महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-22, verse-40

ते तत्र सादिनः शूराः सौबलस्य महद्बलम् ।
गजमध्येऽवतिष्ठन्तः शरवर्षैरवाकिरन् ॥४०॥

40. te tatra sādinaḥ śūrāḥ saubalasya mahadbalam ,
gajamadhye'vatiṣṭhantaḥ śaravarṣairavākiran.

40. te tatra sādinaḥ śūrāḥ saubalasya mahat balam
gajamadhye avatiṣṭhantaḥ śaravarṣaiḥ avākiran

40. te śūrāḥ sādinaḥ tatra saubalasya mahat balam
gajamadhye avatiṣṭhantaḥ śaravarṣaiḥ avākiran

40. Standing there amidst the elephants of Saubala's great army, those brave horsemen showered (the enemy) with volleys of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• सादिनः (sādinaḥ) - horsemen, riders

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave, heroic

• सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - of Saubala, of Śakuni

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

• गजमध्ये (gajamadhye) - in the midst of elephants

• अवतिष्ठन्तः (avatiṣṭhantaḥ) - standing, remaining

• शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows

• अवाकिरन् (avākiran) - they showered, they scattered

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

सादिनः (sādinaḥ) - horsemen, riders

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādin

sādin - horseman, rider

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave, heroic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, heroic, warrior

सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - of Saubala, of Śakuni

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saubala

saubala - son of Subala, Śakuni

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast

बलम् (balam) - army, force, strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - army, force, strength

गजमध्ये (gajamadhye) - in the midst of elephants

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gajamadhyam

gajamadhyam - midst of elephants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+madhya)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, midst, center
  noun (neuter)

अवतिष्ठन्तः (avatiṣṭhantaḥ) - standing, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avatiṣṭhat

avatiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, stationed

Present Active Participle

Formed from root sthā with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, volley of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

अवाकिरन् (avākiran) - they showered, they scattered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of kṛ

Prefix: ava

Root: kṛ (class 6)