महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-4, verse-17

गम्भीरघोषाश्च महास्वनाश्च शङ्खा मृदङ्गाश्च नदन्ति यत्र ।
विशुद्धरश्मिस्तपनः शशी च जयस्यैतद्भाविनो रूपमाहुः ॥१७॥

17. gambhīraghoṣāśca mahāsvanāśca; śaṅkhā mṛdaṅgāśca nadanti yatra ,
viśuddharaśmistapanaḥ śaśī ca; jayasyaitadbhāvino rūpamāhuḥ.

17. gambhīraghoṣāḥ ca mahāsvanāḥ ca
śaṅkhāḥ mṛdaṅgāḥ ca nadanti yatra
viśuddharaśmiḥ tapanaḥ śaśī ca
jayasya etat bhāvinaḥ rūpam āhuḥ

17. yatra gambhīraghoṣāḥ ca mahāsvanāḥ
ca śaṅkhāḥ ca mṛdaṅgāḥ ca nadanti
ca viśuddharaśmiḥ tapanaḥ ca śaśī
ca etat bhāvinaḥ jayasya rūpam āhuḥ

17. Where conches and drums roar with deep and mighty sounds, and the sun and moon shine with pure rays, they declare this to be the sign of impending victory.

Words meanings summery:

• गम्भीरघोषाः (gambhīraghoṣāḥ) - deep-sounding (having deep sounds, deep-sounding)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महास्वनाः (mahāsvanāḥ) - mighty-sounding (having great sounds, mighty-sounding)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• शङ्खाः (śaṅkhāḥ) - conches (conches, conch-shells)

• मृदङ्गाः (mṛdaṅgāḥ) - drums (drums, mridangas)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नदन्ति (nadanti) - they roar (they roar, they sound, they make noise)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

• विशुद्धरश्मिः (viśuddharaśmiḥ) - having pure rays (having pure rays, pure-rayed)

• तपनः (tapanaḥ) - the sun (the sun, heating)

• शशी (śaśī) - the moon

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• जयस्य (jayasya) - of victory (of victory, of triumph)

• एतत् (etat) - this (this, this one)

• भाविनः (bhāvinaḥ) - impending, future (future, impending, that which is to be)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - sign, manifestation (form, shape, appearance, sign, characteristic)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

Words meanings and morphology

गम्भीरघोषाः (gambhīraghoṣāḥ) - deep-sounding (having deep sounds, deep-sounding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gambhīraghoṣa

gambhīraghoṣa - deep-sounding, having a deep roar

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gambhīra+ghoṣa)

• gambhīra – deep, profound, serious
  adjective (masculine)
• ghoṣa – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

महास्वनाः (mahāsvanāḥ) - mighty-sounding (having great sounds, mighty-sounding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāsvana

mahāsvana - having a great sound or roar

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+svana)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svan (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

शङ्खाः (śaṅkhāḥ) - conches (conches, conch-shells)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkha

śaṅkha - conch-shell, a conch-shell trumpet

मृदङ्गाः (mṛdaṅgāḥ) - drums (drums, mridangas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛdaṅga

mṛdaṅga - a type of drum

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नदन्ति (nadanti) - they roar (they roar, they sound, they make noise)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nad

present active indicative, third person plural

Root: nad (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

विशुद्धरश्मिः (viśuddharaśmiḥ) - having pure rays (having pure rays, pure-rayed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśuddharaśmi

viśuddharaśmi - having pure rays

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśuddha+raśmi)

• viśuddha – purified, cleansed, pure
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From śudh (to purify) with vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• raśmi – ray, beam, rein
  noun (masculine)

तपनः (tapanaḥ) - the sun (the sun, heating)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapana

tapana - heating, burning; the sun

agent noun / verbal adjective

from tap (to heat, shine)

Root: tap (class 1)

शशी (śaśī) - the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaśin

śaśin - moon (literally, 'having a hare/rabbit' - referring to marks on the moon)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

जयस्य (jayasya) - of victory (of victory, of triumph)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest

Root: ji (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to rūpam.

भाविनः (bhāvinaḥ) - impending, future (future, impending, that which is to be)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāvin

bhāvin - future, impending, being, existing

agent noun / verbal adjective

From bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with jayasya.

रूपम् (rūpam) - sign, manifestation (form, shape, appearance, sign, characteristic)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, sign, characteristic

Note: In this context, nominative, being the subject of āhuḥ in an inverted sentence structure. 'They call this (etat) the sign (rūpam) of future victory.'

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (used as present) (liṭ) of ah

perfect active indicative, third person plural (used in present sense)

Root: ah (class 2)