महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-88, verse-16

भेरीमृदङ्गनिनदैः शङ्खवैणवनिस्वनैः ।
स्त्रीणां गीतनिनादैश्च मधुरैर्मधुसूदन ॥१६॥

16. bherīmṛdaṅganinadaiḥ śaṅkhavaiṇavanisvanaiḥ ,
strīṇāṁ gītaninādaiśca madhurairmadhusūdana.

16. bherīmṛdaṅganinadaiḥ śaṅkhavaiṇavanisvanaiḥ
strīṇām gītaninādaiḥ ca madhuraiḥ madhusūdana

16. O Madhusūdana, [they were awakened] by the sounds of bherī and mṛdaṅga drums, by the notes of conchs and flutes, and by the sweet melodies of women's songs.

Words meanings summery:

• भेरीमृदङ्गनिनदैः (bherīmṛdaṅganinadaiḥ) - by the sounds of bherī and mṛdaṅga drums

• शङ्खवैणवनिस्वनैः (śaṅkhavaiṇavanisvanaiḥ) - by the sounds of conchs and flutes

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

• गीतनिनादैः (gītaninādaiḥ) - by the sounds of women's songs (by the sounds of songs, by musical sounds)

• च (ca) - and

• मधुरैः (madhuraiḥ) - by sweet (melodies/songs of women) (by sweet (sounds/melodies))

• मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusūdana (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

Words meanings and morphology

भेरीमृदङ्गनिनदैः (bherīmṛdaṅganinadaiḥ) - by the sounds of bherī and mṛdaṅga drums

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bherīmṛdaṅganinada

bherīmṛdaṅganinada - sound of bherī and mṛdaṅga drums

Compound of bherī, mṛdaṅga, and ninada.

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpuruṣa (bherī+mṛdaṅga+ninada)

• bherī – a large war-drum, kettle-drum
  noun (feminine)
• mṛdaṅga – a kind of drum, a large double-ended drum
  noun (masculine)
• ninada – sound, noise, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √nad (to roar, sound) with upasarga ni-.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agent of awakening (implied).

शङ्खवैणवनिस्वनैः (śaṅkhavaiṇavanisvanaiḥ) - by the sounds of conchs and flutes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaṅkhavaiṇavanisvana

śaṅkhavaiṇavanisvana - sound of conchs and flutes

Compound of śaṅkha, vaiṇa, and nisvana.

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpuruṣa (śaṅkha+vaiṇa+nisvana)

• śaṅkha – conch, conch-shell
  noun (masculine)
• vaiṇa – flute (made of bamboo or reed), a kind of lute
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from veṇu (bamboo, flute).
• nisvana – sound, noise, resonance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √svan (to sound) with upasarga ni-.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Agent of awakening (implied).

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Possessive, 'of women'.

गीतनिनादैः (gītaninādaiḥ) - by the sounds of women's songs (by the sounds of songs, by musical sounds)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gītaninada

gītaninada - sound of singing, musical sound

Compound of gīta (song) and ninada (sound).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (gīta+ninada)

• gīta – song, singing, sung
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (when adjective)
  Derived from root √gai (to sing).
  Root: gai (class 1)
• ninada – sound, noise, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √nad (to roar, sound) with upasarga ni-.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Modifies madhuraiḥ (sweet), and strīṇām (of women) further specifies.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the instrumental phrases.

मधुरैः (madhuraiḥ) - by sweet (melodies/songs of women) (by sweet (sounds/melodies))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of madhura

madhura - sweet, melodious, charming, pleasant

मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusūdana (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of the demon Madhu (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

Compound of madhu (name of a demon) + sūdana (slayer).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – honey, sweet; name of a demon
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroying, crushing, slayer
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From root √sūd (to kill, destroy).
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Addressed to Madhusūdana.