महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-10, verse-7

गन्धर्व उवाच ।
घोरो नादः श्रूयते वासवस्य नभस्तले गर्जतो राजसिंह ।
व्यक्तं वज्रं मोक्ष्यते ते महेन्द्रः क्षेमं राजंश्चिन्त्यतामेष कालः ॥७॥

7. gandharva uvāca ,
ghoro nādaḥ śrūyate vāsavasya; nabhastale garjato rājasiṁha ,
vyaktaṁ vajraṁ mokṣyate te mahendraḥ; kṣemaṁ rājaṁścintyatāmeṣa kālaḥ.

7. Gandharvaḥ uvāca ghoraḥ nādaḥ śrūyate
Vāsavasya nabhas-tale garjataḥ rāja-siṃha
vyaktam vajram mokṣyate te
Mahendraḥ kṣemam rājan cintyatām eṣaḥ kālaḥ

7. गन्धर्वः उवाच राज-सिंह वासवस्य गर्जतः
घोरः नादः नभस्-तले श्रूयते व्यक्तम्
महेन्द्रः ते वज्रम् मोक्ष्यते राजन्
एषः कालः [अतः] क्षेमम् चिन्त्यताम्

7. The Gandharva said: 'O lion among kings, a terrible roar of Vāsava (Indra) is heard thundering in the sky! Clearly, Mahendra will release his thunderbolt upon you. O King, this is the time, safety must be considered!'

Words meanings summery:

• गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - Gandharva (a class of celestial beings)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• नादः (nādaḥ) - roar (sound, roar, cry)

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard (is heard, is listened to)

• वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Vāsava (Indra)

• नभस्-तले (nabhas-tale) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

• गर्जतः (garjataḥ) - thundering, roaring (masculine singular genitive)

• राज-सिंह (rāja-siṁha) - O lion among kings, O king-lion

• व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly (clearly, manifest, evident)

• वज्रम् (vajram) - thunderbolt (thunderbolt, diamond)

• मोक्ष्यते (mokṣyate) - will hurl (or release) (will be released, will be set free, will hurl (middle voice))

• ते (te) - upon you (dative of interest/direction) (to you, your)

• महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra (Indra)

• क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - safety (welfare, safety, security)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King, ruler

• चिन्त्यताम् (cintyatām) - should be considered (let it be considered, it should be thought about)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• कालः (kālaḥ) - moment, opportunity (time, moment, proper season)

Words meanings and morphology

गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - Gandharva (a class of celestial beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Gandharva

Gandharva - Gandharva (a celestial musician or semi-divine being)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

perfect active 3rd singular

From root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, frightful, fierce

Note: Qualifies 'nādaḥ'.

नादः (nādaḥ) - roar (sound, roar, cry)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāda

nāda - sound, cry, roar, loud noise

from √nad (to sound, roar)

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'śrūyate'.

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard (is heard, is listened to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √śru

present passive 3rd singular

From root √śru (to hear). Passive voice.

Root: śru (class 5)

वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Vāsava (Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of Vāsava

Vāsava - a name of Indra; descendant of Vasu

Note: Possessive, indicating whose roar it is.

नभस्-तले (nabhas-tale) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas-tala

nabhas-tala - sky, atmosphere, ethereal region

compound of nabhas (sky) and tala (surface, region)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nabhas+tala)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, ether
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, flat ground, region, bottom
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location where the sound is heard.

गर्जतः (garjataḥ) - thundering, roaring (masculine singular genitive)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of garjat

garjat - roaring, thundering

present active participle

From root √garj (to roar, thunder) + -at (present participle suffix).

Root: garj (class 1)

Note: Adjectival use, agreeing with Vāsavasya.

राज-सिंह (rāja-siṁha) - O lion among kings, O king-lion

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāja-siṃha

rāja-siṁha - lion among kings, excellent king, great king

compound of rāja (king) and siṃha (lion). Used metaphorically for an excellent person.

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+siṃha)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to the king.

व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly (clearly, manifest, evident)

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From vi-√añc (to bend, to go out) or vi-√añj (to anoint, make clear). More commonly P.P.P. of √vyaj (to become manifest). Here, used adverbially.

Prefix: vi

Root: añc / añj / vyaj (class 1)

Note: Adverb.

वज्रम् (vajram) - thunderbolt (thunderbolt, diamond)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt (weapon of Indra); diamond

Note: Object of 'mokṣyate'.

मोक्ष्यते (mokṣyate) - will hurl (or release) (will be released, will be set free, will hurl (middle voice))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of √muc

future middle 3rd singular

From root √muc (to release). Future tense, middle voice.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'Mahendraḥ'.

ते (te) - upon you (dative of interest/direction) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Indicates the recipient or target of the action.

महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Mahendra

Mahendra - a name for Indra; the great Indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+Indra)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• Indra – Indra (king of the gods)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'mokṣyate'.

क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - safety (welfare, safety, security)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣema

kṣema - safety, welfare, prosperity, security

from √kṣi (to dwell, to be safe)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Object of 'cintyatām'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King, ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

Note: Addressed to the king.

चिन्त्यताम् (cintyatām) - should be considered (let it be considered, it should be thought about)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of √cint

imperative passive 3rd singular

From root √cint (to think). Imperative, passive voice.

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Its subject 'kṣemam' is in accusative here due to passive.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Qualifies 'kālaḥ'.

कालः (kālaḥ) - moment, opportunity (time, moment, proper season)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, moment, opportunity

Note: Subject.