyām) - during that night (in the night)

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa (the warrior) (Karṇa (proper noun), ear)

• अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached (approached, went towards)

Words meanings and morphology

रथाक्षमात्रैः (rathākṣamātraiḥ) - as thick as chariot axles (having the measure/size of a chariot axle)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rathākṣamātra

rathākṣamātra - having the size/measure/girth of a chariot axle

Bahuvrihi compound: `rathākṣasya mātraṃ yasya taiḥ` (by which the measure is a chariot axle). `ratha` (chariot) + `akṣa` (axle) + `mātra` (measure, size).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ratha+akṣa+mātra)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• akṣa – axle, axis, dice, sense organ
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aś (class 5)
• mātra – measure, size, quantity, mere, only
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root `mā` (to measure).
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `iṣubhiḥ`.

इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows (by arrows, with arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of iṣu

iṣu - arrow

Root: iṣ (class 6)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (all, every, whole)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Universal pronoun.

Note: Agrees with `diśaḥ`.

प्रच्छादयन् (pracchādayan) - covering (covering, concealing, overshadowing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pracchādayat

pracchādayat - covering, concealing, overshadowing, hiding

Present Active Participle

From causal of root `chad` (to cover) with prefix `pra-`.

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Subject is implicitly the warrior.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions (directions, quarters, regions)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region, point of the compass

Feminine noun.

Root: diś (class 6)

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (in that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

वीरापहारिण्याम् (vīrāpahāriṇyām) - snatching away warriors (hero-removing, carrying away heroes)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of vīrāpahāriṇī

vīrāpahāriṇī - carrying off or removing heroes/men

agent noun

Compound: `vīra` (hero) + `apahāriṇī` (removing, carrying away, from root `hṛ` with prefixes `apa-` and `ā-`).

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (vīra+apahāriṇī)

• vīra – hero, warrior, brave man
  noun (masculine)
• apahāriṇī – removing, carrying away, stealing
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of agent noun `apahārin`
  From `apa-ā-hṛ` + `ṇin` suffix.
  Prefixes: apa+ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `niśāyām`.

निशायाम् (niśāyām) - during that night (in the night)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

Feminine noun.

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa (the warrior) (Karṇa (proper noun), ear)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (name of a warrior), ear, helm (of a ship)

A prominent character in the Mahabharata.

अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached (approached, went towards)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhyayāt

Imperfect Active

From root `i` (to go) with prefix `abhi-`. `a-abhi-i-at`.

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Implicit subject is the warrior.