महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-25, verse-31

ततस्तु संवृतो भीमस्तावकैर्निशितैः शरैः ।
पीडयामास तान्सर्वान्सहस्राक्ष इवासुरान् ॥३१॥

31. tatastu saṁvṛto bhīmastāvakairniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ,
pīḍayāmāsa tānsarvānsahasrākṣa ivāsurān.

31. tataḥ tu saṃvṛtaḥ bhīmaḥ tāvakaiḥ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
pīḍayāmāsa tān sarvān sahasrākṣaḥ iva asurān

31. bhīmaḥ tataḥ tu tāvakaiḥ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ saṃvṛtaḥ
tān sarvān sahasrākṣaḥ iva asurān pīḍayāmāsa

31. Then, Bhima, even though surrounded by your men's sharp arrows, tormented all of them, just as Indra (sahasrākṣa) would oppress the demons.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, from that, thereupon)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

• संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, restrained, chosen)

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima (one of the Pandavas) (Bhima (a name), terrible, formidable)

• तावकैः (tāvakaiḥ) - by your men (Kauravas) (by your (men), by yours)

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp (arrows) (by sharp, by whetted)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

• पीडयामास (pīḍayāmāsa) - he tormented (he oppressed, he tormented)

• तान् (tān) - them (the Kaurava warriors) (those, them)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (all)

• सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - Indra (one with a thousand eyes (Indra))

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• असुरान् (asurān) - demons

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, from that, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded (surrounded, covered, restrained, chosen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - surrounded, covered, restrained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima (one of the Pandavas) (Bhima (a name), terrible, formidable)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhima, terrible, formidable

तावकैः (tāvakaiḥ) - by your men (Kauravas) (by your (men), by yours)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - your, belonging to you, yours

Derived from pronominal base 'tva' (you) with suffix -ka

Note: Refers to Dhritarashtra's side (Kauravas).

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp (arrows) (by sharp, by whetted)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted, keen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śā/śi (to sharpen) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: śā (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'śaraiḥ'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

पीडयामास (pīḍayāmāsa) - he tormented (he oppressed, he tormented)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of pīḍay

Causative stem of root pīḍ-

Periphrastic perfect (Lit), 3rd singular active

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

तान् (tān) - them (the Kaurava warriors) (those, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the enemies.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (all)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Agrees with 'tān'.

सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - Indra (one with a thousand eyes (Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed, Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣa)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound meaning 'one who has a thousand eyes'.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

असुरान् (asurān) - demons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, evil spirit

Note: Objects of the implied verb (oppresses).