महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-166, verse-8

रथघोषं तु तं श्रुत्वा स्तनयित्नोरिवाम्बरे ।
मन्वाना देवराजं मां संविग्ना दानवाभवन् ॥८॥

8. rathaghoṣaṁ tu taṁ śrutvā stanayitnorivāmbare ,
manvānā devarājaṁ māṁ saṁvignā dānavābhavan.

8. ratha-ghoṣam tu tam śrutvā stanayitnoḥ iva ambare
manvānāḥ devarājam mām saṃvignāḥ dānavāḥ abhavan

8. Upon hearing that chariot's roar, which sounded like thunder in the sky, the Dānavas became greatly agitated, assuming that I was the king of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• रथ-घोषम् (ratha-ghoṣam) - chariot-roar, sound of a chariot

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, moreover

• तम् (tam) - that (chariot roar) (that, him, it)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• स्तनयित्नोः (stanayitnoḥ) - of thunder, of a thunder-cloud

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

• मन्वानाः (manvānāḥ) - assuming (that I was) (assuming, considering, thinking)

• देवराजम् (devarājam) - king of the gods

• माम् (mām) - me

• संविग्नाः (saṁvignāḥ) - greatly agitated (agitated, alarmed, terrified)

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (a class of demons)

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

Words meanings and morphology

रथ-घोषम् (ratha-ghoṣam) - chariot-roar, sound of a chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha-ghoṣa

ratha-ghoṣa - the sound or roar of a chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+ghoṣa)

• ratha – chariot, car, vehicle
  noun (masculine)
• ghoṣa – sound, noise, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that (chariot roar) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Agrees with 'ratha-ghoṣam'

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from the root śru (to hear) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

स्तनयित्नोः (stanayitnoḥ) - of thunder, of a thunder-cloud

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of stanayitnu

stanayitnu - thunder, a thunder-cloud

Root: stan (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, cloth

मन्वानाः (manvānāḥ) - assuming (that I was) (assuming, considering, thinking)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manvāna

manvāna - thinking, supposing, believing

present middle participle

Derived from the root man (to think) with the middle voice suffix -āna.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'dānavāḥ'

देवराजम् (devarājam) - king of the gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devarāja

devarāja - king of the gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rāja)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler, prince
  noun (masculine)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

संविग्नाः (saṁvignāḥ) - greatly agitated (agitated, alarmed, terrified)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃvigna

saṁvigna - agitated, alarmed, terrified, disturbed

past passive participle

Derived from the root vij (to tremble, to be agitated) with prefix sam and suffix -ta.

Prefix: sam

Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'dānavāḥ'

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (a class of demons)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a descendant of Danu; a demon, an Asura

Patronymic from Danu.

अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)