महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-13

खुरशब्दश्च सुमहान्वाजिनां शुश्रुवे तदा ।
महावंशवनस्येव दह्यमानस्य पर्वते ॥१३॥

13. khuraśabdaśca sumahānvājināṁ śuśruve tadā ,
mahāvaṁśavanasyeva dahyamānasya parvate.

13. khuraśabdaḥ ca sumahān vājinām śuśruve tadā
| mahāvaṃśavanasya iva dahyamānasya parvate

13. tadā vājinām sumahān khuraśabdaḥ ca śuśruve,
parvate dahyamānasya mahāvaṃśavanasya iva

13. And then, a very great sound of the horses' hooves was heard, like that of a vast bamboo forest being consumed by fire on a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• खुरशब्दः (khuraśabdaḥ) - sound of hooves

• च (ca) - and

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, immense

• वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of horses

• शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• महावंशवनस्य (mahāvaṁśavanasya) - of a great bamboo forest

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• दह्यमानस्य (dahyamānasya) - of one being burned, consumed by fire

• पर्वते (parvate) - on a mountain, in a mountain

Words meanings and morphology

खुरशब्दः (khuraśabdaḥ) - sound of hooves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khuraśabda

khuraśabda - sound of hooves

Compound type : tatpurusha (khura+śabda)

• khura – hoof
  noun (masculine)
• śabda – sound, noise, word
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'śuśruve'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, mighty

from su- + mahat

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, immense
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'khuraśabdaḥ'.

वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - horse, swift

from √vaj 'to be strong' + -in

Root: vaj (class 1)

Note: Relates to 'khuraśabdaḥ'.

शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, perfect past (liṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Middle voice ending used for passive in perfect tense.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

महावंशवनस्य (mahāvaṁśavanasya) - of a great bamboo forest

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of mahāvaṃśavana

mahāvaṁśavana - a great bamboo forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+vaṃśa+vana)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• vaṃśa – bamboo, race, lineage
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

दह्यमानस्य (dahyamānasya) - of one being burned, consumed by fire

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dahyamāna

dahyamāna - being burned, consumed by fire

present passive participle

from √dah 'to burn' + śānac suffix in passive voice

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mahāvaṃśavanasya'.

पर्वते (parvate) - on a mountain, in a mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

Note: Locative of place.