महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-51, verse-103

एते चरन्ति संग्रामे कर्णचापच्युताः शराः ।
भ्रमराणामिव व्रातास्तापयन्तः स्म तावकान् ॥१०३॥

103. ete caranti saṁgrāme karṇacāpacyutāḥ śarāḥ ,
bhramarāṇāmiva vrātāstāpayantaḥ sma tāvakān.

103. ete caranti saṃgrāme karṇa-cāpa-cyutāḥ śarāḥ
bhramarāṇām iva vrātāḥ tāpayantaḥ sma tāvakān

103. karṇa-cāpa-cyutāḥ ete śarāḥ saṃgrāme bhramarāṇām
vrātāḥ iva tāvakān tāpayantaḥ sma caranti

103. These arrows, released from Karna's bow, move about in battle like swarms of bees, continually scorching your men.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these

• चरन्ति (caranti) - move, wander, roam

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in combat

• कर्ण-चाप-च्युताः (karṇa-cāpa-cyutāḥ) - shot from Karna's bow, released from Karna's bow

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• भ्रमराणाम् (bhramarāṇām) - of bees

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• व्राताः (vrātāḥ) - swarms, hosts, multitudes

• तापयन्तः (tāpayantaḥ) - scorching, distressing, causing pain

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past habit, emphasis, or continuity)

• तावकान् (tāvakān) - your people, your men

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

चरन्ति (caranti) - move, wander, roam

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of car

Present Active

Root 'car', class 1, parasmaipada, word_base_form 'carati'

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, combat

Prefix: sam

Root: grām

Note: Location of the action.

कर्ण-चाप-च्युताः (karṇa-cāpa-cyutāḥ) - shot from Karna's bow, released from Karna's bow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karṇa-cāpa-cyuta

karṇa-cāpa-cyuta - released from Karna's bow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karṇa+cāpa+cyuta)

• karṇa – Karna
  proper noun (masculine)
• cāpa – bow, arc
  noun (masculine)
  Root: cap (class 1)
• cyuta – fallen, dropped, released
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'cyu' (to move, fall), suffix 'kta'
  Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ'.

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, dart

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'caranti'.

भ्रमराणाम् (bhramarāṇām) - of bees

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhramara

bhramara - bee, large black bee

From root 'bhram' (to wander), suffix 'ara'

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Possessive for 'vrātāḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

व्राताः (vrātāḥ) - swarms, hosts, multitudes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vrāta

vrāta - swarm, multitude, host, troop

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of comparison.

तापयन्तः (tāpayantaḥ) - scorching, distressing, causing pain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāpayant

tāpayant - causing heat, scorching, distressing

Present Active Participle (causative)

From causative stem of root 'tap' (to heat, suffer) with suffix 'śatṛ'

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śarāḥ', describing their action.

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past habit, emphasis, or continuity)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'tāpayantaḥ'.

तावकान् (tāvakān) - your people, your men

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - your, belonging to you, your people/men

Derived from 'tvad' (you) with suffix -ka

Note: Object of 'tāpayantaḥ'.