महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-58, verse-11

धनंजयशराभ्यस्तैः स्तीर्णा भूर्वरवारणैः ।
अभिपेदेऽर्जुनरथो घनान्भिन्दन्निवांशुमान् ॥११॥

11. dhanaṁjayaśarābhyastaiḥ stīrṇā bhūrvaravāraṇaiḥ ,
abhipede'rjunaratho ghanānbhindannivāṁśumān.

11. dhanañjayaśarābhyastaiḥ stīrṇā bhūḥ varavāraṇaiḥ
abhipede arjunarathaḥ ghanān bhindan iva aṃśumān

11. (saḥ) dhanañjayaśarābhyastaiḥ varavāraṇaiḥ bhūḥ stīrṇā.
arjunarathaḥ aṃśumān ghanān bhindan iva abhipede.

11. The earth was covered with excellent elephants that had been struck by Dhananjaya's (Arjuna's) arrows. Arjuna's chariot advanced, like the sun piercing through clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• धनञ्जयशराभ्यस्तैः (dhanañjayaśarābhyastaiḥ) - by those struck by Dhananjaya's arrows

• स्तीर्णा (stīrṇā) - covered, spread, strewn

• भूः (bhūḥ) - earth, ground, land

• वरवारणैः (varavāraṇaiḥ) - by excellent elephants

• अभिपेदे (abhipede) - approached, advanced, went towards

• अर्जुनरथः (arjunarathaḥ) - Arjuna's chariot

• घनान् (ghanān) - clouds

• भिन्दन् (bhindan) - piercing, splitting, breaking

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• अंशुमान् (aṁśumān) - the sun, radiant one

Words meanings and morphology

धनञ्जयशराभ्यस्तैः (dhanañjayaśarābhyastaiḥ) - by those struck by Dhananjaya's arrows

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhanañjayaśarābhyasta

dhanañjayaśarābhyasta - struck by Dhananjaya's arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanañjayaśara+abhyasta)

• dhanañjaya – Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śara – arrow
  noun (neuter)
• abhyasta – struck, hit, thrown, practiced
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root as (to throw) with the prefix abhi.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Refers to the 'varavāraṇaiḥ' (excellent elephants).

स्तीर्णा (stīrṇā) - covered, spread, strewn

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of stīrṇa

stīrṇa - spread, strewn, covered, diffused

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root stṛ (to spread).

Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with bhūḥ.

भूः (bhūḥ) - earth, ground, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land, world, place

वरवारणैः (varavāraṇaiḥ) - by excellent elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of varavāraṇa

varavāraṇa - excellent elephant, best elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+vāraṇa)

• vara – excellent, best, chief
  adjective
• vāraṇa – elephant
  noun (masculine)

अभिपेदे (abhipede) - approached, advanced, went towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, Perfect (Lit) of abhipad

Compound verb formed with prefix abhi and root pad.

Prefix: abhi

Root: pad (class 4)

अर्जुनरथः (arjunarathaḥ) - Arjuna's chariot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjunaratha

arjunaratha - Arjuna's chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (arjuna+ratha)

• arjuna – Arjuna (proper noun)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)

घनान् (ghanān) - clouds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ghana

ghana - cloud, mass, dense, solid

भिन्दन् (bhindan) - piercing, splitting, breaking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhidat

bhidat - piercing, breaking, splitting

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root bhid (to split, pierce).

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'arjunarathaḥ' and 'aṃśumān'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अंशुमान् (aṁśumān) - the sun, radiant one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṃśumat

aṁśumat - radiant, shining; the sun

Derived from aṃśu (ray) with the possessive suffix -mat.