महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-81, verse-15

अनाहता दुन्दुभयः प्रणेदुर्मेघनिस्वनाः ।
साधु साध्विति चाकाशे बभूव सुमहान्स्वनः ॥१५॥

15. anāhatā dundubhayaḥ praṇedurmeghanisvanāḥ ,
sādhu sādhviti cākāśe babhūva sumahānsvanaḥ.

15. anāhatāḥ dundubhayaḥ praṇeduḥ meghanisvanāḥ
sādhu sādhu iti ca ākāśe babhūva sumahān svanaḥ

15. Unstruck drums with the sound of thunder roared forth, and a very great sound of 'Well done! Well done!' arose in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• अनाहताः (anāhatāḥ) - un-struck (drums) (un-struck, un-beaten)

• दुन्दुभयः (dundubhayaḥ) - drums (celestial drums) (drums)

• प्रणेदुः (praṇeduḥ) - roared forth (roared, sounded forth, thundered)

• मेघनिस्वनाः (meghanisvanāḥ) - having the sound of thunder (having the sound of clouds, thunderous)

• साधु (sādhu) - well done! (as an exclamation) (well, good, excellent, properly)

• साधु (sādhu) - well done! (as an exclamation) (well, good, excellent, properly)

• इति (iti) - thus (indicating quoted speech) (thus, so, in this manner)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

• बभूव (babhūva) - arose (became, happened, arose)

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great (very great, mighty, exceedingly large)

• स्वनः (svanaḥ) - sound (sound, noise, roar)

Words meanings and morphology

अनाहताः (anāhatāḥ) - un-struck (drums) (un-struck, un-beaten)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anāhata

anāhata - un-struck, un-beaten, unhurt, fresh

Compound of 'a-' (negative prefix) and 'āhata' (struck)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+āhata)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• āhata – struck, beaten, injured
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'dundubhayaḥ'.

दुन्दुभयः (dundubhayaḥ) - drums (celestial drums) (drums)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dundubhi

dundubhi - drum, war-drum

Onomatopoeic origin.

Note: Subject of 'praṇeduḥ'.

प्रणेदुः (praṇeduḥ) - roared forth (roared, sounded forth, thundered)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of praṇad

Perfect tense

3rd person plural perfect active of root 'nad' (to sound) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'dundubhayaḥ'.

मेघनिस्वनाः (meghanisvanāḥ) - having the sound of thunder (having the sound of clouds, thunderous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of meghanisvana

meghanisvana - sound of clouds, thunderous noise

Compound type : tatpurusha (megha+nisvana)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: megh (class 1)
• nisvana – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'svan' (to sound) with prefix 'ni'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dundubhayaḥ'.

साधु (sādhu) - well done! (as an exclamation) (well, good, excellent, properly)

(indeclinable)

Root: sādh (class 5)

साधु (sādhu) - well done! (as an exclamation) (well, good, excellent, properly)

(indeclinable)

Root: sādh (class 5)

इति (iti) - thus (indicating quoted speech) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunctive particle.

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky (in the sky, in space, in the ether)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Locative of place.

बभूव (babhūva) - arose (became, happened, arose)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active of root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'svanaḥ'.

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great (very great, mighty, exceedingly large)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, mighty, exceedingly large

Compound of 'su' (intensive prefix) and 'mahat' (great)

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+mahat)

• su – very, exceedingly, intensely
  indeclinable
  Intensive prefix.
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'svanaḥ'.

स्वनः (svanaḥ) - sound (sound, noise, roar)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svana

svana - sound, noise, roar

Derived from root 'svan' (to sound)

Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'babhūva'.