महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-1, verse-22

वायुस्ततः प्रादुरभून्नीचैः शर्करकर्षणः ।
विनिघ्नंस्तान्यनीकानि विधमंश्चैव तद्रजः ॥२२॥

22. vāyustataḥ prādurabhūnnīcaiḥ śarkarakarṣaṇaḥ ,
vinighnaṁstānyanīkāni vidhamaṁścaiva tadrajaḥ.

22. vāyuḥ tataḥ prādus abhūt nīcaiḥ śarkara-karṣaṇaḥ
vinighnan tāni anīkāni vidhaman ca eva tat rajaḥ

22. vāyuḥ tataḥ nīcaiḥ śarkara-karṣaṇaḥ prādus abhūt
tāni anīkāni vinighnan tat rajaḥ ca eva vidhaman

22. Then, the wind (vāyu) appeared, sweeping up gravel from below. It struck down those armies and dispersed their dust.

Words meanings summery:

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air, god of wind

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• प्रादुस् (prādus) - appeared, manifested (prefix)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became, appeared

• नीचैः (nīcaiḥ) - low, lowly, gently, from below

• शर्कर-कर्षणः (śarkara-karṣaṇaḥ) - dragging gravel/pebbles, stirring up particles

• विनिघ्नन् (vinighnan) - striking down, slaying, destroying

• तानि (tāni) - those

• अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, troops, hosts

• विधमन् (vidhaman) - blowing away, dispersing, scattering

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• तत् (tat) - that

• रजः (rajaḥ) - dust, pollen

Words meanings and morphology

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air, god of wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind, life-breath

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

प्रादुस् (prādus) - appeared, manifested (prefix)

(indeclinable)

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used with 'prādus' to mean 'appeared, manifested'

नीचैः (nīcaiḥ) - low, lowly, gently, from below

(indeclinable)

शर्कर-कर्षणः (śarkara-karṣaṇaḥ) - dragging gravel/pebbles, stirring up particles

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarkara-karṣaṇa

śarkara-karṣaṇa - one who drags gravel, stirring up particles

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarkara+karṣaṇa)

• śarkara – gravel, pebble, grit, sugar
  noun (neuter)
• karṣaṇa – dragging, pulling, drawing, ploughing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root kṛṣ (to draw, drag)
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

विनिघ्नन् (vinighnan) - striking down, slaying, destroying

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinighnan

vinighnan - striking down, killing, obstructing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root han with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: han (class 2)

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies, troops, hosts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, array, face

विधमन् (vidhaman) - blowing away, dispersing, scattering

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhaman

vidhaman - blowing away, dispersing, shattering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dham with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dham (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

रजः (rajaḥ) - dust, pollen

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, pollen, gloom, passion