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9,13

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-13, verse-2

तथेतरान्महेष्वासान्द्वाभ्यां द्वाभ्यां धनंजयः ।
भूयश्चैव महाबाहुः शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥२॥
2. tathetarānmaheṣvāsāndvābhyāṁ dvābhyāṁ dhanaṁjayaḥ ,
bhūyaścaiva mahābāhuḥ śaravarṣairavākirat.
2. tathā itarān mahāiṣvāsān dvābhyām dvābhyām dhanañjayaḥ
| bhūyaḥ ca eva mahābāhuḥ śaravarṣaiḥ avākirat
2. tathā ca eva mahābāhuḥ dhanañjayaḥ itarān mahāiṣvāsān
dvābhyām dvābhyām (śaraiḥ) bhūyaḥ śaravarṣaiḥ avākirat
2. And similarly, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), the mighty-armed, showered other great bowmen with two arrows each, and then again rained down torrents of arrows upon them.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
  • इतरान् (itarān) - other great bowmen (others)
  • महाइष्वासान् (mahāiṣvāsān) - great bowmen
  • द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two arrows (each) (by two, with two)
  • द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two arrows (each) (by two, with two)
  • धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna (Dhanañjaya, conqueror of wealth)
  • भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more
  • (ca) - and, also
  • एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
  • महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Arjuna, who is mighty-armed (mighty-armed)
  • शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - by showers of arrows, by torrents of arrows
  • अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered (arrows) upon them (showered, scattered, poured down)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
(indeclinable)
इतरान् (itarān) - other great bowmen (others)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of itara
itara - other, another, different
Note: Object of avākirat.
महाइष्वासान् (mahāiṣvāsān) - great bowmen
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāiṣvāsa
mahāiṣvāsa - great archer, great bowman
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+iṣvāsa)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective
  • iṣvāsa – archer, bowman (literally 'one who throws arrows')
    noun (masculine)
    Compound of iṣu (arrow) and āsa (throwing, from √as)
Note: Object of avākirat.
द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two arrows (each) (by two, with two)
(adjective)
dual of dvi
dvi - two
Note: Used distributively ("two by two").
द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two arrows (each) (by two, with two)
(adjective)
dual of dvi
dvi - two
Note: Used distributively ("two by two").
धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna (Dhanañjaya, conqueror of wealth)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya
dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth (an epithet of Arjuna); fire
Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (dhana+√ji)
  • dhana – wealth, riches
    noun (neuter)
  • √ji – to conquer, win
    verb
    agent noun
    From √ji with suffix -a
    Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Subject of avākirat.
भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Arjuna, who is mighty-armed (mighty-armed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu
mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective
  • bāhu – arm
    noun (masculine)
Note: Epithet for dhanañjayaḥ.
शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - by showers of arrows, by torrents of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa
śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, torrent of arrows
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
  • varṣa – rain, shower
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Means by means of 'showers of arrows'.
अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered (arrows) upon them (showered, scattered, poured down)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ava-√kṛ
imperfect active
From √kṛ (to scatter) with prefix ava, imperfect 3rd singular active
Prefix: ava
Root: kṛ (class 6)
Note: Subject is dhanañjayaḥ.