महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-16, verse-17

योधमुख्या महावीर्याः पाण्डूनां कर्णमाहवे ।
शीघ्रास्त्रा दिवमावृत्य परिवव्रुः समन्ततः ॥१७॥

17. yodhamukhyā mahāvīryāḥ pāṇḍūnāṁ karṇamāhave ,
śīghrāstrā divamāvṛtya parivavruḥ samantataḥ.

17. yodhamukhyāḥ mahāvīryāḥ pāṇḍūnām karṇam āhave
śīghrāstrāḥ divam āvṛtya parivavruḥ samantataḥ

17. pāṇḍūnām yodhamukhyāḥ mahāvīryāḥ śīghrāstrāḥ
āhave karṇam divam āvṛtya samantataḥ parivavruḥ

17. The chief and greatly powerful warriors of the Pāṇḍavas, who were swift with their weapons, surrounded Karṇa in battle from all sides, covering the sky as they did so.

Words meanings summery:

• योधमुख्याः (yodhamukhyāḥ) - chief warriors, prominent fighters

• महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - greatly powerful, possessing great valor

• पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

• शीघ्रास्त्राः (śīghrāstrāḥ) - swift-weaponed, having swift weapons

• दिवम् (divam) - sky, heaven

• आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having covered, having encompassed

• परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - they surrounded, they encompassed

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

Words meanings and morphology

योधमुख्याः (yodhamukhyāḥ) - chief warriors, prominent fighters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodhamukhya

yodhamukhya - chief of warriors, principal fighter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yodha+mukhya)

• yodha – fighter, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - greatly powerful, possessing great valor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great prowess, very powerful, greatly valorous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, strength, prowess
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vīr (class 10)

पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (name of a king); descendant of Pāṇḍu

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (a prominent warrior in the Mahābhārata)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, combat, fight

Root: hve (class 1)

शीघ्रास्त्राः (śīghrāstrāḥ) - swift-weaponed, having swift weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śīghrāstra

śīghrāstra - one whose weapons are swift, having swift missiles

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śīghra+astra)

• śīghra – swift, quick, speedy
  adjective
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

दिवम् (divam) - sky, heaven

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having covered, having encompassed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix 'ā' and root 'vṛ' (class 5) + 'tya' suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - they surrounded, they encompassed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of parivavruḥ

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'samanta' (all-round) with the suffix '-tas'.