महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-98, verse-38

अभ्यद्रवन्त सहिता भारद्वाजं युयुत्सवः ।
मुञ्चन्तः शरवर्षाणि तपान्ते जलदा इव ॥३८॥

38. abhyadravanta sahitā bhāradvājaṁ yuyutsavaḥ ,
muñcantaḥ śaravarṣāṇi tapānte jaladā iva.

38. abhyadravanta sahitāḥ bhāradvājam yuyutsavaḥ
muñcantaḥ śaravarṣāṇi tapānte jaladāḥ iva

38. sahitāḥ yuyutsavaḥ muñcantaḥ śaravarṣāṇi
tapānte jaladāḥ iva bhāradvājam abhyadravanta

38. Together, eager to fight, they rushed towards Drona (Bhāradvāja), showering arrows like clouds at the end of the hot season.

Words meanings summery:

• अभ्यद्रवन्त (abhyadravanta) - they rushed towards, they ran at

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together, united, accompanied by

• भारद्वाजम् (bhāradvājam) - (towards) Drona (son of Bharadvāja (Drona))

• युयुत्सवः (yuyutsavaḥ) - eager to fight, desirous of fighting

• मुञ्चन्तः (muñcantaḥ) - releasing, discharging, showering

• शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows, volley of arrows

• तपान्ते (tapānte) - at the end of summer/heat

• जलदाः (jaladāḥ) - clouds (givers of water)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अभ्यद्रवन्त (abhyadravanta) - they rushed towards, they ran at

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhi + dru

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together, united, accompanied by

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, united with, together with

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sah' (to endure, overcome, be together with)

Root: sah (class 1)

भारद्वाजम् (bhāradvājam) - (towards) Drona (son of Bharadvāja (Drona))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāradvāja

bhāradvāja - descendant of Bharadvāja; Drona

Patronymic from Bharadvāja

युयुत्सवः (yuyutsavaḥ) - eager to fight, desirous of fighting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuyutsu

yuyutsu - desirous of fighting, eager to fight, combative

desiderative nominal

From desiderative stem of root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

मुञ्चन्तः (muñcantaḥ) - releasing, discharging, showering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muñcat

muñcat - releasing, letting go, showering

Present Active Participle

From root 'muc' (to release, loosen)

Root: muc (class 6)

शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows, volley of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - a shower of arrows, volley of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)

तपान्ते (tapānte) - at the end of summer/heat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tapānta

tapānta - end of heat, end of summer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapa+anta)

• tapa – heat, summer, asceticism (tapas)
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

जलदाः (jaladāḥ) - clouds (givers of water)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jalada

jalada - cloud (literally 'water-giver')

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (jala+da)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun
  Agent noun
  From root 'dā' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)