महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-69

घोररूपा महाराज घोरस्वननिनादिताः ।
ततो जलधराः सर्वे व्याप्नुवन्ति नभस्तलम् ॥६९॥

69. ghorarūpā mahārāja ghorasvananināditāḥ ,
tato jaladharāḥ sarve vyāpnuvanti nabhastalam.

69. ghorarūpāḥ mahārāja ghorasvananināditāḥ tataḥ
jaladharāḥ sarve vyāpnuvanti nabhastalam

69. O great king, then all the clouds, which are frightful in form and resound with terrible roars, cover the expanse of the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• घोररूपाः (ghorarūpāḥ) - of terrible form, frightful, horrific-looking

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• घोरस्वननिनादिताः (ghorasvananināditāḥ) - resounding with terrible roars/sounds, filled with dreadful noise

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

• जलधराः (jaladharāḥ) - clouds (lit. water-bearers)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, entire

• व्याप्नुवन्ति (vyāpnuvanti) - they cover, they spread over, they pervade

• नभस्तलम् (nabhastalam) - the expanse of the sky, the sky

Words meanings and morphology

घोररूपाः (ghorarūpāḥ) - of terrible form, frightful, horrific-looking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - having a dreadful form, frightful, terrific

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, frightful, awful
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature, image
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agreeing with `jaladharāḥ`

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor, sovereign

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+rājan)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)

घोरस्वननिनादिताः (ghorasvananināditāḥ) - resounding with terrible roars/sounds, filled with dreadful noise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghorasvananinādita

ghorasvananinādita - resounding with dreadful sounds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghorasvana+ninādita)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, frightful
  adjective
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
• ninādita – made to sound, resounded, caused to roar
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `nad` (to sound) with `ni` prefix.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with `jaladharāḥ`

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

(indeclinable)

जलधराः (jaladharāḥ) - clouds (lit. water-bearers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jaladhara

jaladhara - cloud, water-bearer

Formed from `jala` (water) and `dhara` (bearing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+dhara)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective
  Agent noun from root `dhṛ` (to bear).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of `vyāpnuvanti`

सर्वे (sarve) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agreeing with `jaladharāḥ`

व्याप्नुवन्ति (vyāpnuvanti) - they cover, they spread over, they pervade

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vyāp

Present Active Indicative

Root `āp` with prefix `vi`. Class 5 verb with `nu` infix.

Prefix: vi

Root: āp (class 5)

नभस्तलम् (nabhastalam) - the expanse of the sky, the sky

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhastala

nabhastala - sky, atmosphere, expanse of the sky

Compound of `nabhas` (sky) and `tala` (surface, level, expanse).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+tala)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, cloud
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, level, flat ground, expanse
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `vyāpnuvanti`