महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-11, verse-15

अभूतां तावदृश्यौ च शरजालैः समन्ततः ।
मेघजालैरिव च्छन्नौ गगने चन्द्रभास्करौ ॥१५॥

15. abhūtāṁ tāvadṛśyau ca śarajālaiḥ samantataḥ ,
meghajālairiva cchannau gagane candrabhāskarau.

15. abhūtām tāvat adṛśyau ca śarajālaiḥ samantataḥ
meghajālaiḥ iva channau gagane candrabhāskarau

15. tāvat śarajālaiḥ samantataḥ channau ca adṛśyau
abhūtām yathā gagane meghajālaiḥ iva candrabhāskarau

15. Meanwhile, both of them became invisible, completely covered by volleys of arrows, just as the moon and the sun are obscured by masses of clouds in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• अभूताम् (abhūtām) - they became, they were

• तावत् (tāvat) - meanwhile, then, so much

• अदृश्यौ (adṛśyau) - invisible, unseen

• च (ca) - and, also

• शरजालैः (śarajālaiḥ) - by nets/masses of arrows, by volleys of arrows

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, completely

• मेघजालैः (meghajālaiḥ) - by masses of clouds, by cloud-banks

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• छन्नौ (channau) - covered, concealed, hidden

• गगने (gagane) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

• चन्द्रभास्करौ (candrabhāskarau) - the moon and the sun

Words meanings and morphology

अभूताम् (abhūtām) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Indicative

root 'bhū', augmented, used with past sense

Root: bhū (class 1)

तावत् (tāvat) - meanwhile, then, so much

(indeclinable)

adverbial use of 'tāvat'

अदृश्यौ (adṛśyau) - invisible, unseen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, imperceptible, not to be seen

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

formed from 'a' (negation) + 'dṛśya' (visible, to be seen), root 'dṛś'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛśya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, perceptible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  derived from root 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: modifies the implied subject (two warriors)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शरजालैः (śarajālaiḥ) - by nets/masses of arrows, by volleys of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śarajāla

śarajāla - net of arrows, multitude of arrows, volley of arrows

compound of 'śara' and 'jāla'

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śara+jāla)

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

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, completely

(indeclinable)

adverbial formed with suffix -taḥ

मेघजालैः (meghajālaiḥ) - by masses of clouds, by cloud-banks

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of meghajāla

meghajāla - mass of clouds, net of clouds

compound of 'megha' and 'jāla'

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (megha+jāla)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• jāla – net, multitude, collection, mass
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

छन्नौ (channau) - covered, concealed, hidden

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of channa

channa - covered, concealed, hidden, screened

Past Passive Participle

derived from root 'chad' (to cover)

Root: chad (class 1)

Note: modifies the implied subject (two warriors)

गगने (gagane) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, firmament

चन्द्रभास्करौ (candrabhāskarau) - the moon and the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of candrabhāskara

candrabhāskara - the moon and the sun

Dvanda compound of 'candra' and 'bhāskara'

Compound type : dvandva (candra+bhāskara)

• candra – moon, luminous, shining
  noun (masculine)
  Root: cand (class 1)
• bhāskara – sun, creator of light
  noun (masculine)
  compound: 'bhās' (light) + 'kara' (maker)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)