महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-14, verse-8

तेऽर्जुनं सर्वतः क्रुद्धा नानाशस्त्रैरवीवृषन् ।
मरुद्भिः प्रेषिता मेघा हिमवन्तमिवोष्णगे ॥८॥

8. te'rjunaṁ sarvataḥ kruddhā nānāśastrairavīvṛṣan ,
marudbhiḥ preṣitā meghā himavantamivoṣṇage.

8. te arjunam sarvataḥ kruddhāḥ nānāśastraiḥ avīvṛṣan
marudbhiḥ preṣitāḥ meghāḥ himavantam iva uṣṇage

8. te kruddhāḥ sarvataḥ nānāśastraiḥ arjunam avīvṛṣan
iva marudbhiḥ preṣitāḥ meghāḥ uṣṇage himavantam

8. Enraged, they showered Arjuna from all sides with various weapons, just as clouds sent by the Maruts (wind gods) shower upon the Himavat (Himalayas) during the hot season.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - Refers to Arjuna's attackers. (they (masculine))

• अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - The hero of the Mahabharata. (Arjuna)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, all around

• क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - Describes Arjuna's attackers. (enraged, angry)

• नानाशस्त्रैः (nānāśastraiḥ) - with various weapons

• अवीवृषन् (avīvṛṣan) - Showered with weapons. (they showered)

• मरुद्भिः (marudbhiḥ) - by the Maruts (wind gods)

• प्रेषिताः (preṣitāḥ) - Describes the clouds as impelled by Maruts. (sent, dispatched, impelled)

• मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

• हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - The mountain range on which the clouds shower. (the Himavat (Himalayas))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उष्णगे (uṣṇage) - Refers to the time or condition of the showering. (in the hot season, in summer)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - Refers to Arjuna's attackers. (they (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Could also be feminine nominative plural or neuter accusative plural.

अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - The hero of the Mahabharata. (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - white, clear; Arjuna (proper name)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

From 'sarva' (all) + suffix 'tas'

क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - Describes Arjuna's attackers. (enraged, angry)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry

Past Passive Participle

From root √krudh (to be angry) + suffix -ta

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `te`.

नानाशस्त्रैः (nānāśastraiḥ) - with various weapons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nānāśastra

nānāśastra - various weapons

Compound 'nānā' (various) + 'śastra' (weapon)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+śastra)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• śastra – weapon, sword
  noun (neuter)
  From root √śas (to cut) + suffix -tra
  Root: śas (class 2)

अवीवृषन् (avīvṛṣan) - Showered with weapons. (they showered)

(verb)

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

Imperfect active 3rd plural (intensive/reduplicated stem)

Augment 'a' + reduplicated stem 'vīvṛṣ' + 'an'

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject is `te`.

मरुद्भिः (marudbhiḥ) - by the Maruts (wind gods)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of marut

marut - wind, god of wind; Marut (proper name, class of deities)

t-stem noun.

Note: Agent of `preṣitāḥ`.

प्रेषिताः (preṣitāḥ) - Describes the clouds as impelled by Maruts. (sent, dispatched, impelled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of preṣita

preṣita - sent, dispatched, impelled

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pra- + root √iṣ (to send) + suffix -ta

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `meghāḥ`.

मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud

From root √mih (to sprinkle, urinate)

Root: mih (class 1)

Note: Subject of the comparison.

हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - The mountain range on which the clouds shower. (the Himavat (Himalayas))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - snowy, covered with snow; the Himalaya mountains (proper name)

Possessive suffix -vat from 'hima' (snow)

Note: Object of implied showering.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उष्णगे (uṣṇage) - Refers to the time or condition of the showering. (in the hot season, in summer)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of uṣṇaga

uṣṇaga - summer, hot season; moving in heat

Compound 'uṣṇa' (hot) + 'ga' (going, moving), or implying 'summer'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uṣṇa+ga)

• uṣṇa – hot, warm
  adjective (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / adjective
  From root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Locative of time.