महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-169

दुन्दुभिश्च ततो दिव्यस्ताडितो देवकिंकरैः ।
ववौ च मारुतः पुण्यः शुचिगन्धः सुखावहः ॥१६९॥

169. dundubhiśca tato divyastāḍito devakiṁkaraiḥ ,
vavau ca mārutaḥ puṇyaḥ śucigandhaḥ sukhāvahaḥ.

169. dundubhiḥ ca tataḥ divyaḥ tāḍitaḥ deva-kiṅkaraiḥ
vavau ca mārutaḥ puṇyaḥ śuci-gandhaḥ sukha-āvahaḥ

169. tataḥ divyaḥ dundubhiḥ ca deva-kiṅkaraiḥ tāḍitaḥ
ca puṇyaḥ śuci-gandhaḥ sukha-āvahaḥ mārutaḥ vavau

169. Then, a divine drum was struck by the servants of the gods, and a pure, sweet-smelling, pleasant wind blew.

Words meanings summery:

• दुन्दुभिः (dundubhiḥ) - drum, war-drum

• च (ca) - and, also

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• दिव्यः (divyaḥ) - divine, heavenly, celestial

• ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck, beaten, smitten

• देव-किङ्करैः (deva-kiṅkaraiḥ) - by the servants of the gods

• ववौ (vavau) - blew

• च (ca) - and, also

• मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind, air

• पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - pure, sacred, auspicious

• शुचि-गन्धः (śuci-gandhaḥ) - pure-smelling, fragrant

• सुख-आवहः (sukha-āvahaḥ) - bringing happiness, pleasant, delightful

Words meanings and morphology

दुन्दुभिः (dundubhiḥ) - drum, war-drum

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dundubhi

dundubhi - drum, kettle-drum, thunder

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

दिव्यः (divyaḥ) - divine, heavenly, celestial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, wonderful, beautiful

Derived from 'div' (heaven, sky).

Note: Agrees with 'dundubhiḥ'.

ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck, beaten, smitten

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāḍita

tāḍita - struck, beaten, hit

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'tāḍ' (to strike).

Root: tāḍ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'dundubhiḥ'.

देव-किङ्करैः (deva-kiṅkaraiḥ) - by the servants of the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva-kiṅkara

deva-kiṅkara - servant of a god, divine attendant

Compound of 'deva' (god) and 'kiṅkara' (servant).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+kiṅkara)

• deva – god, deity, celestial being
  noun (masculine)
• kiṅkara – servant, attendant
  noun (masculine)

ववौ (vavau) - blew

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vā

Perfect

Reduplicated perfect of the root 'vā'.

Root: vā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māruta

māruta - wind, air, god of wind (Marut)

पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - pure, sacred, auspicious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, holy, pure, auspicious

Note: Agrees with 'mārutaḥ'.

शुचि-गन्धः (śuci-gandhaḥ) - pure-smelling, fragrant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci-gandha

śuci-gandha - pure-smelling, fragrant

Compound of 'śuci' (pure) and 'gandha' (smell, fragrance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuci+gandha)

• śuci – pure, clean, bright
  adjective (masculine)
• gandha – smell, fragrance, odor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mārutaḥ'.

सुख-आवहः (sukha-āvahaḥ) - bringing happiness, pleasant, delightful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukha-āvaha

sukha-āvaha - bringing pleasure/happiness, pleasant, auspicious

Compound of 'sukha' (happiness) and 'āvaha' (bringing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+āvaha)

• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Kṛt formation
  Derived from the root 'vah' with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mārutaḥ'.