महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-47, verse-22

श्वेताः कृष्णाश्च नीलाश्च स्थविराः शिशवस्तथा ।
रुवन्तो भैरवान्नादान्पेतुर्दीप्ते विभावसौ ॥२२॥

22. śvetāḥ kṛṣṇāśca nīlāśca sthavirāḥ śiśavastathā ,
ruvanto bhairavānnādānpeturdīpte vibhāvasau.

22. śvetāḥ kṛṣṇāḥ ca nīlāḥ ca sthavirāḥ śiśavaḥ tathā
ruvantaḥ bhairavān nādān petuḥ dīpte vibhāvasau

22. White, black, and blue ones, as well as old and young (snakes), fell into the blazing fire, uttering terrifying roars.

Words meanings summery:

• श्वेताः (śvetāḥ) - white snakes (white ones)

• कृष्णाः (kṛṣṇāḥ) - black snakes (black ones)

• च (ca) - and

• नीलाः (nīlāḥ) - blue snakes (blue ones)

• च (ca) - and

• स्थविराः (sthavirāḥ) - old snakes (old ones)

• शिशवः (śiśavaḥ) - young snakes (infants, young ones)

• तथा (tathā) - as well as (thus, so, similarly, as well as)

• रुवन्तः (ruvantaḥ) - making terrifying roars (roaring, crying, making noise (present participle))

• भैरवान् (bhairavān) - terrifying (terrifying, dreadful)

• नादान् (nādān) - roars, sounds (sounds, roars, cries)

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• दीप्ते (dīpte) - in the blazing (in the blazing, in the shining, in the illuminated)

• विभावसौ (vibhāvasau) - in the fire (in the fire, in the sun)

Words meanings and morphology

श्वेताः (śvetāḥ) - white snakes (white ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śveta

śveta - white, bright, clean, pure

Note: Refers to snakes.

कृष्णाः (kṛṣṇāḥ) - black snakes (black ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark, dark-blue, wicked, a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

Note: Refers to snakes.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

नीलाः (nīlāḥ) - blue snakes (blue ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nīla

nīla - blue, dark blue, indigo

Note: Refers to snakes.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

स्थविराः (sthavirāḥ) - old snakes (old ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthavira

sthavira - old, ancient, aged, firm, steady

Note: Refers to snakes.

शिशवः (śiśavaḥ) - young snakes (infants, young ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiśu

śiśu - infant, child, young one, young animal

Note: Refers to snakes.

तथा (tathā) - as well as (thus, so, similarly, as well as)

(indeclinable)

रुवन्तः (ruvantaḥ) - making terrifying roars (roaring, crying, making noise (present participle))

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ruvat

ruvat - roaring, crying, sounding

present participle

Present participle of √ru (2nd class, ruv-)

Root: √ru (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (snakes).

भैरवान् (bhairavān) - terrifying (terrifying, dreadful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhairava

bhairava - dreadful, terrible, frightful, Shiva (as Bhairava)

From bhīru (fearful) + aṇ.

Root: √bhī (class 3)

नादान् (nādān) - roars, sounds (sounds, roars, cries)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāda

nāda - sound, roar, cry, noise

action noun

From √nad (sound)

Root: √nad (class 1)

Note: Object of ruvantaḥ.

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of pat

perfect tense (lit)

3rd person plural, perfect active.

Root: √pat (class 1)

Note: Subject is the implied snakes.

दीप्ते (dīpte) - in the blazing (in the blazing, in the shining, in the illuminated)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, inflamed, illuminated

past participle (karmakartari kta)

From √dīp (to shine, blaze)

Root: √dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with vibhāvasau.

विभावसौ (vibhāvasau) - in the fire (in the fire, in the sun)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vibhāvasu

vibhāvasu - fire, sun, Agni (god of fire)

u-stem noun.

Note: Refers to the sacrificial fire.