महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-153, verse-5

सलोहिता दिशश्चासन्खरवाचो मृगद्विजाः ।
तमोवृतमभूत्सर्वं न प्रज्ञायत किंचन ॥५॥

5. salohitā diśaścāsankharavāco mṛgadvijāḥ ,
tamovṛtamabhūtsarvaṁ na prajñāyata kiṁcana.

5. salohitā diśaḥ ca āsan kharavācaḥ mṛgadvijāḥ
tamovṛtam abhūt sarvam na prajñāyata kiñcana

5. The directions became blood-red, and the animals and birds made harsh noises. Everything was enveloped in darkness, and nothing at all could be perceived.

Words meanings summery:

• सलोहिता (salohitā) - blood-red, crimson

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

• च (ca) - and, also

• आसन् (āsan) - were, became

• खरवाचः (kharavācaḥ) - harsh-voiced, having rough cries

• मृगद्विजाः (mṛgadvijāḥ) - animals and birds

• तमोवृतम् (tamovṛtam) - covered by darkness, enveloped in gloom

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रज्ञायत (prajñāyata) - was perceived, was known

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, something, whatever

Words meanings and morphology

सलोहिता (salohitā) - blood-red, crimson

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of salohita

salohita - blood-red, crimson, red

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - were, became

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

खरवाचः (kharavācaḥ) - harsh-voiced, having rough cries

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kharavāc

kharavāc - harsh-voiced, having rough cries

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (khara+vāc)

• khara – harsh, rough, sharp
  adjective (masculine)
• vāc – voice, speech, word
  noun (feminine)

मृगद्विजाः (mṛgadvijāḥ) - animals and birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛgadvija

mṛgadvija - animals and birds; forest animals and birds

Compound type : dvandva (mṛga+dvija)

• mṛga – animal, beast, deer
  noun (masculine)
• dvija – bird, brahmin, twice-born
  noun (masculine)

तमोवृतम् (tamovṛtam) - covered by darkness, enveloped in gloom

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamovṛta

tamovṛta - covered with darkness, enveloped in gloom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamas+vṛta)

• tamas – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• vṛta – covered, enveloped, surrounded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛ (to cover)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रज्ञायत (prajñāyata) - was perceived, was known

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of jñā

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything, something, whatever

(indeclinable)