महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-41, verse-3

ततो भेर्यश्च पेश्यश्च क्रकचा गोविषाणिकाः ।
सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त ततः शब्दो महानभूत् ॥३॥

3. tato bheryaśca peśyaśca krakacā goviṣāṇikāḥ ,
sahasaivābhyahanyanta tataḥ śabdo mahānabhūt.

3. tataḥ bheryaḥ ca peśyaḥ ca krakacā goviṣāṇikāḥ
sahasā eva abhyahanyanta tataḥ śabdaḥ mahān abhūt

3. tataḥ bheryaḥ ca peśyaḥ ca krakacā goviṣāṇikāḥ
sahasā eva abhyahanyanta tataḥ mahān śabdaḥ abhūt

3. Then, kettledrums, small drums, saw-like instruments, and cow-horns were suddenly struck. Thereupon, a great sound arose.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• भेर्यः (bheryaḥ) - kettledrums, drums

• च (ca) - and

• पेश्यः (peśyaḥ) - small drums, small kettledrums

• च (ca) - and

• क्रकचा (krakacā) - saws; a type of instrument (sounding like a saw)

• गोविषाणिकाः (goviṣāṇikāḥ) - cow-horns

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, abruptly, by force

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• अभ्यहन्यन्त (abhyahanyanta) - they were struck, they were smitten

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, word

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, arose, was

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

भेर्यः (bheryaḥ) - kettledrums, drums

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bherī

bherī - kettledrum, large drum

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पेश्यः (peśyaḥ) - small drums, small kettledrums

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of peśī

peśī - small drum, small kettledrum, muscle

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

क्रकचा (krakacā) - saws; a type of instrument (sounding like a saw)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of krakaca

krakaca - saw, a kind of weapon

Note: Declined as feminine plural here, possibly referring to a type of instrument ending in -ā, or a feminine interpretation of 'saws'.

गोविषाणिकाः (goviṣāṇikāḥ) - cow-horns

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of goviṣāṇikā

goviṣāṇikā - cow-horn (as a musical instrument)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+viṣāṇikā)

• go – cow, cattle, earth, ray of light
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• viṣāṇikā – horn (diminutive), a musical instrument made of horn
  noun (feminine)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, abruptly, by force

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

अभ्यहन्यन्त (abhyahanyanta) - they were struck, they were smitten

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-han

Imperfect, Passive

Root 'han' with prefix 'abhi-', 3rd person plural, imperfect tense, passive voice. 'abhyahan' is the base form for imperfect, then '-yanta' for passive 3rd plural.

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, word

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, language

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, arose, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of bhū

Imperfect

Root 'bhū', 3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Aorist form used with the sense of imperfect.