महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-311, verse-14

जेगीयन्ते स्म गन्धर्वा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः ।
देवदुन्दुभयश्चैव प्रावाद्यन्त महास्वनाः ॥१४॥

14. jegīyante sma gandharvā nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ ,
devadundubhayaścaiva prāvādyanta mahāsvanāḥ.

14. jegīyante sma gandharvāḥ nanṛtuḥ ca apsarogaṇāḥ
devadundubhayaḥ ca eva prāvādyanta mahāsvanāḥ

14. gandharvāḥ jegīyante sma ca apsarogaṇāḥ nanṛtuḥ
ca eva mahāsvanāḥ devadundubhayaḥ prāvādyanta

14. The Gandharvas sang loudly, and groups of Apsaras danced. And indeed, the celestial drums were sounded with a mighty roar.

Words meanings summery:

• जेगीयन्ते (jegīyante) - sang loudly, were being sung intensely

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense with present verb

• गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas, celestial musicians

• ननृतुः (nanṛtuḥ) - danced

• च (ca) - and

• अप्सरोगणाः (apsarogaṇāḥ) - hosts of Apsaras, groups of celestial nymphs

• देवदुन्दुभयः (devadundubhayaḥ) - celestial drums, divine kettle-drums

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• प्रावाद्यन्त (prāvādyanta) - were sounded, were played, were made to sound

• महास्वनाः (mahāsvanāḥ) - describing the celestial drums (having great sound, loud, roaring)

Words meanings and morphology

जेगीयन्ते (jegīyante) - sang loudly, were being sung intensely

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (Laṭ) of jegīyate

Intensive Present Middle

Derived from the root √gai (to sing) with an intensive reduplication, in the Present Tense, Middle Voice.

Root: gai (class 1)

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense with present verb

(indeclinable)

गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas, celestial musicians

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - celestial musician, a class of demigods

ननृतुः (nanṛtuḥ) - danced

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of nanṛtu

Root: nṛt (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अप्सरोगणाः (apsarogaṇāḥ) - hosts of Apsaras, groups of celestial nymphs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apsarogaṇa

apsarogaṇa - host of Apsaras, group of celestial nymphs

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apsaras+gaṇa)

• apsaras – celestial nymph, Apsara
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)

देवदुन्दुभयः (devadundubhayaḥ) - celestial drums, divine kettle-drums

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devadundubhi

devadundubhi - celestial drum, divine kettle-drum

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+dundubhi)

• deva – god, divine, celestial
  noun (masculine)
• dundubhi – drum, kettle-drum, war-drum
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

प्रावाद्यन्त (prāvādyanta) - were sounded, were played, were made to sound

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (Laṅ) of prāvad

Prefix: pra

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: The prefix 'pra' intensifies the action of sounding.

महास्वनाः (mahāsvanāḥ) - describing the celestial drums (having great sound, loud, roaring)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāsvana

mahāsvana - having a great sound, loud

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+svana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)