महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-28, verse-23

आवृण्वानं महाज्वालमर्चिर्भिः सर्वतोऽम्बरम् ।
दहन्तमिव तीक्ष्णांशुं घोरं वायुसमीरितम् ॥२३॥

23. āvṛṇvānaṁ mahājvālamarcirbhiḥ sarvato'mbaram ,
dahantamiva tīkṣṇāṁśuṁ ghoraṁ vāyusamīritam.

23. āvr̥ṇvānam mahājvālam arcirbhiḥ sarvataḥ ambaram
dahantam iva tīkṣṇāṁśum ghoram vāyusamīritam

23. The terrible fire, fanned by the wind, was covering the entire sky with its mighty flames and fierce rays, burning intensely like the sharp-rayed sun.

Words meanings summery:

• आव्र्̥ण्वानम् (āvr̥ṇvānam) - covering, enveloping (the sky) (covering, enveloping)

• महाज्वालम् (mahājvālam) - mighty-flamed (describing the fire) (with great flames, mighty-flamed)

• अर्चिर्भिः (arcirbhiḥ) - with its rays/flames (with rays, with flames, with splendors)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - entirely, completely (from all sides, everywhere)

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky (sky, atmosphere, garment)

• दहन्तम् (dahantam) - burning intensely (burning, scorching)

• इव (iva) - as if, like (like, as, as if)

• तीक्ष्णांशुम् (tīkṣṇāṁśum) - the sharp-rayed sun (sharp-rayed, the sun)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

• वायुसमीरितम् (vāyusamīritam) - fanned by the wind (fanned by the wind, wind-blown)

Words meanings and morphology

आव्र्̥ण्वानम् (āvr̥ṇvānam) - covering, enveloping (the sky) (covering, enveloping)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āvr̥ṇvat

āvr̥ṇvat - covering, enveloping

present active participle

Derived from root vr̥ (to cover) with prefix ā, forming āvr̥ṇoti, participle āvr̥ṇvat.

Prefix: ā

Root: vr̥ (class 5)

महाज्वालम् (mahājvālam) - mighty-flamed (describing the fire) (with great flames, mighty-flamed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahājvāla

mahājvāla - having great flames, mighty-flamed

compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+jvāla)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• jvāla – flame, blaze
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jval (class 1)

अर्चिर्भिः (arcirbhiḥ) - with its rays/flames (with rays, with flames, with splendors)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of arciṣ

arciṣ - ray, flame, splendor

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - entirely, completely (from all sides, everywhere)

(indeclinable)

Derived from sarva (all) with tasil suffix.

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky (sky, atmosphere, garment)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment, cloth

दहन्तम् (dahantam) - burning intensely (burning, scorching)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dahat

dahat - burning, consuming, scorching

present active participle

Derived from root dah (to burn).

Root: dah (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

तीक्ष्णांशुम् (tīkṣṇāṁśum) - the sharp-rayed sun (sharp-rayed, the sun)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇāṁśu

tīkṣṇāṁśu - sharp-rayed, having fierce rays; epithet of the sun

compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+aṁśu)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, fierce
  adjective
• aṁśu – ray, beam, minute particle
  noun (masculine)

Note: It is accusative singular, referring to the sun in comparison.

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, awful

वायुसमीरितम् (vāyusamīritam) - fanned by the wind (fanned by the wind, wind-blown)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāyusamīrita

vāyusamīrita - fanned by the wind, impelled by the wind

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāyu+samīrita)

• vāyu – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• samīrita – impelled, fanned, set in motion
  verbal_derivation (participle)
  past passive participle
  Prefix: sam
  Root: īr (class 2)