महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-47

त एनं शरधाराभिर्धाराभिरिव तोयदाः ।
सिषिचुर्भैरवान्नादान्विनदन्तो जिघांसवः ॥४७॥

47. ta enaṁ śaradhārābhirdhārābhiriva toyadāḥ ,
siṣicurbhairavānnādānvinadanto jighāṁsavaḥ.

47. te enam śaradhārābhiḥ dhārābhiḥ iva toyadāḥ
siṣicruḥ bhairavān nādān vinadantaḥ jighāṃsavaḥ

47. te enam śaradhārābhiḥ,
dhārābhiḥ toyadāḥ iva,
bhairavān nādān vinadantaḥ jighāṃsavaḥ siṣicruḥ.

47. They, wishing to kill, drenched him with showers of arrows, like clouds with torrents of rain, while uttering terrible roars.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - the warriors mentioned in the previous verse (they)

• एनम् (enam) - the elephant (him, this one)

• शरधाराभिः (śaradhārābhiḥ) - with streams/showers of arrows

• धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - with streams/showers (of rain)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• तोयदाः (toyadāḥ) - clouds

• सिषिच्रुः (siṣicruḥ) - they sprinkled, they showered, they drenched

• भैरवान् (bhairavān) - terrible, dreadful, formidable

• नादान् (nādān) - roars, sounds, cries

• विनदन्तः (vinadantaḥ) - roaring, making sound, shouting

• जिघांसवः (jighāṁsavaḥ) - desiring to kill, wishing to strike

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - the warriors mentioned in the previous verse (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'siṣicruḥ'.

एनम् (enam) - the elephant (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'siṣicruḥ'.

शरधाराभिः (śaradhārābhiḥ) - with streams/showers of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of śaradhārā

śaradhārā - shower of arrows, stream of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+dhārā)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• dhārā – stream, shower, current
  noun (feminine)

Note: Means by which 'enam' is drenched.

धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - with streams/showers (of rain)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dhārā

dhārā - stream, shower, current, flow

Note: Used in the simile, implying rain showers.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

तोयदाः (toyadāḥ) - clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of toyada

toyada - cloud (lit. 'water-giver')

Compound type : tatpurusha (toya+da)

• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Used as the subject in the simile.

सिषिच्रुः (siṣicruḥ) - they sprinkled, they showered, they drenched

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √sic

Perfect Active

3rd person plural Perfect active of √sic

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

भैरवान् (bhairavān) - terrible, dreadful, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhairava

bhairava - terrible, dreadful, formidable, frightful

Note: Qualifies 'nādān'.

नादान् (nādān) - roars, sounds, cries

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāda

nāda - sound, roar, cry, noise

Note: Object of 'vinadantaḥ'.

विनदन्तः (vinadantaḥ) - roaring, making sound, shouting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinadat

vinadat - roaring, making sound, shouting

Present Active Participle

Derived from vi- + √nad (to roar)

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Describes the warriors ('te').

जिघांसवः (jighāṁsavaḥ) - desiring to kill, wishing to strike

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jighāṃsu

jighāṁsu - desirous of killing, wishing to kill/strike

Desiderative noun/adjective

Derived from the desiderative stem of √han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Describes the warriors ('te').