महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-19, verse-32

अनिलेन यथाभ्राणि विच्छिन्नानि समन्ततः ।
तथा पार्थस्य सैन्यानि विच्छिन्नानि क्वचित्क्वचित् ॥३२॥

32. anilena yathābhrāṇi vicchinnāni samantataḥ ,
tathā pārthasya sainyāni vicchinnāni kvacitkvacit.

32. anilena yathā abhrāṇi vicchinnāni samantataḥ
tathā pārthasya sainyāni vicchinnāni kvacit kvacit

32. yathā anilena abhrāṇi samantataḥ vicchinnāni
tathā pārthasya sainyāni kvacit kvacit vicchinnāni

32. Just as clouds are scattered in every direction by the wind, so too were Pārtha's (Arjuna's) forces scattered here and there.

Words meanings summery:

• अनिलेन (anilena) - by the wind, by wind

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• अभ्राणि (abhrāṇi) - clouds

• विच्छिन्नानि (vicchinnāni) - scattered, dispersed, cut off

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

• पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna, son of Pṛthā (Kuntī) (of Pārtha, of Arjuna)

• सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies, forces, troops

• विच्छिन्नानि (vicchinnāni) - scattered, dispersed, cut off

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, at some place, here and there

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, at some place, here and there

Words meanings and morphology

अनिलेन (anilena) - by the wind, by wind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anila

anila - wind, air; god of wind (Vāyu)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

अभ्राणि (abhrāṇi) - clouds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of abhra

abhra - cloud, sky, atmosphere

विच्छिन्नानि (vicchinnāni) - scattered, dispersed, cut off

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vicchinna

vicchinna - scattered, dispersed, separated, cut asunder

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root chid with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'abhrāṇi' and 'sainyāni'.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna, son of Pṛthā (Kuntī) (of Pārtha, of Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī); Arjuna (proper name); a king, prince

Derived from Pṛthā.

सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies, forces, troops

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sainya

sainya - army, host, military force, a body of soldiers

विच्छिन्नानि (vicchinnāni) - scattered, dispersed, cut off

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vicchinna

vicchinna - scattered, dispersed, separated, cut asunder

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root chid with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'abhrāṇi' and 'sainyāni'.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, at some place, here and there

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice to indicate 'here and there'.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, at some place, here and there

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice to indicate 'here and there'.