महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-153, verse-20

अश्मवर्षं स तद्घोरं शरवर्षेण वीर्यवान् ।
दिशो विध्वंसयामास तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥२०॥

20. aśmavarṣaṁ sa tadghoraṁ śaravarṣeṇa vīryavān ,
diśo vidhvaṁsayāmāsa tadadbhutamivābhavat.

20. aśmavarṣam saḥ tat ghoram śaravarṣeṇa vīryavān
diśaḥ vidhvaṁsayāmāsa tat adbhutam iva abhavat

20. vīryavān saḥ śaravarṣeṇa tat ghoram aśmavarṣam
diśaḥ vidhvaṁsayāmāsa tat adbhutam iva abhavat

20. That valorous (Ghatotkacha), with a shower of arrows, utterly annihilated that terrible shower of stones in all directions. That incident was, as it were, astonishing to behold.

Words meanings summery:

• अश्मवर्षम् (aśmavarṣam) - the shower of stones (unleashed by Alambusha) (shower of stones)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Ghatotkacha) (he, that)

• तत् (tat) - that (shower of stones) (that, it)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

• शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, powerful (Ghatotkacha) (powerful, valorous, heroic)

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

• विध्वंसयामास (vidhvaṁsayāmāsa) - he utterly annihilated (he destroyed, he annihilated, he demolished)

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

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - astonishing (wonderful, amazing, miraculous)

• इव (iva) - as it were, indeed (like, as, as if)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it became (it was, it happened, it became)

Words meanings and morphology

अश्मवर्षम् (aśmavarṣam) - the shower of stones (unleashed by Alambusha) (shower of stones)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśmavarṣa

aśmavarṣa - rain of stones, hail of stones

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśman+varṣa)

• aśman – stone, rock, thunderbolt
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower, year
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root vṛṣ (to rain)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of vidhvaṁsayāmāsa.

सः (saḥ) - he (Ghatotkacha) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Ghatotkacha (vīryavān).

तत् (tat) - that (shower of stones) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to aśmavarṣam.

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fearful, fierce, awful

Note: Modifies aśmavarṣam.

शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - rain of arrows, shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower, year
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root vṛṣ (to rain)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Means by which Ghatotkacha destroyed the shower of stones.

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous, powerful (Ghatotkacha) (powerful, valorous, heroic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - powerful, strong, valorous, heroic, full of energy

Possessive adjective from vīrya with suffix -vat.

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (Ghatotkacha).

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

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

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

Note: Indicates the spatial extent of the destruction.

विध्वंसयामास (vidhvaṁsayāmāsa) - he utterly annihilated (he destroyed, he annihilated, he demolished)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dhvaṁs

Causative Perfect Active Third Person Singular

Causative stem of root dhvaṁs (to fall, perish) with prefix vi, forming a perfect tense (liṭ), third person singular, active voice. The suffix -yāmāsa is characteristic of causative perfects.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhvaṁs (class 1)

Note: Compound verb with prefix.

तत् (tat) - that (incident) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the entire event or sight.

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - astonishing (wonderful, amazing, miraculous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, astonishing, miraculous, surprising

Note: Predicate adjective for 'tat'.

इव (iva) - as it were, indeed (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison or emphasis.

अभवत् (abhavat) - it was, it became (it was, it happened, it became)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Third Person Singular

Derived from root bhū (to be, become) in the imperfect tense (laṅ), third person singular, active voice. With augment 'a-'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The augment 'a-' indicates a past tense.