महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-44, verse-24

ततः कर्णो महाराज पाण्डुसैन्यान्यशातयत् ।
तूलराशिं समासाद्य यथा वायुर्महाजवः ॥२४॥

24. tataḥ karṇo mahārāja pāṇḍusainyānyaśātayat ,
tūlarāśiṁ samāsādya yathā vāyurmahājavaḥ.

24. tataḥ karṇaḥ mahārāja pāṇḍusainyāni aśātayat
tūlarāśim samāsādya yathā vāyuḥ mahājavaḥ

24. Then, O great king, Karna destroyed the armies of the Pandavas, just as a powerful wind, having come upon a heap of cotton, scatters it.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - in consequence, following the previous action (then, from there, afterwards)

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - the warrior Karna (Karna)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - addressing Dhritarashtra (O great king)

• पाण्डुसैन्यानि (pāṇḍusainyāni) - the military forces of the Pandavas (the armies of Pandu)

• अशातयत् (aśātayat) - he destroyed, he cut down

• तूलराशिम् (tūlarāśim) - a heap of cotton

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air

• महाजवः (mahājavaḥ) - of great speed, very swift

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - in consequence, following the previous action (then, from there, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Note: indeclinable adverb

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - the warrior Karna (Karna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; a proper name (Karna)

Note: nominative singular of Karṇa

महाराज (mahārāja) - addressing Dhritarashtra (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: vocative singular of mahārāja

पाण्डुसैन्यानि (pāṇḍusainyāni) - the military forces of the Pandavas (the armies of Pandu)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pāṇḍusainya

pāṇḍusainya - Pandu's army, Pandava army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+sainya)

• pāṇḍu – Pandu (proper name); pale, yellowish white
  proper noun (masculine)
• sainya – army, host
  noun (neuter)

Note: accusative plural of pāṇḍusainya

अशातयत् (aśātayat) - he destroyed, he cut down

(verb)

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

causative imperfect

imperfect 3rd person singular active parasmaipada of causative root śātay (from śad/śat)

Root: śad (class 1)

Note: imperfect 3rd person singular active

तूलराशिम् (tūlarāśim) - a heap of cotton

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tūlarāśi

tūlarāśi - heap of cotton

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tūla+rāśi)

• tūla – cotton, flock
  noun (neuter)
• rāśi – heap, pile, quantity
  noun (masculine)

Note: accusative singular of tūlarāśi

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive from root sad 'to sit' with prefixes sam + ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: absolutive (gerund) form

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

Note: indeclinable correlative particle

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind

Note: nominative singular of vāyu

महाजवः (mahājavaḥ) - of great speed, very swift

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahājava

mahājava - of great speed, very swift

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+java)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• java – speed, velocity, swiftness
  noun (masculine)

Note: nominative singular, agreeing with vāyuḥ