महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-83

एकच्छायमभूत्सर्वं तस्य बाणैर्महात्मनः ।
अभ्रच्छायेव संजज्ञे संपतद्भिः शरोत्तमैः ॥८३॥

83. ekacchāyamabhūtsarvaṁ tasya bāṇairmahātmanaḥ ,
abhracchāyeva saṁjajñe saṁpatadbhiḥ śarottamaiḥ.

83. ekacchāyam abhūt sarvam tasya bāṇaiḥ mahātmanaḥ
abhracchāyā iva sañjajñe saṃpatadbhiḥ śarottamaiḥ

83. mahātmanaḥ tasya bāṇaiḥ sarvam ekacchāyam abhūt.
saṃpatadbhiḥ śarottamaiḥ abhracchāyā iva sañjajñe.

83. The entire battlefield became a single shade from the arrows of that great-souled (mahātman) warrior (Karṇa). It was as if a cloud-shadow had been formed by his excellent, swiftly falling arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• एकच्छायम् (ekacchāyam) - having a single shade, uniformly dark, covered by one shadow

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was, existed

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (battlefield/area) (all, whole, entire)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Karṇa's) (his, of that)

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Karṇa, the great-souled (mahātman) warrior (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

• अभ्रच्छाया (abhracchāyā) - cloud-shadow, shade of clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सञ्जज्ञे (sañjajñe) - was born, arose, was produced, became

• संपतद्भिः (saṁpatadbhiḥ) - by falling down, by descending, by flying down

• शरोत्तमैः (śarottamaiḥ) - by excellent arrows, by the best arrows

Words meanings and morphology

एकच्छायम् (ekacchāyam) - having a single shade, uniformly dark, covered by one shadow

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ekacchāya

ekacchāya - having a single shade, uniformly shadowed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+chāyā)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (neuter)
• chāyā – shade, shadow, darkness
  noun (feminine)

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root √bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (battlefield/area) (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire, whole

तस्य (tasya) - his (Karṇa's) (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Karṇa, the great-souled (mahātman) warrior (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, great person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, noble
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – soul, self, essence, spirit, breath
  noun (masculine)

अभ्रच्छाया (abhracchāyā) - cloud-shadow, shade of clouds

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhracchāyā

abhracchāyā - cloud-shadow

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhra+chāyā)

• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• chāyā – shadow, shade, image
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सञ्जज्ञे (sañjajñe) - was born, arose, was produced, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of saṃjan

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice of root √jan (to be born) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

संपतद्भिः (saṁpatadbhiḥ) - by falling down, by descending, by flying down

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃpatat

saṁpatat - falling together, descending, flying down

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √pat (to fall, fly) with prefix sam- and suffix -at.

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śarottamaiḥ'.

शरोत्तमैः (śarottamaiḥ) - by excellent arrows, by the best arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śarottama

śarottama - excellent arrow, best of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+uttama)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)