महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-40, verse-9

शलभैरिव चाकाशे धाराभिरिव चावृते ।
अभिमन्योः शरै राजन्न प्राज्ञायत किंचन ॥९॥

9. śalabhairiva cākāśe dhārābhiriva cāvṛte ,
abhimanyoḥ śarai rājanna prājñāyata kiṁcana.

9. śalabhaiḥ iva ca ākāśe dhārābhiḥ iva ca āvṛte
abhimanyoḥ śaraiḥ rājan na prājñāyata kiṃcana

9. rājan abhimanyoḥ śaraiḥ ākāśe śalabhaiḥ iva ca
dhārābhiḥ iva ca āvṛte kiṃcana na prājñāyata

9. O King, due to Abhimanyu's arrows, nothing whatsoever could be discerned, as the sky was covered as if by swarms of locusts and as if by torrential showers.

Words meanings summery:

• शलभैः (śalabhaiḥ) - by locusts, by moths

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• च (ca) - and

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

• धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - by streams, by showers

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• च (ca) - and

• आवृते (āvṛte) - covered, enveloped, surrounded

• अभिमन्योः (abhimanyoḥ) - of Abhimanyu

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• न (na) - not, no

• प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was perceived, was known, could be distinguished

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, whatsoever

Words meanings and morphology

शलभैः (śalabhaiḥ) - by locusts, by moths

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śalabha

śalabha - locust, grasshopper, moth

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

particle

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space

धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - by streams, by showers

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dhārā

dhārā - stream, current, flow, shower, torrent

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

particle

आवृते (āvṛte) - covered, enveloped, surrounded

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, enveloped, surrounded, concealed

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: In a locative absolute construction with 'ākāśe'.

अभिमन्योः (abhimanyoḥ) - of Abhimanyu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhimanyu

abhimanyu - Abhimanyu (proper name)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Denotes the cause (arrows) of the sky being covered.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negative particle

प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was perceived, was known, could be distinguished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of pra-jñā

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice

Formed from root jñā (9th class) with prefix pra and passive stem formation.

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcana

kiṁcana - anything, something, whatsoever (used with negation means "nothing at all")

Compound of kim (what) and cana (even).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cana)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun (neuter)
• cana – even, also, too
  indeclinable
  particle

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'prājñāyata'.