महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-11, verse-32

चेकितानं हतं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवानां महारथाः ।
प्रसक्तमभ्यवर्षन्त शरवर्षाणि भागशः ॥३२॥

32. cekitānaṁ hataṁ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavānāṁ mahārathāḥ ,
prasaktamabhyavarṣanta śaravarṣāṇi bhāgaśaḥ.

32. čekitānaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ
prasaktam abhyavarṣanta śaravarṣāṇi bhāgaśaḥ

32. pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ čekitānaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā
prasaktam bhāgaśaḥ śaravarṣāṇi abhyavarṣanta

32. Seeing Chekitana slain, the great chariot warriors of the Pandavas continuously rained down showers of arrows from all sides.

Words meanings summery:

• čएकितानम् (čekitānam) - Chekitana (proper name)

• हतम् (hatam) - killed, slain

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot warriors, maharathas

• प्रसक्तम् (prasaktam) - uninterruptedly, continuously, intently

• अभ्यवर्षन्त (abhyavarṣanta) - rained upon, showered

• शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows

• भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in parts, in portions, from all sides, section by section

Words meanings and morphology

čएकितानम् (čekitānam) - Chekitana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of čekitāna

čekitāna - Chekitana (a warrior)

हतम् (hatam) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain

Past Passive Participle

from the root han

Root: han (class 2)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from dṛś with tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, a Pandava

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot warriors, maharathas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great chariot warrior

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, chariot warrior
  noun (masculine)

प्रसक्तम् (prasaktam) - uninterruptedly, continuously, intently

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prasakta

prasakta - attached, engaged, continuous

Past Passive Participle

pra + sañj

Prefix: pra

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: used adverbially here meaning continuously

अभ्यवर्षन्त (abhyavarṣanta) - rained upon, showered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhivarṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: varṣ (class 1)

शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+varṣa)

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

भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in parts, in portions, from all sides, section by section

(indeclinable)

bhāga + śas suffix

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