महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-270, verse-6

तस्य मेघोपमं सैन्यमापतद्भीमदर्शनम् ।
दृष्ट्वैव सहसा दीर्णा रणे वानरपुंगवाः ॥६॥

6. tasya meghopamaṁ sainyamāpatadbhīmadarśanam ,
dṛṣṭvaiva sahasā dīrṇā raṇe vānarapuṁgavāḥ.

6. tasya meghopamam sainyam āpatat bhīmadarśanam
dṛṣṭvā eva sahasā dīrṇāḥ raṇe vānarapuṃgavāḥ

6. Just upon seeing his approaching army, which was like a cloud and terrible to behold, the foremost monkeys were suddenly scattered in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Dhūmrākṣa's) (his, of that)

• मेघोपमम् (meghopamam) - like a cloud (cloud-like, resembling a cloud)

• सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army (army, host)

• आपतत् (āpatat) - approaching (approaching, falling upon, attacking)

• भीमदर्शनम् (bhīmadarśanam) - terrible to behold (terrible to behold, frightening in appearance)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - upon seeing (having seen)

• एव (eva) - just upon (just, only, indeed)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, quickly, immediately)

• दीर्णाः (dīrṇāḥ) - were scattered (scattered, broken, torn)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

• वानरपुंगवाः (vānarapuṁgavāḥ) - the foremost monkeys (foremost of monkeys, best of monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (Dhūmrākṣa's) (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive for 'sainyam'.

मेघोपमम् (meghopamam) - like a cloud (cloud-like, resembling a cloud)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of meghopama

meghopama - cloud-like, resembling a cloud

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+upama)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mih (class 6)
• upama – likeness, comparison, similar
  adjective (masculine)

सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army (army, host)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host, military

Root: sena

Note: Subject of implied verb, or part of a compound attribute.

आपतत् (āpatat) - approaching (approaching, falling upon, attacking)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āpatat

āpatat - falling upon, approaching, attacking

present active participle

From √pat (to fall) with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

भीमदर्शनम् (bhīmadarśanam) - terrible to behold (terrible to behold, frightening in appearance)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhīmadarśana

bhīmadarśana - terrible to behold, frightening in appearance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhīma+darśana)

• bhīma – terrible, frightful
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• darśana – sight, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - upon seeing (having seen)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - just upon (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, quickly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Adverb

दीर्णाः (dīrṇāḥ) - were scattered (scattered, broken, torn)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīrṇa

dīrṇa - broken, torn, scattered, rent

past passive participle

From √dṛ (to tear, break)

Root: dṛ (class 6)

Note: Predicate adjective for the monkeys.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war, strife

Root: raṇ (class 1)

Note: Adverbial modifier of dīrṇāḥ.

वानरपुंगवाः (vānarapuṁgavāḥ) - the foremost monkeys (foremost of monkeys, best of monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānarapuṃgava

vānarapuṁgava - foremost of monkeys, chief monkey

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vānara+puṃgava)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• puṃgava – bull, excellent, chief, foremost (often used as suffix)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of implied 'were'.