महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-72, verse-23

दुर्योधनस्याग्निहोत्रे प्राक्रोशन्भैरवं शिवाः ।
तास्तदा प्रत्यभाषन्त रासभाः सर्वतोदिशम् ॥२३॥

23. duryodhanasyāgnihotre prākrośanbhairavaṁ śivāḥ ,
tāstadā pratyabhāṣanta rāsabhāḥ sarvatodiśam.

23. duryodhanasya agnihotre prākrośan bhairavam śivāḥ
tāḥ tadā pratyabhāṣanta rāsabhāḥ sarvatodiśam

23. In Duryodhana's daily fire ritual (yajña), jackals wailed dreadfully. Then, in response, donkeys brayed from all directions.

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana

• अग्निहोत्रे (agnihotre) - in the agnihotra, in the fire sacrifice

• प्राक्रोशन् (prākrośan) - they wailed, shrieked, cried out

• भैरवम् (bhairavam) - dreadfully, terribly, frightfully

• शिवाः (śivāḥ) - jackals, female jackals

• ताः (tāḥ) - them (feminine plural)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रत्यभाषन्त (pratyabhāṣanta) - they replied, they spoke in return

• रासभाः (rāsabhāḥ) - donkeys, female donkeys

• सर्वतोदिशम् (sarvatodiśam) - from all directions, on every side

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (a Kaurava prince, son of Dhritarashtra)

अग्निहोत्रे (agnihotre) - in the agnihotra, in the fire sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of agnihotra

agnihotra - a daily fire sacrifice, a Vedic ritual involving offerings into fire

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+hotra)

• agni – fire, sacred fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• hotra – an offering, a sacrifice, a sacrificial priest
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from root hu (to offer) + tra (suffix)
  Root: hu (class 3)

प्राक्रोशन् (prākrośan) - they wailed, shrieked, cried out

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prākruś

from root kruś (to cry) with prefixes pra- and ā-

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: kruś (class 1)

Note: Imperfect, 3rd person plural, active voice.

भैरवम् (bhairavam) - dreadfully, terribly, frightfully

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhairava

bhairava - dreadful, terrible, formidable, a form of Shiva

Note: Used adverbially (accusative of manner) to describe the manner of crying.

शिवाः (śivāḥ) - jackals, female jackals

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śivā

śivā - a jackal (especially female), a species of owl, an inauspicious bird; normally 'auspicious', but here refers to an animal considered ominous

ताः (tāḥ) - them (feminine plural)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the jackals (śivāḥ) as the object of the reply.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

प्रत्यभाषन्त (pratyabhāṣanta) - they replied, they spoke in return

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pratyabhāṣ

from root bhāṣ (to speak) with prefixes prati- and abhi-

Prefixes: prati+abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Imperfect, 3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada).

रासभाः (rāsabhāḥ) - donkeys, female donkeys

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rāsabhā

rāsabhā - a female donkey, an ass

Note: Subject of pratyabhāṣanta.

सर्वतोदिशम् (sarvatodiśam) - from all directions, on every side

(indeclinable)