महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-212, verse-32

तं तथा गर्जमानं तु मेघदुन्दुभिनिःस्वनम् ।
अन्वपद्यन्त ते सर्वे भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकास्तदा ॥३२॥

32. taṁ tathā garjamānaṁ tu meghadundubhiniḥsvanam ,
anvapadyanta te sarve bhojavṛṣṇyandhakāstadā.

32. tam tathā garjamānam tu meghadundubhinisvanam
anvapadyanta te sarve bhojavṛṣṇyandhakāḥ tadā

32. Then, all those Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas followed him, who was thus roaring with a sound like a thundercloud and a war-drum.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Balarāma) (him, that)

• तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, so, in that manner)

• गर्जमानम् (garjamānam) - roaring, thundering

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• मेघदुन्दुभिनिस्वनम् (meghadundubhinisvanam) - with a roar like a war-drum and thundercloud

• अन्वपद्यन्त (anvapadyanta) - they followed, they pursued

• ते (te) - those, they

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

• भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकाः (bhojavṛṣṇyandhakāḥ) - specific Yadava clans (the Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Balarāma) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of `anvapadyanta`. Refers to Balarāma.

तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying `garjamānam`.

गर्जमानम् (garjamānam) - roaring, thundering

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garjamāna

garjamāna - roaring, thundering

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

root garj with suffix -māna

Root: garj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tam` (Balarāma).

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction or emphatic particle.

मेघदुन्दुभिनिस्वनम् (meghadundubhinisvanam) - with a roar like a war-drum and thundercloud

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of meghadundubhinisvana

meghadundubhinisvana - having a sound like a thundercloud and a war-drum

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (megha+dundubhi+nisvana)

• megha – cloud, thundercloud
  noun (masculine)
• dundubhi – war-drum, drum
  noun (masculine)
• nisvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  root svan with prefix nis
  Prefix: nis
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tam`.

अन्वपद्यन्त (anvapadyanta) - they followed, they pursued

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of anupad

Prefix: anu

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: The prefix `anu` becomes `anv` before `apadyanta` (from `a-padyanta`).

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with `te` and `bhojavṛṣṇyandhakāḥ`.

भोजवृष्ण्यन्धकाः (bhojavṛṣṇyandhakāḥ) - specific Yadava clans (the Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhojavṛṣṇyandhaka

bhojavṛṣṇyandhaka - Bhojas, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas (names of Yadava clans)

Compound type : dvandva (bhoja+vṛṣṇi+andhaka)

• bhoja – Bhoja (name of a Yadava clan)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṇi – Vṛṣṇi (name of a Yadava clan, Krishna's clan)
  proper noun (masculine)
• andhaka – Andhaka (name of a Yadava clan)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Collective term for the allied Yadava clans.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.