महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-19, verse-42

महतां सपताकानामादित्यसमतेजसाम् ।
सर्वं झणझणीभूतमासीत्तालवनेष्विव ॥४२॥

42. mahatāṁ sapatākānāmādityasamatejasām ,
sarvaṁ jhaṇajhaṇībhūtamāsīttālavaneṣviva.

42. mahatām sapatākānām ādityasamatejasām
sarvam jhaṇajhaṇībhūtam āsīt tālavaneṣu iva

42. mahatām sapatākānām ādityasamatejasām
sarvam tālavaneṣu iva jhaṇajhaṇībhūtam āsīt

42. A resounding clatter, as if from palm groves, arose from all those great ones who were adorned with banners and possessed sun-like splendor.

Words meanings summery:

• महताम् (mahatām) - of the great, of the mighty, of the large

• सपताकानाम् (sapatākānām) - of those with banners, of the banner-bearing ones

• आदित्यसमतेजसाम् (ādityasamatejasām) - of those whose splendor is like the sun's, of those with sun-like brilliance

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• झणझणीभूतम् (jhaṇajhaṇībhūtam) - become clattering, resounding, jingling

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, it was, became

• तालवनेषु (tālavaneṣu) - in palm groves, in groves of palmyra trees

• इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

Words meanings and morphology

महताम् (mahatām) - of the great, of the mighty, of the large

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of mahat

mahat - great, mighty, large

Present Participle (Parasmaipada)

From the root √mah (to be great, to grow)

Root: mah (class 1)

सपताकानाम् (sapatākānām) - of those with banners, of the banner-bearing ones

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of sapatāka

sapatāka - having banners, with flags

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+patākā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix meaning 'with'
• patākā – banner, flag
  noun (feminine)

आदित्यसमतेजसाम् (ādityasamatejasām) - of those whose splendor is like the sun's, of those with sun-like brilliance

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of ādityasamatejas

ādityasamatejas - having splendor like the sun, with sun-like brilliance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āditya+sama+tejas)

• āditya – the sun, son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
• sama – like, equal, similar
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to 'everything' (e.g., sound, general atmosphere, the collective).

झणझणीभूतम् (jhaṇajhaṇībhūtam) - become clattering, resounding, jingling

(adjective)

neuter, singular of jhaṇajhaṇībhūta

jhaṇajhaṇībhūta - become clattering, resounding

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the onomatopoeic root 'jhaṇajhaṇ' + bhūta (from √bhū)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jhaṇajhaṇī+bhūta)

• jhaṇajhaṇī – a clattering sound, a jingling sound
  indeclinable
  Onomatopoeic
• bhūta – become, been, was
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, it was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तालवनेषु (tālavaneṣu) - in palm groves, in groves of palmyra trees

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tālavana

tālavana - palm grove, palmyra tree grove

Compound type : tatpurusha (tāla+vana)

• tāla – palm tree, palmyra tree
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

(indeclinable)