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9,11

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-11, verse-59

शल्यः सायकवर्षेण पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान् ।
अभ्यवर्षदमेयात्मा क्षत्रियं क्षत्रियर्षभः ॥५९॥
59. śalyaḥ sāyakavarṣeṇa parjanya iva vṛṣṭimān ,
abhyavarṣadameyātmā kṣatriyaṁ kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ.
59. śalyaḥ sāyakavarṣeṇa parjanyaḥ iva vṛṣṭimān
abhyavarṣat ameyātmā kṣatriyaṃ kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ
59. ameyātmā kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ śalyaḥ parjanyaḥ iva
vṛṣṭimān sāyakavarṣeṇa kṣatriyaṃ abhyavarṣat
59. Śalya, whose spirit (ātman) was immeasurable and who was a bull among warriors (kṣatriyas), showered upon the warrior (Arjuna) with a volley of arrows, just as a rain-cloud (parjanya) showers down rain.

Words meanings summery:

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  • शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya (proper name)
  • सायकवर्षेण (sāyakavarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows, with a volley of arrows
  • पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - rain-god, cloud, storm-cloud
  • इव (iva) - like, as if, as
  • वृष्टिमान् (vṛṣṭimān) - rainy, showering, possessing rain
  • अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - showered upon, rained upon
  • अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - he of immeasurable spirit/soul
  • क्षत्रियं (kṣatriyaṁ) - Arjuna (warrior, member of the kṣatriya class)
  • क्षत्रियर्षभः (kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ) - bull among Kṣatriyas, best of Kṣatriyas, pre-eminent warrior

Words meanings and morphology

शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śalya
śalya - Śalya (name of the king of Madras)
सायकवर्षेण (sāyakavarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows, with a volley of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāyakavarṣa
sāyakavarṣa - shower of arrows
Compound type : tatpurusha (sāyaka+varṣa)
  • sāyaka – arrow
    noun (masculine)
  • varṣa – rain, shower
    noun (neuter)
पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - rain-god, cloud, storm-cloud
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parjanya
parjanya - rain-god, cloud, storm-cloud
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
वृष्टिमान् (vṛṣṭimān) - rainy, showering, possessing rain
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣṭimat
vṛṣṭimat - rainy, showering, possessing rain
Derived with the possessive suffix '-mat' from 'vṛṣṭi'.
Note: Agrees with 'parjanyaḥ'.
अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - showered upon, rained upon
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vṛṣ
Prefix: abhi
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - he of immeasurable spirit/soul
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ameyātman
ameyātman - one of immeasurable spirit (ātman)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ameya+ātman)
  • ameya – immeasurable, incalculable
    adjective
    Gerundive/Potential Participle
    Derived from root 'mā' (to measure) with prefix 'a-' (negation) and suffix '-ya'.
    Prefix: a
    Root: mā (class 2)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
क्षत्रियं (kṣatriyaṁ) - Arjuna (warrior, member of the kṣatriya class)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - warrior, member of the kṣatriya class
क्षत्रियर्षभः (kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ) - bull among Kṣatriyas, best of Kṣatriyas, pre-eminent warrior
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyarṣabha
kṣatriyarṣabha - bull among warriors (kṣatriyas), best of kṣatriyas
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatriya+ṛṣabha)
  • kṣatriya – warrior, member of the kṣatriya class
    noun (masculine)
  • ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
    noun (masculine)