महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-5, verse-104

पाण्डवाश्च कथं शूराः प्रत्युदीयुर्महारथम् ।
सृजन्तं शरवर्षाणि वारिधारा इवाम्बुदम् ॥१०४॥

104. pāṇḍavāśca kathaṁ śūrāḥ pratyudīyurmahāratham ,
sṛjantaṁ śaravarṣāṇi vāridhārā ivāmbudam.

104. pāṇḍavāḥ ca katham śūrāḥ pratyudīyuḥ mahāratham
sṛjantam śaravarṣāṇi vāridhārāḥ iva ambudam

104. ca katham śūrāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ ambudam iva vāridhārāḥ
śaravarṣāṇi sṛjantam mahāratham pratyudīyuḥ

104. And how did the brave Pāṇḍavas advance to confront the great charioteer (Karna), who was showering torrents of arrows just as a cloud pours down streams of rain?

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, sons of Pāṇḍu

• च (ca) - and, also

• कथम् (katham) - how, why, in what manner

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, heroes

• प्रत्युदीयुः (pratyudīyuḥ) - they advanced against, confronted, rose to meet

• महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great charioteer (Karna) (the great charioteer, the great warrior)

• सृजन्तम् (sṛjantam) - showering, creating, discharging

• शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows, torrents of arrows

• वारिधाराः (vāridhārāḥ) - streams of rain, torrents of water

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुदम् (ambudam) - a cloud

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, sons of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

Patronymic from Pāṇḍu

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how, why, in what manner

(indeclinable)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave ones, heroes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, heroic; a hero, warrior

प्रत्युदीयुः (pratyudīyuḥ) - they advanced against, confronted, rose to meet

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect past (liṭ) of prati-ud-i

Prefixes: prati+ud

Root: i (class 2)

महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great charioteer (Karna) (the great charioteer, the great warrior)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer, great warrior, commander of a large force

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ratha – chariot, car; a warrior in a chariot
  noun (masculine)

सृजन्तम् (sṛjantam) - showering, creating, discharging

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sṛjat

sṛjat - creating, emitting, showering, discharging

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'sṛj'

Root: sṛj (class 6)

शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows, torrents of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower, year
  noun (masculine)

वारिधाराः (vāridhārāḥ) - streams of rain, torrents of water

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vāridhārā

vāridhārā - stream of water, current of rain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāri+dhārā)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhārā – stream, current, torrent
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदम् (ambudam) - a cloud

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (literally 'water-giver')

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ambas+da)

• ambas – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, giver
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'dā' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)