महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-26, verse-52

तथैव तावका राजन्पाण्डवेयान्महारथान् ।
शरवर्षेण महता समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥५२॥

52. tathaiva tāvakā rājanpāṇḍaveyānmahārathān ,
śaravarṣeṇa mahatā samantātparyavārayan.

52. tathā eva tāvakāḥ rājan pāṇḍaveyān mahārathān
śaravarṣeṇa mahatā samantāt paryavārayan

52. rājan tathā eva tāvakāḥ mahatā śaravarṣeṇa
samantāt pāṇḍaveyān mahārathān paryavārayan

52. O king, in the same way your warriors completely surrounded the great chariot-warriors of the Pandavas on all sides with a massive shower of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, so

• एव (eva) - just, indeed, exactly, only

• तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your warriors (yours, your people, your warriors)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• पाण्डवेयान् (pāṇḍaveyān) - the Pandavas (descendants of Pandu, the Pandavas)

• महारथान् (mahārathān) - great chariot-warriors, great heroes

• शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows

• महता (mahatā) - by a great, by a massive

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, completely, entirely

• पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - they surrounded, they hemmed in, they covered

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just, indeed, exactly, only

(indeclinable)

तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your warriors (yours, your people, your warriors)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - yours, belonging to you

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

पाण्डवेयान् (pāṇḍaveyān) - the Pandavas (descendants of Pandu, the Pandavas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍaveya

pāṇḍaveya - descendant of Pandu

महारथान् (mahārathān) - great chariot-warriors, great heroes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great chariot-warrior

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+ratha)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)

शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (masculine)

महता (mahatā) - by a great, by a massive

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahant

mahant - great, large, massive

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, completely, entirely

(indeclinable)

पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - they surrounded, they hemmed in, they covered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (hyaṅ) of paryavārayat

Prefixes: pari+ā

Root: vṛ (class 9)

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