महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-44, verse-16

तालमात्राणि चापानि विकर्षन्तो महारथाः ।
आर्जुनिं शरवर्षेण समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥१६॥

16. tālamātrāṇi cāpāni vikarṣanto mahārathāḥ ,
ārjuniṁ śaravarṣeṇa samantātparyavārayan.

16. tālamātrāṇi cāpāni vikarṣantaḥ mahārathāḥ
ārjunim śaravarṣeṇa samantāt paryavārayan

16. tālamātrāṇi cāpāni vikarṣantaḥ mahārathāḥ
samantāt śaravarṣeṇa ārjunim paryavārayan

16. The great charioteers, drawing palm-tree sized bows, surrounded Arjuna's son (Ārjuni) from all sides with a rain of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तालमात्राणि (tālamātrāṇi) - (bows) as long as a palm tree (implying very large and powerful) (palm-tree sized, as large as a palm tree)

• चापानि (cāpāni) - bows

• विकर्षन्तः (vikarṣantaḥ) - drawing (their bows) (drawing, pulling, dragging)

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - The great warriors leading chariots (great charioteers)

• आर्जुनिम् (ārjunim) - Abhimanyu (son of Arjuna, Abhimanyu)

• शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a rain of arrows

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around, completely

• पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - they surrounded, they obstructed, they encompassed

Words meanings and morphology

तालमात्राणि (tālamātrāṇi) - (bows) as long as a palm tree (implying very large and powerful) (palm-tree sized, as large as a palm tree)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tālamātra

tālamātra - palm-tree sized, measuring a tāla (palm-span)

Compound from tāla (palm tree, measure) and mātra (measure, size)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tāla+mātra)

• tāla – palm tree, musical measure, palm-span
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measure, size, quantity, mere
  noun (neuter)
  From root mā (to measure)
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with cāpāni.

चापानि (cāpāni) - bows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of cāpa

cāpa - bow, arc

Note: Object of vikarṣantaḥ.

विकर्षन्तः (vikarṣantaḥ) - drawing (their bows) (drawing, pulling, dragging)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikarṣant

vikarṣant - drawing, pulling, stretching

Present Active Participle

From vi- √kṛṣ (to draw, pull)

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mahārathāḥ.

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - The great warriors leading chariots (great charioteers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer, great warrior

Compound of mahā (great) and ratha (chariot/warrior on a chariot)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, warrior on a chariot
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of paryavārayan.

आर्जुनिम् (ārjunim) - Abhimanyu (son of Arjuna, Abhimanyu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ārjuni

ārjuni - son of Arjuna, Abhimanyu

Patronymic from Arjuna

Note: Object of paryavārayan.

शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a rain of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - rain of arrows

Compound of śara (arrow) and varṣa (rain)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ (class 9)
• varṣa – rain, shower, year
  noun (neuter)
  From root vṛṣ (to rain)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Means, or instrument, of surrounding.

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around, completely

(indeclinable)

From samanta (all-sided) with suffix -tāt

Note: Adverbial.

पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - they surrounded, they obstructed, they encompassed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paryavāray

Causative

From pari-ava- √vṛ (to cover, surround)

Prefixes: pari+ava

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Verb for the sentence.