महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-17, verse-16

भेरीपणवशब्दैश्च पटहानां च निस्वनैः ।
रथनेमिनिनादैश्च बभूवाकुलिता मही ॥१६॥

16. bherīpaṇavaśabdaiśca paṭahānāṁ ca nisvanaiḥ ,
rathanemininādaiśca babhūvākulitā mahī.

16. bherīpaṇavaśabdaiḥ ca paṭahānām ca nisvanaiḥ
rathaneminimādaiḥ ca babhūva ākulitā mahī

16. mahī bherīpaṇavaśabdaiḥ ca paṭahānām ca
nisvanaiḥ ca rathaneminimādaiḥ ākulitā babhūva

16. The earth became agitated and filled with the sounds of large drums (bherī) and small drums (paṇava), the noises of war-drums (paṭaha), and the roars of chariot wheels.

Words meanings summery:

• भेरीपणवशब्दैः (bherīpaṇavaśabdaiḥ) - with the sounds of large drums and small drums

• च (ca) - and

• पटहानाम् (paṭahānām) - of war-drums

• च (ca) - and

• निस्वनैः (nisvanaiḥ) - with noises, with sounds

• रथनेमिनिमादैः (rathaneminimādaiḥ) - with the roars/sounds of chariot wheels

• च (ca) - and

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• आकुलिता (ākulitā) - agitated, confounded, filled

• मही (mahī) - the earth

Words meanings and morphology

भेरीपणवशब्दैः (bherīpaṇavaśabdaiḥ) - with the sounds of large drums and small drums

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bherīpaṇavaśabda

bherīpaṇavaśabda - sounds of bherī and paṇava drums

Compound type : tatpurusha (bherī+paṇava+śabda)

• bherī – large drum, kettledrum
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhī
• paṇava – small drum, tambourine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: paṇ
• śabda – sound, noise, word
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śabd

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'bherīpaṇavaśabdaiḥ' with 'paṭahānām nisvanaiḥ'.

पटहानाम् (paṭahānām) - of war-drums

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paṭaha

paṭaha - war-drum, kettledrum

Root: paṭ

Note: Qualifies 'nisvanaiḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'paṭahānām nisvanaiḥ' with 'rathaneminimādaiḥ'.

निस्वनैः (nisvanaiḥ) - with noises, with sounds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nisvana

nisvana - sound, noise

From 'ni' + 'svan' (to sound).

Prefix: nis

Root: svan (class 1)

रथनेमिनिमादैः (rathaneminimādaiḥ) - with the roars/sounds of chariot wheels

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rathaneminimāda

rathaneminimāda - sound of chariot wheels

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+nemi+nināda)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram
• nemi – wheel-rim, circumference
  noun (masculine/feminine)
  Root: nam
• nināda – roar, loud sound
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ni' + 'nad' (to roar).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: nad (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'rathaneminimādaiḥ' to the previous list.

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect

third person singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: bhū (class 1)

आकुलिता (ākulitā) - agitated, confounded, filled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākulita

ākulita - agitated, confounded, filled

Past Passive Participle

From 'ā' + 'kul' (to collect, crowd, agitate)

Prefix: ā

Root: kul (class 0)

Note: Qualifies 'mahī'.

मही (mahī) - the earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

Root: mah

Note: Subject of the sentence.