महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-68

ततो बाणमयं जालं विततं व्योम्न्यदृश्यत ।
खद्योतानां गणैरेव संपतद्भिर्यथा नभः ॥६८॥

68. tato bāṇamayaṁ jālaṁ vitataṁ vyomnyadṛśyata ,
khadyotānāṁ gaṇaireva saṁpatadbhiryathā nabhaḥ.

68. tataḥ bāṇa-mayam jālam vitatam vyomni adṛśyata
khadyotānām gaṇaiḥ eva saṃpatadbhiḥ yathā nabhaḥ

68. tataḥ bāṇa-mayam vitatam jālam vyomni adṛśyata
yathā nabhaḥ eva saṃpatadbhiḥ khadyotānām gaṇaiḥ

68. Then a widespread net of arrows was seen in the sky, just as the firmament appears with swarms of descending fireflies.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• बाण-मयम् (bāṇa-mayam) - made of arrows, consisting of arrows

• जालम् (jālam) - net, web

• विततम् (vitatam) - spread out, extended

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky

• अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

• खद्योतानाम् (khadyotānām) - of fireflies

• गणैः (gaṇaiḥ) - by swarms, by hosts

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• संपतद्भिः (saṁpatadbhiḥ) - by those descending, by those falling together

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

बाण-मयम् (bāṇa-mayam) - made of arrows, consisting of arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bāṇamaya

bāṇamaya - made of arrows, consisting of arrows

Formed with the suffix -maya 'made of, consisting of'.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bāṇa+maya)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  adjective
  Suffix -maya forms adjectives meaning 'made of' or 'consisting of'.

जालम् (jālam) - net, web

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāla

jāla - net, web, snare, multitude

विततम् (vitatam) - spread out, extended

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vitatam

vitatam - spread out, extended, diffused

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from root √tan (to stretch) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, heaven

अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (Laṅ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

खद्योतानाम् (khadyotānām) - of fireflies

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of khadyota

khadyota - firefly, glow-worm

गणैः (gaṇaiḥ) - by swarms, by hosts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gaṇa

gaṇa - multitude, host, troop, swarm, group

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

संपतद्भिः (saṁpatadbhiḥ) - by those descending, by those falling together

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃpatat

saṁpatat - falling together, descending, alighting

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle from root √pat (to fall) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, ether