महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-27, verse-5

तेषां चापभुजोत्सृष्टा शरवृष्टिर्विशां पते ।
आच्छादयद्दिशः सर्वा धाराभिरिव तोयदः ॥५॥

5. teṣāṁ cāpabhujotsṛṣṭā śaravṛṣṭirviśāṁ pate ,
ācchādayaddiśaḥ sarvā dhārābhiriva toyadaḥ.

5. teṣām cāpa-bhuj-utsṛṣṭā śara-vṛṣṭir viśām pate
ācchādayat diśaḥ sarvāḥ dhārābhir iva toyadaḥ

5. viśām pate,
teṣām cāpa-bhuj-utsṛṣṭā śara-vṛṣṭiḥ toyadaḥ iva dhārābhiḥ sarvāḥ diśaḥ ācchādayat

5. O lord of men, the shower of arrows released from the bows of those warriors covered all directions, like a rain cloud pouring down streams of water.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, of those

• चाप-भुज्-उत्सृष्टा (cāpa-bhuj-utsṛṣṭā) - released by the bow-armed ones, discharged by those holding bows

• शर-वृष्टिः (śara-vṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of arrows, rain of arrows

• विशाम् (viśām) - of men, of kings/rulers (of people, of men, of subjects)

• पते (pate) - O lord of men (O lord, O master)

• आच्छादयत् (ācchādayat) - covered, concealed, overspread

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - with streams, with torrents, with drops

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तोयदः (toyadaḥ) - water-giver, rain cloud, cloud

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, of those

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चाप-भुज्-उत्सृष्टा (cāpa-bhuj-utsṛṣṭā) - released by the bow-armed ones, discharged by those holding bows

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cāpa-bhuj-utsṛṣṭa

cāpa-bhuj-utsṛṣṭa - released by the bow-armed ones

Past Passive Participle

Compound of cāpa (bow) and bhuj (arm/wielder), followed by utsṛṣṭa (released)

Compound type : tatpurusha (cāpa-bhuj+utsṛṣṭa)

• cāpa-bhuj – holding a bow, bow-armed
  adjective (masculine)
  From cāpa and bhuj
• utsṛṣṭa – released, discharged, emitted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ud + sṛj
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

शर-वृष्टिः (śara-vṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of arrows, rain of arrows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śara-vṛṣṭi

śara-vṛṣṭi - shower of arrows

Compound of śara and vṛṣṭi

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+vṛṣṭi)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower
  noun (feminine)

विशाम् (viśām) - of men, of kings/rulers (of people, of men, of subjects)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - settlement, people, subjects, merchant, clan

पते (pate) - O lord of men (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

आच्छादयत् (ācchādayat) - covered, concealed, overspread

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ācchāday

causative/denominal

from ā + chad

Prefix: ā

Root: chad (class 10)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - with streams, with torrents, with drops

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dhārā

dhārā - stream, flow, torrent, edge

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

तोयदः (toyadaḥ) - water-giver, rain cloud, cloud

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of toyada

toyada - cloud, rain cloud

Compound of toya and da (giving)

Compound type : tatpurusha (toya+da)

• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  from dā
  Root: dā (class 3)

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