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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-272, verse-41

ततो दुन्दुभयश्चैव शङ्खाश्च सुमहास्वनाः ।
मुरजा डिण्डिमाश्चैव प्रावाद्यन्त सहस्रशः ॥४१॥
41. tato dundubhayaścaiva śaṅkhāśca sumahāsvanāḥ ,
murajā ḍiṇḍimāścaiva prāvādyanta sahasraśaḥ.
41. tataḥ dundubhayaḥ ca eva śaṅkhāḥ ca sumahāsvanāḥ
murajāḥ ḍiṇḍimāḥ ca eva prāvādyanta sahasraśaḥ
41. tataḥ dundubhayaḥ ca eva śaṅkhāḥ ca sumahāsvanāḥ
murajāḥ ḍiṇḍimāḥ ca eva sahasraśaḥ prāvādyanta
41. Then, kettledrums and conches with very loud sounds, along with drums and small drums, were played by thousands.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
  • दुन्दुभयः (dundubhayaḥ) - kettledrums
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
  • शङ्खाः (śaṅkhāḥ) - conches
  • (ca) - and
  • सुमहास्वनाः (sumahāsvanāḥ) - very loud-sounding, having a very great sound
  • मुरजाः (murajāḥ) - drums (of a particular type), tabors
  • डिण्डिमाः (ḍiṇḍimāḥ) - small drums, kettledrums
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
  • प्रावाद्यन्त (prāvādyanta) - were sounded, were played
  • सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that
(indeclinable)
suffix -tas applied to a pronoun, indicating origin or sequence
दुन्दुभयः (dundubhayaḥ) - kettledrums
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dundubhi
dundubhi - kettledrum, drum
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
conjunction
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
(indeclinable)
particle for emphasis
शङ्खाः (śaṅkhāḥ) - conches
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkha
śaṅkha - conch, conch-shell
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
conjunction
सुमहास्वनाः (sumahāsvanāḥ) - very loud-sounding, having a very great sound
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sumahāsvana
sumahāsvana - very loud-sounding, having a very great sound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+mahā+svana)
  • su – good, well, very
    indeclinable
    prefix intensifying meaning
  • mahat – great, large
    adjective (masculine)
    stem for 'mahā' in compounds
  • svana – sound, noise
    noun (masculine)
    from root svan (to sound)
    Root: svan (class 1)
मुरजाः (murajāḥ) - drums (of a particular type), tabors
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of muraja
muraja - drum, tabor
डिण्डिमाः (ḍiṇḍimāḥ) - small drums, kettledrums
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ḍiṇḍima
ḍiṇḍima - small drum, tabor, kettledrum
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
conjunction
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
(indeclinable)
particle for emphasis
प्रावाद्यन्त (prāvādyanta) - were sounded, were played
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of vad
imperfect passive
Imperfect tense, passive voice, 3rd person plural; root 'vad' with prefixes 'pra-' and 'ā-'
Prefixes: pra+ā
Root: vad (class 1)
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands
(indeclinable)
adverbial suffix -śas indicating distribution or measure