महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-15, verse-28

अष्टावष्टगवान्यूहुः शकटानि यदायुधम् ।
अह्नस्तदष्टभागेन द्रौणिश्चिक्षेप मारिष ॥२८॥

28. aṣṭāvaṣṭagavānyūhuḥ śakaṭāni yadāyudham ,
ahnastadaṣṭabhāgena drauṇiścikṣepa māriṣa.

28. aṣṭau aṣṭagavān ūhuḥ śakaṭāni yat āyudham
ahnaḥ tat aṣṭabhāgena drauṇiḥ cikṣepa māriṣa

28. māriṣa drauṇiḥ tat ahnaḥ aṣṭabhāgena aṣṭau
aṣṭagavān śakaṭāni yat āyudham (āsīt) cikṣepa

28. O venerable one, Droṇa's son (Drauṇi) fired off so many arrows that he emptied eight wagons, each drawn by eight oxen and laden with his weaponry, within just one-eighth part of that day.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• अष्टगवान् (aṣṭagavān) - having eight oxen, drawn by eight oxen

• ऊहुः (ūhuḥ) - they carried, they bore

• शकटानि (śakaṭāni) - wagons, carts

• यत् (yat) - which, whose

• आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapon, armament, archery

• अह्नः (ahnaḥ) - of the day

• तत् (tat) - that

• अष्टभागेन (aṣṭabhāgena) - within one-eighth part (of the day) (by the eighth part, in one-eighth)

• द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Droṇa's son, Aśvatthāman

• चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - he fired off (arrows) (he threw, he shot, he cast)

• मारिष (māriṣa) - Addressing the listener (e.g., Dhṛtarāṣṭra by Sañjaya). (O venerable one, O respected one)

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'śakaṭāni'.

अष्टगवान् (aṣṭagavān) - having eight oxen, drawn by eight oxen

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aṣṭagava

aṣṭagava - having eight oxen, drawn by eight oxen

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭan+gava)

• aṣṭan – eight
  numeral
• gava – ox, cow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'śakaṭāni'.

ऊहुः (ūhuḥ) - they carried, they bore

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of vah

Perfect Active

Derived from root √vah (to carry).

Root: √vah (class 1)

शकटानि (śakaṭāni) - wagons, carts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śakaṭa

śakaṭa - wagon, cart

Note: The object that was loaded with weapons.

यत् (yat) - which, whose

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to 'āyudham'.

आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapon, armament, archery

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyudha

āyudha - weapon, implement, armament

Note: The object that was shot/thrown by Drauṇi.

अह्नः (ahnaḥ) - of the day

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

Note: Qualifies 'aṣṭabhāgena'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to a specific day, acting as an adjective for 'aṣṭabhāgena'.

अष्टभागेन (aṣṭabhāgena) - within one-eighth part (of the day) (by the eighth part, in one-eighth)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṣṭabhāga

aṣṭabhāga - eighth part, one-eighth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṣṭan+bhāga)

• aṣṭan – eight
  numeral
• bhāga – part, share, portion
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √bhaj (to divide).
  Root: √bhaj (class 1)

Note: Indicates duration/time taken for the action.

द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Droṇa's son, Aśvatthāman

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of drauṇi

drauṇi - son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāman)

Patronymic from 'Droṇa'.

Note: The subject of the action 'cikṣepa'.

चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - he fired off (arrows) (he threw, he shot, he cast)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of kṣip

Perfect Active

Derived from root √kṣip (to throw).

Root: √kṣip (class 6)

Note: Implies shooting arrows until the wagons were emptied of their weaponry.

मारिष (māriṣa) - Addressing the listener (e.g., Dhṛtarāṣṭra by Sañjaya). (O venerable one, O respected one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - venerable, respectable; a term of address for an elder or respected person