महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-21, verse-8

द्रोणचापविमुक्तेन शरौघेणासुहारिणा ।
सिन्धोरिव महौघेन ह्रियमाणान्यथा प्लवान् ॥८॥

8. droṇacāpavimuktena śaraugheṇāsuhāriṇā ,
sindhoriva mahaughena hriyamāṇānyathā plavān.

8. droṇacāpavimuktena śaraugheṇa asuhāriṇā
sindhoḥ iva mahaugheṇa hriyamāṇān yathā plavān

8. droṇacāpavimuktena asuhāriṇā śaraugheṇa yathā
sindhoḥ mahaugheṇa plavān iva hriyamāṇān

8. They were being carried away, just as boats are swept away by the great current of a river (sindhu), by the life-taking deluge of arrows released from Droṇa's bow.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रोणचापविमुक्तेन (droṇacāpavimuktena) - by arrows released from Droṇa's bow (by what was released from Droṇa's bow)

• शरौघेण (śaraugheṇa) - by a deluge of arrows (by a multitude of arrows)

• असुहारिणा (asuhāriṇā) - by the life-taking (by the life-taking, by the soul-stealing)

• सिन्धोः (sindhoḥ) - of the river/ocean (of the ocean, of the river, of the Indus)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• महौघेण (mahaugheṇa) - by a great current (by a great flood/torrent)

• ह्रियमाणान् (hriyamāṇān) - being swept away (being carried away, being taken away (masculine plural))

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

• प्लवान् (plavān) - boats (boats, ships (masculine plural))

Words meanings and morphology

द्रोणचापविमुक्तेन (droṇacāpavimuktena) - by arrows released from Droṇa's bow (by what was released from Droṇa's bow)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of droṇacāpavimukta

droṇacāpavimukta - released from Droṇa's bow

Past Passive Participle (compound)

from droṇa-cāpa (Droṇa's bow) + vi-mukta (released)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (droṇacāpa+vimukta)

• droṇacāpa – Droṇa's bow
  noun (masculine)
• vimukta – released, set free, discharged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi + muc (to release)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Refers to śaraugheṇa.

शरौघेण (śaraugheṇa) - by a deluge of arrows (by a multitude of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śaraugha

śaraugha - multitude of arrows, shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+ogha)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, current, multitude, heap
  noun (masculine)

असुहारिणा (asuhāriṇā) - by the life-taking (by the life-taking, by the soul-stealing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asuhārin

asuhārin - taking life, destroying life

from asu (life, breath) + hārin (taking)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asu+hārin)

• asu – breath, life, vital air, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• hārin – taking away, removing, seizing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from hṛ (to take)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies śaraugheṇa.

सिन्धोः (sindhoḥ) - of the river/ocean (of the ocean, of the river, of the Indus)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sindhu

sindhu - river, ocean, Indus river

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

महौघेण (mahaugheṇa) - by a great current (by a great flood/torrent)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahaugha

mahaugha - great flood, mighty current, huge stream

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+ogha)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ogha – flood, current, multitude
  noun (masculine)

ह्रियमाणान् (hriyamāṇān) - being swept away (being carried away, being taken away (masculine plural))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of hriyamāṇa

hriyamāṇa - being carried away, being stolen, being taken

Present Passive Participle

from root hṛ (to carry, seize), passive voice

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the armies mentioned in the previous verse.

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

(indeclinable)

प्लवान् (plavān) - boats (boats, ships (masculine plural))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of plava

plava - boat, ship, raft, anything that floats

Root: plu (class 1)