महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-163, verse-7

सहदेवस्तु तानश्वांस्तीक्ष्णैर्बाणैरवाकिरत् ।
पीड्यमानाः शरैश्चाशु प्राद्रवंस्ते ततस्ततः ॥७॥

7. sahadevastu tānaśvāṁstīkṣṇairbāṇairavākirat ,
pīḍyamānāḥ śaraiścāśu prādravaṁste tatastataḥ.

7. sahadevaḥ tu tān aśvān tīkṣṇaiḥ bāṇaiḥ avākirat
pīḍyamānāḥ śaraiḥ ca āśu prādravan te tataḥ tataḥ

7. sahadevaḥ tu tān aśvān tīkṣṇaiḥ bāṇaiḥ avākirat
śaraiḥ pīḍyamānāḥ te ca āśu tataḥ tataḥ prādravan

7. Sahadeva showered those horses with sharp arrows. Tormented by the arrows, they quickly fled in various directions.

Words meanings summery:

• सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तान् (tān) - those

• अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp, keen, pointed

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered, scattered, covered

• पीड्यमानाः (pīḍyamānāḥ) - being tormented, being oppressed, being afflicted

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• च (ca) - and, also

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - they fled, they ran away

• ते (te) - they

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, from there, hither, thither

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, from there, hither, thither

Words meanings and morphology

सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva (one of the Pandava brothers, son of Madri and the Ashvins)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp, keen, pointed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pointed, pungent, severe

Note: Qualifies 'bāṇaiḥ'

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered, scattered, covered

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular active of root kṛ (to scatter, throw) with prefixes ava and ā

Prefixes: ava+ā

Root: kṛ (class 6)

पीड्यमानाः (pīḍyamānāḥ) - being tormented, being oppressed, being afflicted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pīḍyamāna

pīḍyamāna - being tormented, being oppressed, being afflicted

Present Passive Participle

Present passive participle of root pīḍ (to oppress, torment)

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Refers to the horses

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - they fled, they ran away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prādravan

Imperfect 3rd plural active of root dru (to run) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dru (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the horses

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, from there, hither, thither

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice to indicate 'hither and thither' or 'in various directions'

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, from there, hither, thither

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice to indicate 'hither and thither' or 'in various directions'