महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-14, verse-9

निर्घाता बहवश्चासन्पेतुरुल्काः सहस्रशः ।
महद्भयं च भूतानां सर्वेषां समजायत ॥९॥

9. nirghātā bahavaścāsanpeturulkāḥ sahasraśaḥ ,
mahadbhayaṁ ca bhūtānāṁ sarveṣāṁ samajāyata.

9. nirghātāḥ bahavaḥ ca āsan petuḥ ulkāḥ sahasraśaḥ
mahat bhayam ca bhūtānām sarveṣām samajāyata

9. bahavaḥ nirghātāḥ ca āsan sahasraśaḥ ulkāḥ petuḥ
ca sarveṣām bhūtānām mahat bhayam samajāyata

9. Many thunderbolts occurred, and thousands of meteors fell. A great fear also arose among all creatures (bhūta).

Words meanings summery:

• निर्घाताः (nirghātāḥ) - thunderbolts, violent sounds, calamities

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• च (ca) - and, also

• आसन् (āsan) - were, existed

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell

• उल्काः (ulkāḥ) - meteors, firebrands

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, thousands of

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• च (ca) - and, also

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all creatures (bhūta) (of beings, of creatures)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, of everyone

• समजायत (samajāyata) - arose, was born, happened

Words meanings and morphology

निर्घाताः (nirghātāḥ) - thunderbolts, violent sounds, calamities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirghāta

nirghāta - thunderbolt, a violent gust of wind, a calamity, a stroke

From ni-hṛ (to strike, crush)

Prefix: nis

Root: han (class 2)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Agrees with 'nirghātāḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - were, existed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: From the root 'as' (to be).

पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, reduplicated

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'ulkāḥ'.

उल्काः (ulkāḥ) - meteors, firebrands

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ulkā

ulkā - meteor, falling star, firebrand

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, thousands of

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śas indicating distribution or measure.

Note: Modifies 'ulkāḥ'.

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Present Active Participle

From root mah (to be great)

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhayam'.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all creatures (bhūta) (of beings, of creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to living beings.

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, of everyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtānām'.

समजायत (samajāyata) - arose, was born, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of jan

Imperfect middle, with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject is 'bhayam'.