महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-15, verse-24

मौर्वीघोषस्तनयित्नुः पृषत्कपृषतो महान् ।
धनुर्ह्रादमहाशब्दो महामेघ इवोन्नतः ॥२४॥

24. maurvīghoṣastanayitnuḥ pṛṣatkapṛṣato mahān ,
dhanurhrādamahāśabdo mahāmegha ivonnataḥ.

24. maurvīghoṣaḥ stanayitnuḥ pṛṣatkṛṣataḥ mahān
dhanurhrādamahāśabdaḥ mahāmeghaḥ iva unnataḥ

24. saḥ unnataḥ mahāmeghaḥ iva,
maurvīghoṣaḥ stanayitnuḥ,
mahān pṛṣatkṛṣataḥ,
dhanurhrādamahāśabdaḥ (āsīt)

24. He, like a towering great cloud, emitted the thunderous roar of his bowstring, a formidable shower of arrows, and the mighty twang of his bow.

Words meanings summery:

• मौर्वीघोषः (maurvīghoṣaḥ) - sound of a bowstring

• स्तनयित्नुः (stanayitnuḥ) - thunder, thunderer

• पृषत्कृषतः (pṛṣatkṛṣataḥ) - shower of arrows, rain of arrows

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

• धनुर्ह्रादमहाशब्दः (dhanurhrādamahāśabdaḥ) - great sound of the bow's twang

• महामेघः (mahāmeghaḥ) - great cloud

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उन्नतः (unnataḥ) - high, lofty, towering

Words meanings and morphology

मौर्वीघोषः (maurvīghoṣaḥ) - sound of a bowstring

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maurvīghoṣa

maurvīghoṣa - sound of a bowstring

Compound type : tatpurusha (maurvī+ghoṣa)

• maurvī – bowstring
  noun (feminine)
• ghoṣa – sound, roar, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

स्तनयित्नुः (stanayitnuḥ) - thunder, thunderer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stanayitnu

stanayitnu - thunder, thunderer, cloud

Derived from 'stan' (to thunder, roar) + 'ayitnu' (suffix).

Root: stan (class 1)

पृषत्कृषतः (pṛṣatkṛṣataḥ) - shower of arrows, rain of arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣatkṛṣata

pṛṣatkṛṣata - shower of arrows

Compound formed from 'pṛṣatka' (arrow) and 'pṛṣata' (rain, shower).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛṣatka+pṛṣata)

• pṛṣatka – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• pṛṣata – rain, shower, drop
  noun (masculine)

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

धनुर्ह्रादमहाशब्दः (dhanurhrādamahāśabdaḥ) - great sound of the bow's twang

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanurhrādamahāśabda

dhanurhrādamahāśabda - great sound of the bow's twang

Compound formed from 'dhanus' (bow), 'hrāda' (twang/roar) and 'mahāśabda' (great sound).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhanus+hrāda+mahāśabda)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• hrāda – roar, sound, twang
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hrād (class 1)
• mahāśabda – great sound, loud noise
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'mahat' (great) + 'śabda' (sound).

महामेघः (mahāmeghaḥ) - great cloud

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmegha

mahāmegha - great cloud, large cloud

Compound of 'mahat' (great) + 'megha' (cloud).

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+megha)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mih (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उन्नतः (unnataḥ) - high, lofty, towering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of unnata

unnata - high, lofty, raised, tall, elevated

Past Passive Participle

From 'ud' (up) + 'nam' (to bend, bow) + 'kta' (suffix for PPP). 'ud-nata' (bent up, raised).

Prefix: ud

Root: nam (class 1)