महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-3, verse-35

कैलासमन्दराभ्यां तु तथा हिमवतो गिरेः ।
सहस्रशो महाशब्दं शिखराणि पतन्ति च ॥३५॥

35. kailāsamandarābhyāṁ tu tathā himavato gireḥ ,
sahasraśo mahāśabdaṁ śikharāṇi patanti ca.

35. kailāsamandarābhyām tu tathā himavataḥ gireḥ
sahasraśaḥ mahāśabdam śikharāṇi patanti ca

35. kailāsamandarābhyām tu tathā himavataḥ gireḥ
sahasraśaḥ mahāśabdam śikharāṇi patanti ca

35. From Kailasa and Mandara, and similarly from the Himalaya mountain, thousands of peaks fall with a great roar.

Words meanings summery:

• कैलासमन्दराभ्याम् (kailāsamandarābhyām) - from Kailasa and Mandara

• तु (tu) - and (indeed, but, and, on the other hand)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly, in the same way)

• हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - from Himavat, from the Himalaya mountain

• गिरेः (gireḥ) - from the mountain

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, thousands of

• महाशब्दम् (mahāśabdam) - with a great roar (with a great sound, loudly, a great noise)

• शिखराणि (śikharāṇi) - peaks, summits, points

• पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they drop down

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

कैलासमन्दराभ्याम् (kailāsamandarābhyām) - from Kailasa and Mandara

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of kailāsamandara

kailāsamandara - Kailasa and Mandara (two mountain ranges)

Compound type : dvandva (kailāsa+mandara)

• kailāsa – Kailasa (a sacred mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mandara – Mandara (a mountain, often associated with the churning of the ocean)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Used here in the instrumental case to indicate source ('from' or 'by means of').

तु (tu) - and (indeed, but, and, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly, in the same way)

(indeclinable)

हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - from Himavat, from the Himalaya mountain

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himavat, the Himalaya mountain

From 'hima' (snow) + possessive suffix '-vat'.

Note: Here indicating source 'from'.

गिरेः (gireḥ) - from the mountain

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Here indicating source 'from'.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, thousands of

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sahasra' (thousand) with the suffix '-śaḥ' indicating 'by way of, in numbers of'.

Note: Functions adverbially, quantifying the falling peaks.

महाशब्दम् (mahāśabdam) - with a great roar (with a great sound, loudly, a great noise)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāśabda

mahāśabda - great sound, loud noise

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śabda)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• śabda – sound, noise, word
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here, describing how the peaks fall.

शिखराणि (śikharāṇi) - peaks, summits, points

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, point, top

Note: The subject of the verb 'patanti'.

पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they drop down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of pat

Present active 3rd plural

Root 'pat' (class 1, Parasmaipada).

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses or items in a list.