महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-171, verse-4

यथा रात्रिक्षये राजञ्ज्योतींष्यस्तगिरिं प्रति ।
समापेतुस्तथा बाणा भीमसेनरथं प्रति ॥४॥

4. yathā rātrikṣaye rājañjyotīṁṣyastagiriṁ prati ,
samāpetustathā bāṇā bhīmasenarathaṁ prati.

4. yathā rātrikṣaye rājan jyotīṃṣi astagiriṃ prati
samāpetuḥ tathā bāṇāḥ bhīmasenarathaṃ prati

4. rājan yathā rātrikṣaye jyotīṃṣi astagiriṃ prati
samāpetuḥ tathā bāṇāḥ bhīmasenarathaṃ prati

4. O King, just as at the end of the night the stars gather towards the setting mountain, so too did arrows fall upon Bhīmasena's chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• रात्रिक्षये (rātrikṣaye) - at the end/destruction of night

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• ज्योतींषि (jyotīṁṣi) - lights, luminaries, stars

• अस्तगिरिं (astagiriṁ) - towards the setting mountain

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against

• समापेतुः (samāpetuḥ) - they flew towards, converged, fell upon

• तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, thus

• बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

• भीमसेनरथं (bhīmasenarathaṁ) - towards Bhīmasena's chariot

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

रात्रिक्षये (rātrikṣaye) - at the end/destruction of night

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rātrikṣaya

rātrikṣaya - end of night, destruction of night

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rātri+kṣaya)

• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)
• kṣaya – end, destruction, decay, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

ज्योतींषि (jyotīṁṣi) - lights, luminaries, stars

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jyotis

jyotis - light, radiance, splendor, star, luminary

अस्तगिरिं (astagiriṁ) - towards the setting mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of astagiri

astagiri - the setting mountain (mythical western mountain behind which celestial bodies set)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asta+giri)

• asta – setting, western, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)

प्रति (prati) - towards, against

(indeclinable)

समापेतुः (samāpetuḥ) - they flew towards, converged, fell upon

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of samāpat

root pat with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: pat (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, thus

(indeclinable)

बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

भीमसेनरथं (bhīmasenarathaṁ) - towards Bhīmasena's chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmasenaratha

bhīmasenaratha - chariot of Bhīmasena

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīmasena+ratha)

• bhīmasena – Bhīmasena (another name for Bhīma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

प्रति (prati) - towards, against

(indeclinable)