महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-60, verse-25

समानतेनेष्वसनेन कूजता भृशाततेनामितबाणवर्षिणा ।
बभूव दुर्धर्षतरः स सात्यकिः शरन्नभोमध्यगतो यथा रविः ॥२५॥

25. samānateneṣvasanena kūjatā; bhṛśātatenāmitabāṇavarṣiṇā ,
babhūva durdharṣataraḥ sa sātyakiḥ; śarannabhomadhyagato yathā raviḥ.

25. samānatena iṣvasanena kūjatā
bhṛśātatena amita-bāṇa-varṣiṇā babhūva
durdharṣataraḥ sa sātyakiḥ
śarat-nabhas-madhya-gataḥ yathā raviḥ

25. sa sātyakiḥ samānatena kūjatā
bhṛśātatena amita-bāṇa-varṣiṇā iṣvasanena
durdharṣataraḥ babhūva yathā
śarat-nabhas-madhya-gataḥ raviḥ

25. That Satyaki, with his greatly taut bow equally stretched, twanging and showering countless arrows, became even more formidable, just like the sun positioned in the middle of the autumn sky.

Words meanings summery:

• समानतेन (samānatena) - with equally stretched, with uniform tension

• इष्वसनेन (iṣvasanena) - by means of the bow

• कूजता (kūjatā) - by the twanging, by the sounding

• भृशाततेन (bhṛśātatena) - with greatly taut, with very much stretched

• अमित-बाण-वर्षिणा (amita-bāṇa-varṣiṇā) - by the one showering countless arrows

• बभूव (babhūva) - became

• दुर्धर्षतरः (durdharṣataraḥ) - more irresistible, more formidable

• स (sa) - that

• सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki

• शरत्-नभस्-मध्य-गतः (śarat-nabhas-madhya-gataḥ) - one who has entered the middle of the autumn sky, situated in the middle of the autumn sky

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in which way

• रविः (raviḥ) - the sun

Words meanings and morphology

समानतेन (samānatena) - with equally stretched, with uniform tension

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samānata

samānata - equally stretched, uniformly taut, of equal tension

Derived from sama (equal) + ānata (bent, stretched).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sama+ānata)

• sama – same, equal, uniform
  adjective
• ānata – bent, stretched, bowed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from ā-nam (to bend towards, to stretch).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with iṣvasanena.

इष्वसनेन (iṣvasanena) - by means of the bow

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of iṣvasana

iṣvasana - bow (lit. arrow-throwing instrument)

Compound of iṣu (arrow) and asana (throwing, instrument for throwing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (iṣu+asana)

• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)
• asana – throwing, shooting, a missile
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root as (to throw).
  Root: as (class 4)

कूजता (kūjatā) - by the twanging, by the sounding

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kūjat

kūjat - twanging, humming, sounding (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

From root kūj (to coo, hum, make a sound).

Root: kūj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with iṣvasanena.

भृशाततेन (bhṛśātatena) - with greatly taut, with very much stretched

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bhṛśātata

bhṛśātata - greatly stretched, very taut

Compound of bhṛśa (very, greatly) and ātata (stretched, taut).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhṛśa+ātata)

• bhṛśa – much, greatly, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• ātata – stretched, extended, taut
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from ā-tan (to stretch out).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with iṣvasanena.

अमित-बाण-वर्षिणा (amita-bāṇa-varṣiṇā) - by the one showering countless arrows

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of amita-bāṇa-varṣin

amita-bāṇa-varṣin - showering countless arrows

Compound of amita (countless), bāṇa (arrow), varṣin (showering).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (amita+bāṇa+varṣin)

• amita – unmeasured, countless, infinite
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From a (neg.) + mita (measured, known).
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 3)
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣin – showering, raining, dropping
  adjective (masculine)
  From root vṛṣ (to rain, shower) + suffix -in.
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: This adjective describes the bow (iṣvasana).

बभूव (babhūva) - became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Intensive/reduplicated form.

Root: bhū (class 1)

दुर्धर्षतरः (durdharṣataraḥ) - more irresistible, more formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durdharṣatara

durdharṣatara - more irresistible, more difficult to overcome (comparative degree of durdharṣa)

Comparative suffix -tara

dur (difficult) + dhṛṣ (to dare/overcome) + -a + -tara.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+dharṣa)

• dur – difficult, bad
  indeclinable
• dharṣa – daring, audacious, assault
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛṣ.
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with sātyakiḥ.

स (sa) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sātyaki

sātyaki - Satyaki (a famous Yadu hero, Krishna's charioteer, known for his martial prowess)

Patronymic from Satyaka.

शरत्-नभस्-मध्य-गतः (śarat-nabhas-madhya-gataḥ) - one who has entered the middle of the autumn sky, situated in the middle of the autumn sky

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarat-nabhas-madhya-gata

śarat-nabhas-madhya-gata - moving in the middle of the autumn sky

Compound describing the sun's position.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarat+nabhas+madhya+gata)

• śarat – autumn
  noun (feminine)
• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, cloud
  noun (neuter)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, reached, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go, move).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with raviḥ.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in which way

(indeclinable)

रविः (raviḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ravi

ravi - the sun

From root ru (to sound) or rā (to give).

Root: ru (class 2)