महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-155, verse-72

शिखण्डिनीभिश्चरतां सहितानां शिखण्डिनाम् ।
नर्दतां शृणु निर्घोषं भीम पर्वतसानुषु ॥७२॥

72. śikhaṇḍinībhiścaratāṁ sahitānāṁ śikhaṇḍinām ,
nardatāṁ śṛṇu nirghoṣaṁ bhīma parvatasānuṣu.

72. śikhaṇḍinībhiḥ ca caratām sahitānām śikhaṇḍinām
nardatām śṛṇu nirghoṣam bhīma parvata-sānuṣu

72. Listen, Bhīma, to the roaring sound of the peacocks (śikhaṇḍin), moving and accompanied by peahens (śikhaṇḍinī), on the mountain slopes.

Words meanings summery:

• शिखण्डिनीभिः (śikhaṇḍinībhiḥ) - by peahens, with peahens

• च (ca) - and

• चरताम् (caratām) - of those moving, of those wandering

• सहितानाम् (sahitānām) - of those accompanied, of those together

• शिखण्डिनाम् (śikhaṇḍinām) - of peacocks

• नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of those roaring, of those crying loudly

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

• निर्घोषम् (nirghoṣam) - roar, sound, clamor

• भीम (bhīma) - O Bhīma

• पर्वत-सानुषु (parvata-sānuṣu) - on the mountain slopes

Words meanings and morphology

शिखण्डिनीभिः (śikhaṇḍinībhiḥ) - by peahens, with peahens

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of śikhaṇḍinī

śikhaṇḍinī - peahen

Feminine form of 'śikhaṇḍin' (peacock).

Note: Instrument for 'caratām' and 'sahitānām'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चरताम् (caratām) - of those moving, of those wandering

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of carat

carat - moving, wandering, roaming

present active participle

Derived from root 'car' (to move).

Root: car (class 1)

सहितानाम् (sahitānām) - of those accompanied, of those together

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, together with

past passive participle

Derived from root 'dhā' (to place) with prefix 'sa' and in 'hita' form.

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

शिखण्डिनाम् (śikhaṇḍinām) - of peacocks

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - peacock (lit. 'crested')

From 'śikhaṇḍa' (crest) + 'in' (possessive suffix).

Note: Object of the sound 'nirghoṣam'.

नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of those roaring, of those crying loudly

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nardat

nardat - roaring, sounding, bellowing

present active participle

Derived from root 'nard' (to roar).

Root: nard (class 1)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

present imperative

Second person singular, active voice, imperative mood.

Root: śru (class 5)

निर्घोषम् (nirghoṣam) - roar, sound, clamor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirghoṣa

nirghoṣa - roar, sound, clamor, loud noise

Derived from root 'ghuṣ' (to sound) with prefix 'nis'.

Prefix: nis

Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

भीम (bhīma) - O Bhīma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (one of the Pāṇḍava brothers)

Note: Addressee.

पर्वत-सानुषु (parvata-sānuṣu) - on the mountain slopes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of parvata-sānu

parvata-sānu - mountain slopes/ridges

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+sānu)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛ
• sānu – slope, ridge, peak (of a mountain)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location where the peacocks are.