महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-126, verse-23

ततः सविद्युत्स्तनितैः सेन्द्रायुधपुरोजवैः ।
आवृतं गगनं मेघैर्बलाकापङ्क्तिहासिभिः ॥२३॥

23. tataḥ savidyutstanitaiḥ sendrāyudhapurojavaiḥ ,
āvṛtaṁ gaganaṁ meghairbalākāpaṅktihāsibhiḥ.

23. tataḥ savidyutstanitaiḥ seindrāyudhapurōjavaiḥ
āvṛtam gaganam meghaiḥ balākāpaṅktihāsibhiḥ

23. Then the sky became covered by clouds, which were accompanied by lightning and thunder, swiftly appearing rainbows, and shining brightly with lines of cranes.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

• सविद्युत्स्तनितैः (savidyutstanitaiḥ) - with lightning and thunder

• सेइन्द्रायुधपुर्ओजवैः (seindrāyudhapurōjavaiḥ) - with swiftly appearing rainbows (with swift rainbows)

• आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, enveloped

• गगनम् (gaganam) - sky, atmosphere

• मेघैः (meghaiḥ) - by clouds

• बलाकापङ्क्तिहासिभिः (balākāpaṅktihāsibhiḥ) - shining brightly like rows of cranes, smiling with rows of cranes

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

(indeclinable)

सविद्युत्स्तनितैः (savidyutstanitaiḥ) - with lightning and thunder

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of savidyutstanita

savidyutstanita - accompanied by lightning and thunder

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa- ('with') + vidyutstanita ('lightning and thunder')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vidyutstanita)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vidyutstanita – lightning and thunder
  noun (neuter)
  Dvandva compound of vidyut ('lightning') and stanita ('thunder')

Note: Modifies `meghaiḥ`.

सेइन्द्रायुधपुर्ओजवैः (seindrāyudhapurōjavaiḥ) - with swiftly appearing rainbows (with swift rainbows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of seindrāyudhapurōjava

seindrāyudhapurōjava - accompanied by swiftly moving or appearing rainbows

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa- ('with') + indrāyudhapurōjava ('swiftly appearing rainbow')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+indrāyudhapurōjava)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• indrāyudhapurōjava – rainbow appearing swiftly
  adjective (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound of indrāyudha ('rainbow') and purōjava ('swiftly appearing')

Note: Modifies `meghaiḥ`.

आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, enveloped

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, enveloped, surrounded, concealed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √vṛ ('to cover, choose') with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies `gaganam`.

गगनम् (gaganam) - sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, firmament, heaven

Note: Object of the implied verb (e.g., 'became covered').

मेघैः (meghaiḥ) - by clouds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud, rain cloud

from √mih 'to sprinkle'

Root: mih (class 1)

Note: Agent of the covering action.

बलाकापङ्क्तिहासिभिः (balākāpaṅktihāsibhiḥ) - shining brightly like rows of cranes, smiling with rows of cranes

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of balākāpaṅktihāsin

balākāpaṅktihāsin - shining brightly with lines of cranes, having the brilliance or whiteness of a line of cranes

Tatpuruṣa compound of balākāpaṅkti ('line of cranes') and hāsin ('shining, smiling')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (balākāpaṅkti+hāsin)

• balākāpaṅkti – line of cranes
  noun (feminine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound of balākā ('crane') and paṅkti ('line')
• hāsin – shining, smiling, laughing, brilliant
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of √has ('to laugh, smile, shine')
  Root: has (class 1)

Note: Modifies `meghaiḥ`.