महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-9, verse-19

बाणान्धकारमभवत्तयो राजन्महाहवे ।
अन्योन्यस्य धनुश्चैव चिच्छिदुस्ते महारथाः ॥१९॥

19. bāṇāndhakāramabhavattayo rājanmahāhave ,
anyonyasya dhanuścaiva cicchiduste mahārathāḥ.

19. bāṇāndhakāram abhavat tayoḥ rājan mahāhave
anyonyasya dhanuḥ ca eva cicchiduḥ te mahārathāḥ

19. rājan mahāhave tayoḥ bāṇāndhakāram abhavat te
mahārathāḥ anyonyasya dhanuḥ ca eva cicchiduḥ

19. O King, in that great battle, a darkness of arrows arose between those two. Indeed, those mighty warriors (mahāratha) cut down each other's bows.

Words meanings summery:

• बाणान्धकारम् (bāṇāndhakāram) - darkness of arrows, a shower of arrows causing darkness

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it happened, there was

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, between those two

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle, in the great war

• अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - of each other, mutual

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

• चिच्छिदुः (cicchiduḥ) - they cut, they broke

• ते (te) - those, they

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors, mighty charioteers

Words meanings and morphology

बाणान्धकारम् (bāṇāndhakāram) - darkness of arrows, a shower of arrows causing darkness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bāṇāndhakāra

bāṇāndhakāra - darkness of arrows, arrow-darkness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+andhakāra)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• andhakāra – darkness
  noun (masculine)

अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it happened, there was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, between those two

(pronoun)

masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle, in the great war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, great war

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+hava)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• hava – battle, war, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)

अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - of each other, mutual

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

(indeclinable)

चिच्छिदुः (cicchiduḥ) - they cut, they broke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of chid

Reduplicated perfect form of root chid

Root: chid (class 7)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors, mighty charioteers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great warrior, mighty charioteer (lit. one who fights from a great chariot)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior (from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)