महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-47, verse-23

ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पेश्यश्च विविधाः परैः ।
आनकाश्चाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत् ॥२३॥

23. tataḥ śaṅkhāśca bheryaśca peśyaśca vividhāḥ paraiḥ ,
ānakāścābhyahanyanta sa śabdastumulo'bhavat.

23. tataḥ śaṅkhāḥ ca bheryaḥ ca peśyaḥ ca vividhāḥ paraiḥ
ānakāḥ ca abhyahanyanta saḥ śabdaḥ tumulaḥ abhavat

23. tataḥ śaṅkhāḥ ca bheryaḥ ca peśyaḥ ca vividhāḥ ca
ānakāḥ paraiḥ abhyahanyanta saḥ śabdaḥ tumulaḥ abhavat

23. Then, conches, kettle-drums, various smaller drums, and large drums were sounded by others. That sound became tumultuous.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• शङ्खाः (śaṅkhāḥ) - conches, conch shells

• च (ca) - and

• भेर्यः (bheryaḥ) - kettle-drums, drums

• च (ca) - and

• पेश्यः (peśyaḥ) - small drums

• च (ca) - and

• विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various, diverse, manifold

• परैः (paraiḥ) - by the opposing forces (by others, by enemies)

• आनकाः (ānakāḥ) - large drums

• च (ca) - and

• अभ्यहन्यन्त (abhyahanyanta) - were struck, were sounded

• सः (saḥ) - that

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, deafening, turbulent

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad' + suffix 'tas'

शङ्खाः (śaṅkhāḥ) - conches, conch shells

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkha

śaṅkha - conch, conch shell (used as a trumpet)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भेर्यः (bheryaḥ) - kettle-drums, drums

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bherī

bherī - kettle-drum, drum, large drum

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पेश्यः (peśyaḥ) - small drums

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of peśī

peśī - a small drum, a lump of flesh, a muscle

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of many kinds

Note: Agrees with feminine plural nouns like bheryaḥ and peśyaḥ, or ānakāḥ.

परैः (paraiḥ) - by the opposing forces (by others, by enemies)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, enemy, supreme

आनकाः (ānakāḥ) - large drums

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ānaka

ānaka - a large drum, kettle-drum

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अभ्यहन्यन्त (abhyahanyanta) - were struck, were sounded

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, Passive voice

Root han (class 2) with prefix abhi. Imperfect middle/passive 3rd person plural.

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, deafening, turbulent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, noisy, violent, great

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense

Root bhū (class 1). Imperfect active 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)