महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-38, verse-38

तामापतन्तीं सहसा शस्त्रवृष्टिं निरन्तराम् ।
शरैरनेकसाहस्रैर्हार्दिक्यो व्यधमद्युधि ॥३८॥

38. tāmāpatantīṁ sahasā śastravṛṣṭiṁ nirantarām ,
śarairanekasāhasrairhārdikyo vyadhamadyudhi.

38. tām āpatantīm sahasā śastravṛṣṭim nirantarām
śaraiḥ anekasāhasraiḥ hārdikyaḥ vyadhamat yudhi

38. hārdikyaḥ yudhi sahasā anekasāhasraiḥ śaraiḥ
tām nirantarām āpatantīm śastravṛṣṭim vyadhamat

38. Hārdikya, in battle, swiftly dispersed that incessant shower of weapons descending [upon him] with thousands of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (referring to the shower of weapons) (her, that)

• आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - descending (upon him) (falling, descending, approaching)

• सहसा (sahasā) - swiftly (suddenly, forcibly, swiftly)

• शस्त्रवृष्टिम् (śastravṛṣṭim) - shower of weapons

• निरन्तराम् (nirantarām) - incessant (uninterrupted, continuous, incessant)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• अनेकसाहस्रैः (anekasāhasraiḥ) - by many thousands (of arrows) (by many thousands)

• हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Kṛtavarmā (Hārdikya) (Hārdikya (son of Hṛdika, i.e., Kṛtavarmā))

• व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - dispersed (scattered, pierced, destroyed, dispersed)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in fight)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (referring to the shower of weapons) (her, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - descending (upon him) (falling, descending, approaching)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpatantī

āpatantī - falling down, descending, approaching

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root pat with upasarga ā, present participle form, feminine singular accusative

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

सहसा (sahasā) - swiftly (suddenly, forcibly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

शस्त्रवृष्टिम् (śastravṛṣṭim) - shower of weapons

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śastravṛṣṭi

śastravṛṣṭi - shower of weapons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+vṛṣṭi)

• śastra – weapon, sword
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower, fall
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

निरन्तराम् (nirantarām) - incessant (uninterrupted, continuous, incessant)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirantarā

nirantarā - incessant, uninterrupted, continuous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+antara)

• nis – without, out
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, space, inner
  noun (neuter)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

अनेकसाहस्रैः (anekasāhasraiḥ) - by many thousands (of arrows) (by many thousands)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anekasāhasra

anekasāhasra - many thousands, consisting of many thousands

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aneka+sāhasra)

• aneka – not one, many
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• sāhasra – thousand, consisting of a thousand
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from sahasra (thousand)

Note: Agrees with 'śaraiḥ'.

हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Kṛtavarmā (Hārdikya) (Hārdikya (son of Hṛdika, i.e., Kṛtavarmā))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hārdikya

hārdikya - son of Hṛdika (a name for Kṛtavarmā)

Patronymic from Hṛdika

व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - dispersed (scattered, pierced, destroyed, dispersed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vyadham

Imperfect

Imperfect 3rd person singular active

Prefix: vi

Root: dham (class 1)

Note: Root 'dham' with preverb 'vi'.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle (in battle, in fight)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war