महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-25, verse-9

ते भीमबाणैः शतशः संस्यूता विबभुर्गजाः ।
गभस्तिभिरिवार्कस्य व्योम्नि नानाबलाहकाः ॥९॥

9. te bhīmabāṇaiḥ śataśaḥ saṁsyūtā vibabhurgajāḥ ,
gabhastibhirivārkasya vyomni nānābalāhakāḥ.

9. te bhīmabāṇaiḥ śataśaḥ saṃsyūtāḥ vibabhuḥ gajāḥ
gabhastibhiḥ iva arkasya vyomni nānābalāhakāḥ

9. te gajāḥ bhīmabāṇaiḥ śataśaḥ saṃsyūtāḥ vibabhuḥ
arkasya gabhastibhiḥ iva vyomni nānābalāhakāḥ

9. Those elephants, pierced by hundreds of Bhīma's arrows, shone like various clouds (balāhaka) in the sky (vyoman) illuminated by the rays (gabhasti) of the sun (arka).

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those, they

• भीमबाणैः (bhīmabāṇaiḥ) - by Bhīma's arrows

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds

• संस्यूताः (saṁsyūtāḥ) - pierced, sewn together, strung through

• वबभुः (vababhuḥ) - shone, appeared splendid

• गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants

• गभस्तिभिः (gabhastibhiḥ) - by rays

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अर्कस्य (arkasya) - of the sun

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

• नानाबलाहकाः (nānābalāhakāḥ) - various clouds

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the elephants.

भीमबाणैः (bhīmabāṇaiḥ) - by Bhīma's arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhīmabāṇa

bhīmabāṇa - arrow of Bhīma

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhīma+bāṇa)

• bhīma – Bhīma
  proper noun (masculine)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the action `saṃsyūtāḥ`.

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds

(indeclinable)

From śata (hundred) + suffix -śas

Note: Indicates number or extent.

संस्यूताः (saṁsyūtāḥ) - pierced, sewn together, strung through

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsyūta

saṁsyūta - sewn, strung together, pierced

Past Passive Participle

Root siv (to sew, pierce) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: siv (class 4)

Note: Participle acting as an adjective modifying `gajāḥ`.

वबभुः (vababhuḥ) - shone, appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhā

Reduplicated Perfect (lit)

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Form of the root bhā.

गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

Note: Subject of `vababhuḥ`.

गभस्तिभिः (gabhastibhiḥ) - by rays

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gabhasti

gabhasti - ray of light, arm, hand

Note: Agent of illumination in the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.

अर्कस्य (arkasya) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray, praise, hymn

Note: Possessive, refers to rays.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

Note: Location for the clouds.

नानाबलाहकाः (nānābalāhakāḥ) - various clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānābalāhaka

nānābalāhaka - various clouds, different kinds of clouds

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+balāhaka)

• nānā – various, diverse, different
  indeclinable
• balāhaka – cloud
  noun (masculine)

Note: Noun in comparison.