महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-46, verse-6

सौभद्रमितरे वीरमभ्यवर्षञ्शराम्बुभिः ।
तालमात्राणि चापानि विकर्षन्तो महारथाः ॥६॥

6. saubhadramitare vīramabhyavarṣañśarāmbubhiḥ ,
tālamātrāṇi cāpāni vikarṣanto mahārathāḥ.

6. saubhadram itare vīram abhyavarṣan śarāmbubhiḥ
tālamātrāṇi cāpāni vikarṣantaḥ mahārathāḥ

6. itare mahārathāḥ tālamātrāṇi cāpāni vikarṣantaḥ
vīram saubhadram śarāmbubhiḥ abhyavarṣan

6. The other great charioteers, drawing their palm-tree sized bows, rained arrows upon the brave Saubhadra (Abhimanyu) as if they were water.

Words meanings summery:

• सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - upon Abhimanyu (upon the son of Subhadrā, upon Abhimanyu)

• इतरे (itare) - the other warriors (others, the rest)

• वीरम् (vīram) - brave (warrior) (brave, heroic (one); hero)

• अभ्यवर्षन् (abhyavarṣan) - they showered (arrows) upon (they rained upon, showered)

• शराम्बुभिः (śarāmbubhiḥ) - with a torrent of arrows (like water) (with arrow-waters, with a shower of arrows)

• तालमात्राणि (tālamātrāṇi) - palm-tree sized (bows) (palm-tree sized, as tall as a palm tree)

• चापानि (cāpāni) - (their) bows (bows)

• विकर्षन्तः (vikarṣantaḥ) - drawing (their bows) (stretching, drawing, pulling (present active participle))

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors (charioteers) (great charioteers, great warriors)

Words meanings and morphology

सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - upon Abhimanyu (upon the son of Subhadrā, upon Abhimanyu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saubhadra

saubhadra - son of Subhadrā (a name for Abhimanyu)

patronymic from Subhadrā

Note: Refers to Abhimanyu, son of Subhadra and Arjuna.

इतरे (itare) - the other warriors (others, the rest)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of itara

itara - other, different, the rest

Note: Refers to the other warriors opposing Abhimanyu.

वीरम् (vīram) - brave (warrior) (brave, heroic (one); hero)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave

Note: Agrees with 'saubhadram'.

अभ्यवर्षन् (abhyavarṣan) - they showered (arrows) upon (they rained upon, showered)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of varṣ

imperfect 3rd plural

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Formed with upasarga 'abhi' + root 'vṛṣ'.

शराम्बुभिः (śarāmbubhiḥ) - with a torrent of arrows (like water) (with arrow-waters, with a shower of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śarāmbu

śarāmbu - arrow-water (metaphorical for a shower of arrows)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śara+ambu)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: The suffix 'bhiḥ' indicates plural instrumental.

तालमात्राणि (tālamātrāṇi) - palm-tree sized (bows) (palm-tree sized, as tall as a palm tree)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tālamātra

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

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tāla+mātra)

• tāla – palm tree
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measure, size, only
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'cāpāni'.

चापानि (cāpāni) - (their) bows (bows)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of cāpa

cāpa - bow, arc

Note: Object of the action 'vikarṣantaḥ'.

विकर्षन्तः (vikarṣantaḥ) - drawing (their bows) (stretching, drawing, pulling (present active participle))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikarṣat

vikarṣat - stretching, drawing, pulling

Present Active Participle

From root kṛṣ with upasarga vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Participle describing the action of the 'mahārathāḥ'.

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors (charioteers) (great charioteers, great warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer, a warrior capable of fighting 10,000 archers

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior (in a chariot)
  noun (masculine)