महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-7, verse-22

तन्वता परमास्त्राणि शरान्सततमस्यता ।
द्रोणेन विहितं दिक्षु बाणजालमदृश्यत ॥२२॥

22. tanvatā paramāstrāṇi śarānsatatamasyatā ,
droṇena vihitaṁ dikṣu bāṇajālamadṛśyata.

22. tanvatā paramāstrāṇi śarān satatam asyatā
droṇena vihitam dikṣu bāṇajālam adṛśyata

22. droṇena tanvatā paramāstrāṇi satatam asyatā śarān,
dikṣu vihitam bāṇajālam adṛśyata

22. By Drona, who was constantly wielding supreme weapons and shooting arrows, a network of arrows spread in all directions was seen.

Words meanings summery:

• तन्वता (tanvatā) - by wielding (weapons) (by extending, by wielding, by spreading)

• परमास्त्राणि (paramāstrāṇi) - supreme weapons, excellent missiles

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, perpetually, always

• अस्यता (asyatā) - by shooting (arrows) (by throwing, by shooting)

• द्रोणेन (droṇena) - Drona (the preceptor, commander) (by Drona)

• विहितम् (vihitam) - spread (in all directions) (placed, arranged, spread, created)

• दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in all directions (in directions, in quarters)

• बाणजालम् (bāṇajālam) - net of arrows, shower of arrows

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

Words meanings and morphology

तन्वता (tanvatā) - by wielding (weapons) (by extending, by wielding, by spreading)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tanvat

tanvat - extending, wielding, spreading

Present active participle

Instrumental singular masculine of present active participle from root 'tan' (8th class).

Root: tan (class 8)

परमास्त्राणि (paramāstrāṇi) - supreme weapons, excellent missiles

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of paramāstra

paramāstra - supreme weapon, excellent missile

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+astra)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the participle 'tanvatā'.

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Object of the participle 'asyatā'.

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, perpetually, always

(adverb)

Note: Modifies the participles 'tanvatā' and 'asyatā'.

अस्यता (asyatā) - by shooting (arrows) (by throwing, by shooting)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asyat

asyat - throwing, shooting

Present active participle

Instrumental singular masculine of present active participle from root 'as' (4th class).

Root: as (class 4)

द्रोणेन (droṇena) - Drona (the preceptor, commander) (by Drona)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (a famous warrior and preceptor in the Mahabharata); a measure of capacity

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'adṛśyata'.

विहितम् (vihitam) - spread (in all directions) (placed, arranged, spread, created)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vihita

vihita - placed, arranged, spread, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhā' (to place, hold) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Matches 'bāṇajālam' in case, number, gender.

दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in all directions (in directions, in quarters)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Note: Indicates location where the net of arrows was seen.

बाणजालम् (bāṇajālam) - net of arrows, shower of arrows

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bāṇajāla

bāṇajāla - net of arrows, shower of arrows

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+jāla)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'adṛśyata'.

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect (past tense) passive

3rd person singular, augment 'a-' from root 'dṛś' (1st class) in passive voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)