महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-42, verse-10

हयानां हेषमाणानामनीकेषु सहस्रशः ।
सर्वानभ्यभवच्छब्दान्भीमसेनस्य निस्वनः ॥१०॥

10. hayānāṁ heṣamāṇānāmanīkeṣu sahasraśaḥ ,
sarvānabhyabhavacchabdānbhīmasenasya nisvanaḥ.

10. hayānām heṣamāṇānām anīkeṣu sahasraśaḥ sarvān
abhyabhavat śabdān bhīmasenasya nisvanaḥ

10. bhīmasenasya nisvanaḥ anīkeṣu sahasraśaḥ
heṣamāṇānām hayānām sarvān śabdān abhyabhavat

10. Bhimasena's roar overcame all the sounds of thousands of neighing horses within the armies.

Words meanings summery:

• हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses

• हेषमाणानाम् (heṣamāṇānām) - referring to the neighing horses (of those neighing)

• अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in the armies, in the ranks

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all the sounds (all, every)

• अभ्यभवत् (abhyabhavat) - overcame, surpassed, conquered

• शब्दान् (śabdān) - sounds, noises

• भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena

• निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - roar, sound, noise

Words meanings and morphology

हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

From root 'hi' (to go, move quickly).

Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Possessive, refers to the neighing.

हेषमाणानाम् (heṣamāṇānām) - referring to the neighing horses (of those neighing)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of heṣamāṇa

heṣamāṇa - neighing, whinnying

Present Middle Participle

Present participle of root 'heṣ' (to neigh) in middle voice (śānac affix).

Root: heṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'hayānām'.

अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in the armies, in the ranks

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of anīka

anīka - army, host, array, face, front

Note: Indicates location where the neighing occurs.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix 'śas' applied to 'sahasra' (thousand).

Note: Modifies the quantity of horses or sounds.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all the sounds (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Qualifies 'śabdān'.

अभ्यभवत् (abhyabhavat) - overcame, surpassed, conquered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhibhū

Imperfect tense

laṅ (Imperfect) third person singular of root 'bhū' (to be) with upasarga 'abhi'. The 'a' augment is prefixed.

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhū (class 1)

शब्दान् (śabdān) - sounds, noises

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, utterance

Root: śabd (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'abhyabhavat'.

भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena (name)

Note: Possessive, refers to 'nisvanaḥ'.

निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - roar, sound, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nisvana

nisvana - sound, noise, roar, cry

From root 'svan' (to sound) with upasarga 'nis'.

Prefix: nis

Root: svan (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abhyabhavat'.