महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-42, verse-22

नोपशाम्यति निर्घोषो धनुषां कूजतां तथा ।
विनिश्चेरुः शरा दीप्ता ज्योतींषीव नभस्तलात् ॥२२॥

22. nopaśāmyati nirghoṣo dhanuṣāṁ kūjatāṁ tathā ,
viniśceruḥ śarā dīptā jyotīṁṣīva nabhastalāt.

22. na upaśāmyati nirghoṣaḥ dhanuṣām kūjatām tathā
viniśceruḥ śarāḥ dīptāḥ jyotīṃṣi iva nabhastalāt

22. dhanuṣām kūjatām nirghoṣaḥ na upaśāmyati.
tathā dīptāḥ śarāḥ nabhastalāt jyotīṃṣi iva viniśceruḥ

22. The resounding twang of the bows did not cease, and similarly, fiery arrows shot forth like blazing celestial lights from the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides, ceases, becomes calm

• निर्घोषः (nirghoṣaḥ) - roar, sound, twang, loud noise

• धनुषाम् (dhanuṣām) - of bows

• कूजताम् (kūjatām) - of those humming, of those twanging, of those resounding

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and

• विनिश्चेरुः (viniśceruḥ) - they flew out, they came forth, they emerged

• शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

• दीप्ताः (dīptāḥ) - shining, blazing, fiery, bright

• ज्योतींषि (jyotīṁṣi) - luminaries, celestial lights, stars

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• नभस्तलात् (nabhastalāt) - from the sky, from the firmament

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides, ceases, becomes calm

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of upa-√śam

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

निर्घोषः (nirghoṣaḥ) - roar, sound, twang, loud noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirghoṣa

nirghoṣa - roar, loud noise, sound, resonance

Derived from nir-√ghuṣ (to sound, to proclaim)

Prefix: nis

Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

धनुषाम् (dhanuṣām) - of bows

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arch, rainbow

कूजताम् (kūjatām) - of those humming, of those twanging, of those resounding

(participle)

Genitive, neuter, plural of kūjat

kūjat - humming, cooing, twanging, sounding (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √kūj (to hum, to coo, to twang) with present participle suffix -at

Root: kūj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dhanuṣām'

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and

(indeclinable)

विनिश्चेरुः (viniśceruḥ) - they flew out, they came forth, they emerged

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vi-nis-√car

Prefixes: vi+nis

Root: car (class 1)

शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

दीप्ताः (dīptāḥ) - shining, blazing, fiery, bright

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīpta

dīpta - shining, blazing, fiery, illuminated, bright

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dīp (to shine, to blaze)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'śarāḥ'

ज्योतींषि (jyotīṁṣi) - luminaries, celestial lights, stars

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jyotis

jyotis - light, luster, star, luminary, fire

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

नभस्तलात् (nabhastalāt) - from the sky, from the firmament

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nabhastala

nabhastala - sky-surface, region of the sky, firmament

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (nabhas+tala)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, heaven
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, ground, region
  noun (masculine)