महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-217, verse-18

महता मेघजालेन नानारूपेण वज्रभृत् ।
आकाशं समवस्तीर्य प्रववर्ष सुरेश्वरः ॥१८॥

18. mahatā meghajālena nānārūpeṇa vajrabhṛt ,
ākāśaṁ samavastīrya pravavarṣa sureśvaraḥ.

18. mahatā meghajālena nānārūpeṇa vajrabhṛt
ākāśam samavastīrya pravavarṣa sureśvaraḥ

18. The wielder of the thunderbolt (Vajrabhṛt), the lord of the gods (Sureśvara), having completely covered the sky with a vast, multi-formed network of clouds, then rained down.

Words meanings summery:

• महता (mahatā) - by great, by vast

• मेघजालेन (meghajālena) - by a network of clouds

• नानारूपेण (nānārūpeṇa) - by having various forms, of various forms

• वज्रभृत् (vajrabhṛt) - the thunderbolt-bearer, Indra

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky

• समवस्तीर्य (samavastīrya) - having covered completely

• प्रववर्ष (pravavarṣa) - he rained

• सुरेश्वरः (sureśvaraḥ) - the lord of gods, Indra

Words meanings and morphology

महता (mahatā) - by great, by vast

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with meghajālena.

मेघजालेन (meghajālena) - by a network of clouds

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of meghajāla

meghajāla - a network of clouds, a mass of clouds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+jāla)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: megh (class 1)
• jāla – net, network, mass, multitude
  noun (neuter)

नानारूपेण (nānārūpeṇa) - by having various forms, of various forms

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nānārūpa

nānārūpa - having various forms, multi-formed, diverse

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+rūpa)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold (indeclinable used as first part of compound)
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with meghajālena.

वज्रभृत् (vajrabhṛt) - the thunderbolt-bearer, Indra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajrabhṛt

vajrabhṛt - bearing a thunderbolt, thunderbolt-wielder, Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vajra+bhṛt)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (neuter)
• bhṛt – bearing, holding, maintaining
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from root bhṛ
  From root bhṛ (to bear, carry)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Refers to Indra.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - the sky

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space

समवस्तीर्य (samavastīrya) - having covered completely

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive from root stṛ (to spread, cover) with upasargas sam- and ava-

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: stṛ (class 5)

प्रववर्ष (pravavarṣa) - he rained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of vṛṣ

perfect tense (liṭ)

Perfect tense 3rd person singular, parasmaipada of root vṛṣ with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

सुरेश्वरः (sureśvaraḥ) - the lord of gods, Indra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sureśvara

sureśvara - lord of gods, Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+īśvara)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Refers to Indra.