महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-141, verse-20

उदपानाश्च नर्दन्ति यथा गोवृषभास्तथा ।
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैन्येषु तत्पराभवलक्षणम् ॥२०॥

20. udapānāśca nardanti yathā govṛṣabhāstathā ,
dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu tatparābhavalakṣaṇam.

20. udapānāḥ ca nadanti yathā govṛṣabhāḥ tathā
dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu tat parābhavalakṣaṇam

20. udapānāḥ ca yathā govṛṣabhāḥ tathā nadanti.
tat dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu parābhavalakṣaṇam.

20. And the wells (udapāna) roar, just as bulls (govṛṣabha) do. This is a sign of defeat (parābhava-lakṣaṇa) for Dhṛtarāṣṭra's armies.

Words meanings summery:

• उदपानाः (udapānāḥ) - wells or springs (personified as roaring) (wells, springs, reservoirs)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नदन्ति (nadanti) - they roar (they roar, they sound, they thunder)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• गोवृषभाः (govṛṣabhāḥ) - bulls (bulls, oxen)

• तथा (tathā) - so, just so (so, thus, in that manner)

• धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (referring to his army) (of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies (of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (in the armies, in the troops)

• तत् (tat) - this (referring to the phenomenon described) (that, this, it)

• पराभवलक्षणम् (parābhavalakṣaṇam) - a sign of defeat (a sign of defeat, an indication of downfall)

Words meanings and morphology

उदपानाः (udapānāḥ) - wells or springs (personified as roaring) (wells, springs, reservoirs)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of udapāna

udapāna - well, spring, reservoir, tank, water-drinking place

From uda (water) + pāna (drinking, a drink).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uda+pāna)

• uda – water
  noun (neuter)
• pāna – drinking, drink, a drinking vessel
  noun (neuter)
  From root pā (to drink) + ana suffix.
  Root: pā (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नदन्ति (nadanti) - they roar (they roar, they sound, they thunder)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative, 3rd person plural

Root nad, class 1 bhvādi.

Root: nad (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

गोवृषभाः (govṛṣabhāḥ) - bulls (bulls, oxen)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of govṛṣabha

govṛṣabha - bull, ox

From go (cow/ox) + vṛṣabha (bull).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (go+vṛṣabha)

• go – cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light
  noun (feminine)
• vṛṣabha – bull, best of its kind, chief
  noun (masculine)
  From root vṛṣ (to rain, pour, strengthen) + abha suffix.
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, just so (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (referring to his army) (of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, relating to Dhṛtarāṣṭra

From Dhṛtarāṣṭra + aṇ (patronymic suffix)

सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies (of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (in the armies, in the troops)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sainya

sainya - army, host, troop, military, relating to an army

From senā (army) + ya (taddhita suffix)

तत् (tat) - this (referring to the phenomenon described) (that, this, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it, referring to something previously mentioned or understood

पराभवलक्षणम् (parābhavalakṣaṇam) - a sign of defeat (a sign of defeat, an indication of downfall)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parābhavalakṣaṇa

parābhavalakṣaṇa - a sign of defeat, an indication of downfall or disgrace

Compound of parābhava (defeat) and lakṣaṇa (sign).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parābhava+lakṣaṇa)

• parābhava – defeat, overthrow, disgrace, humiliation
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix parā- + root bhū (to be, become) + a.
  Prefix: parā
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• lakṣaṇa – sign, mark, characteristic, symptom, definition
  noun (neuter)
  From root lakṣ (to observe, mark) + ana suffix.
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)