महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-146, verse-41

तस्य शब्देन घोरेण धनुर्घोषेण चाभिभो ।
त्रस्तानि मृगयूथानि समन्ताद्विप्रदुद्रुवुः ॥४१॥

41. tasya śabdena ghoreṇa dhanurghoṣeṇa cābhibho ,
trastāni mṛgayūthāni samantādvipradudruvuḥ.

41. tasya śabdena ghoreṇa dhanurghoṣeṇa ca abhibho
| trastāni mṛgayūthāni samantāt vipradudruvuḥ

41. O Lord (abhibho)! By his dreadful roar and the twang of his bow, the terrified herds of animals scattered in all directions.

41. מקול שאגתו הנורא ומקול מיתר קשתו נבהלו עדרי הצבאים ונמלטו לכל עבר.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound, by the roar

• घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - by the dreadful, by the terrible

• धनुर्घोषेण (dhanurghoṣeṇa) - by the twang of the bow, by the sound of the bow

• च (ca) - and

• अभिभो (abhibho) - Addressing the listener (e.g., Dhṛtarāṣṭra). (O lord, O master)

• त्रस्तानि (trastāni) - frightened, terrified

• मृगयूथानि (mṛgayūthāni) - herds of animals, herds of deer

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around

• विप्रदुद्रुवुः (vipradudruvuḥ) - they ran away, they scattered

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound, by the roar

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, roar

घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - by the dreadful, by the terrible

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful

धनुर्घोषेण (dhanurghoṣeṇa) - by the twang of the bow, by the sound of the bow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhanurghoṣa

dhanurghoṣa - the sound of a bow, twang of a bow

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (dhanus+ghoṣa)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• ghoṣa – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अभिभो (abhibho) - Addressing the listener (e.g., Dhṛtarāṣṭra). (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of abhibhu

abhibhu - master, lord, governor, conqueror

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhū (class 1)

त्रस्तानि (trastāni) - frightened, terrified

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, plural of trasta

trasta - frightened, terrified, alarmed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √tras (to fear).

Root: tras (class 4)

मृगयूथानि (mṛgayūthāni) - herds of animals, herds of deer

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mṛgayūtha

mṛgayūtha - herd of animals, herd of deer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+yūtha)

• mṛga – animal, deer, wild beast
  noun (masculine)
• yūtha – herd, multitude, flock
  noun (neuter)

समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tāt indicating origin or direction.

विप्रदुद्रुवुः (vipradudruvuḥ) - they ran away, they scattered

(verb)

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

Perfect

Perfect 3rd plural of root √dru (to run) with prefixes vi and pra.

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: dru (class 1)

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