महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-11, verse-55

एवं विचरतस्तस्य संग्रामे राजसत्तम ।
संप्रेषयच्छितान्पार्थः शरानाशीविषोपमान् ॥५५॥

55. evaṁ vicaratastasya saṁgrāme rājasattama ,
saṁpreṣayacchitānpārthaḥ śarānāśīviṣopamān.

55. evam vicarataḥ tasya saṃgrāme rājasattama
pārthaḥ śitān āśīviṣopamān śarān saṃpreṣayat

55. rājasattama evam saṃgrāme tasya vicarataḥ
pārthaḥ śitān āśīviṣopamān śarān saṃpreṣayat

55. O best of kings, as he (Shalya) was thus moving about in battle, Partha (Arjuna) dispatched sharp arrows resembling venomous serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• विचरतः (vicarataḥ) - of him who was fighting (Shalya) (of him moving about, of him acting, of him fighting)

• तस्य (tasya) - of Shalya (of him, his)

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war, in conflict

• राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - Addressing Dhritarashtra. (O best of kings!)

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Partha (Arjuna)

• शितान् (śitān) - sharp, sharpened

• आशीविषोपमान् (āśīviṣopamān) - resembling venomous serpents, like poison fangs

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• संप्रेषयत् (saṁpreṣayat) - he sent forth, he discharged

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

विचरतः (vicarataḥ) - of him who was fighting (Shalya) (of him moving about, of him acting, of him fighting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vicarat

vicarat - moving about, wandering, acting, fighting

Present Active Participle

Formed from the root √car (to move) with the prefix vi- and the suffix -at.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tasya' and implies an action ongoing simultaneously with the main verb.

तस्य (tasya) - of Shalya (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, conflict, fight

Prefix: sam

Root: gram

राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - Addressing Dhritarashtra. (O best of kings!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājasattama

rājasattama - best of kings

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+sattama)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama.

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Partha (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pritha (Kunti), Arjuna

Derived from 'pṛthā' (Kunti) by adding the aṇ suffix.

Note: The subject of the verb 'saṃpreṣayat'.

शितान् (śitān) - sharp, sharpened

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śita

śita - sharpened, sharp, whetted

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root √śi (to sharpen) with the suffix -ta.

Root: śi (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'śarān'.

आशीविषोपमान् (āśīviṣopamān) - resembling venomous serpents, like poison fangs

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āśīviṣopama

āśīviṣopama - resembling a venomous serpent; comparable to poison fangs

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (or karmadhāraya with upama) (āśīviṣa+upama)

• āśīviṣa – venomous serpent, snake whose fangs contain poison
  noun (masculine)
• upama – like, resembling, comparable to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'śarān'.

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: The object of the verb 'saṃpreṣayat'.

संप्रेषयत् (saṁpreṣayat) - he sent forth, he discharged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of saṃpreṣayat

Imperfect Tense (Laṅ)

Formed from the root √iṣ (class 6) with prefixes sam- and pra-.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)