महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-14, verse-37

शरान्धकारं बहुधा कृतं तत्र समन्ततः ।
अभ्रच्छायेव संजज्ञे शरैर्मुक्तैर्महात्मभिः ॥३७॥

37. śarāndhakāraṁ bahudhā kṛtaṁ tatra samantataḥ ,
abhracchāyeva saṁjajñe śarairmuktairmahātmabhiḥ.

37. śarāndhakāraṃ bahudhā kṛtaṃ tatra samantataḥ
abhracchāyā iva sañjajñe śaraiḥ muktaiḥ mahātmabhiḥ

37. tatra samantataḥ bahudhā śarāndhakāraṃ kṛtaṃ
mahātmabhiḥ muktaiḥ śaraiḥ abhracchāyā iva sañjajñe

37. There, a manifold darkness of arrows was created everywhere. It arose like a cloud's shadow, from the arrows released by the great warriors.

Words meanings summery:

• शरान्धकारं (śarāndhakāraṁ) - darkness of arrows

• बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifold, often

• कृतं (kṛtaṁ) - made, done, created

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides, everywhere

• अभ्रच्छाया (abhracchāyā) - cloud's shadow

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सञ्जज्ञे (sañjajñe) - arose, was born, appeared

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• मुक्तैः (muktaiḥ) - by released ones, by shot ones

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great-souled ones, by great persons, by great warriors

Words meanings and morphology

शरान्धकारं (śarāndhakāraṁ) - darkness of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śarāndhakāra

śarāndhakāra - darkness of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+andhakāra)

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

Note: Object of kṛtaṃ.

बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifold, often

(indeclinable)

Suffix -dhā indicating 'in many ways'.

Note: Adverb modifying kṛtaṃ.

कृतं (kṛtaṁ) - made, done, created

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, created

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used predicatively with an implied verb 'was'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Formed from tad (that) + suffix tra.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

From samanta (all-sided) + suffix tas.

अभ्रच्छाया (abhracchāyā) - cloud's shadow

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhracchāyā

abhracchāyā - cloud's shadow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhra+chāyā)

• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
• chāyā – shadow, image
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सञ्जज्ञे (sañjajñe) - arose, was born, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect past (lit) of jan

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: The prefix sam indicates 'completely' or 'together'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Note: Agent of muktaiḥ and cause of sañjajñe.

मुक्तैः (muktaiḥ) - by released ones, by shot ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mukta

mukta - released, liberated, thrown, shot

Past Passive Participle

From root muc (to release, set free).

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies śaraiḥ.

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great-souled ones, by great persons, by great warriors

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, great person (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent who released the arrows.