महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-45, verse-15

सोऽनेकधापतद्भूमौ भारद्वाजस्य सायकैः ।
विशीर्णः पर्वतो राजन्यथा स्यान्मातरिश्वना ॥१५॥

15. so'nekadhāpatadbhūmau bhāradvājasya sāyakaiḥ ,
viśīrṇaḥ parvato rājanyathā syānmātariśvanā.

15. saḥ anekadhā apatat bhūmau Bhāradvājasya sāyakaiḥ
viśīrṇaḥ parvataḥ rājan yathā syāt mātariśvanā

15. rājan saḥ anekadhā bhūmau apatat Bhāradvājasya
sāyakaiḥ viśīrṇaḥ yathā mātariśvanā parvataḥ syāt

15. O King, he fell to the ground, shattered in many ways by the arrows of Bhāradvāja (Droṇa), just as a mountain might be shattered by the wind.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - the warrior (likely Jayadratha or another opponent of Droṇa) being described (he, that)

• अनेकधा (anekadhā) - in many ways, manifoldly

• अपतत् (apatat) - fell down, collapsed on the ground (fell, descended, collapsed)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the battlefield ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Droṇa, who was a descendant of the sage Bhāradvāja (of Bhāradvāja)

• सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by the arrows shot by Droṇa (by arrows, with arrows)

• विशीर्णः (viśīrṇaḥ) - completely shattered or dispersed (shattered, broken, torn apart)

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain, hill

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• स्यात् (syāt) - as it might be (shattered) (might be, would be, should be)

• मातरिश्वना (mātariśvanā) - by the wind

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - the warrior (likely Jayadratha or another opponent of Droṇa) being described (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अनेकधा (anekadhā) - in many ways, manifoldly

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'aneka' (many) with the suffix '-dhā'.

Note: Indicates the manner of falling.

अपतत् (apatat) - fell down, collapsed on the ground (fell, descended, collapsed)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular imperfect active of root 'pat'.

Root: pat (class 1)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the battlefield ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Droṇa, who was a descendant of the sage Bhāradvāja (of Bhāradvāja)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of Bhāradvāja

Bhāradvāja - descendant of Bhāradvāja; Droṇa

A patronymic from Bharadvāja.

Note: Refers to Droṇa.

सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by the arrows shot by Droṇa (by arrows, with arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow

विशीर्णः (viśīrṇaḥ) - completely shattered or dispersed (shattered, broken, torn apart)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśīrṇa

viśīrṇa - shattered, broken, scattered, torn apart

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śṝ' (to tear, break) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: śṝ (class 9)

पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain, hill

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

स्यात् (syāt) - as it might be (shattered) (might be, would be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Active

3rd person singular optative active of root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

मातरिश्वना (mātariśvanā) - by the wind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mātariśvan

mātariśvan - wind, air, Vāyu (deity)