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9,14

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

शल्यस्तु शरवर्षाणि विमुञ्चन्सर्वतोदिशम् ।
पाण्डवान्पीडयामास ससात्यकिवृकोदरान् ॥९॥
9. śalyastu śaravarṣāṇi vimuñcansarvatodiśam ,
pāṇḍavānpīḍayāmāsa sasātyakivṛkodarān.
9. śalyaḥ tu śaravarṣāṇi vimuñcan sarvataḥ
diśam pāṇḍavān pīḍayāmāsa sasātyakivṛkodarān
9. śalyaḥ tu sarvataḥ diśam śaravarṣāṇi vimuñcan
sasātyakivṛkodarān pāṇḍavān pīḍayāmāsa
9. But Śalya, unleashing showers of arrows in all directions, tormented the Pāṇḍavas, including Sātyaki and Vṛkodara (Bhīma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - King Śalya, charioteer of Karṇa (Śalya (proper noun))
  • तु (tu) - introduces a contrast or emphasis (but, indeed, however)
  • शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - large quantities of arrows being shot (showers of arrows)
  • विमुञ्चन् (vimuñcan) - Śalya releasing arrows (releasing, discharging, letting go)
  • सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - arrows being shot in every direction (from all sides, everywhere, in all respects)
  • दिशम् (diśam) - indicating the directions in which arrows were fired (direction, quarter (of the sky))
  • पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍava brothers, the targets of Śalya's attack (the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas)
  • पीडयामास (pīḍayāmāsa) - Śalya caused distress to the Pāṇḍavas (he afflicted, he tormented, he oppressed)
  • ससात्यकिवृकोदरान् (sasātyakivṛkodarān) - including Sātyaki and Bhīma (Vṛkodara) among those afflicted (along with Sātyaki and Vṛkodara)

Words meanings and morphology

शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - King Śalya, charioteer of Karṇa (Śalya (proper noun))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śalya
śalya - Śalya (name of a king); dart, arrow, spear
Note: Subject of the sentence.
तु (tu) - introduces a contrast or emphasis (but, indeed, however)
(indeclinable)
शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - large quantities of arrows being shot (showers of arrows)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa
śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, rain of arrows
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
  • varṣa – rain, shower, deluge
    noun (neuter)
    From root 'vṛṣ' (to rain)
    Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Object of 'vimuñcan'.
विमुञ्चन् (vimuñcan) - Śalya releasing arrows (releasing, discharging, letting go)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vimuñcat
vimuñcat - releasing, discharging, abandoning
Present Active Participle
Derived from root 'muc' (to release) with prefix 'vi'
Prefix: vi
Root: muc (class 6)
Note: Agrees with 'śalyaḥ'.
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - arrows being shot in every direction (from all sides, everywhere, in all respects)
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'sarva' (all) with the suffix 'tas'
Note: Used adverbially.
दिशम् (diśam) - indicating the directions in which arrows were fired (direction, quarter (of the sky))
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of diś
diś - direction, quarter, region
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Adverbial usage, indicating 'towards' or 'in' the direction.
पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍava brothers, the targets of Śalya's attack (the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas
Derived from Pāṇḍu with patronymic suffix 'aṇ'
Note: Direct object of 'pīḍayāmāsa'.
पीडयामास (pīḍayāmāsa) - Śalya caused distress to the Pāṇḍavas (he afflicted, he tormented, he oppressed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pīḍayāmāsa
Perfect tense, Periphrastic Perfect
From causative root 'pīḍ' + 'āmāsa'
Root: pīḍ (class 10)
ससात्यकिवृकोदरान् (sasātyakivṛkodarān) - including Sātyaki and Bhīma (Vṛkodara) among those afflicted (along with Sātyaki and Vṛkodara)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sasātyakivṛkodara
sasātyakivṛkodara - accompanied by Sātyaki and Vṛkodara
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+sātyaki+vṛkodara)
  • sa – with, together with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • sātyaki – Sātyaki (a Yādava warrior, Kṛṣṇa's charioteer)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • vṛkodara – Vṛkodara (another name for Bhīma)
    proper noun (masculine)
    Meaning 'wolf-bellied' or 'having a voracious appetite'
Note: Adjective agreeing with 'pāṇḍavān', indicating they were accompanied.