महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-56, verse-13

ततः सबाणानि महास्वनानि विस्फार्यमाणानि धनूंषि वीरैः ।
क्षणेन भेरीपणवप्रणादानन्तर्दधुः शङ्खमहास्वनाश्च ॥१३॥

13. tataḥ sabāṇāni mahāsvanāni; visphāryamāṇāni dhanūṁṣi vīraiḥ ,
kṣaṇena bherīpaṇavapraṇādā;nantardadhuḥ śaṅkhamahāsvanāśca.

13. tataḥ sabāṇāni mahāsvanāni visphāryamāṇāni dhanūṃṣi vīraiḥ
kṣaṇena bherīpaṇavapraṇādān antardadhuḥ śaṅkhamahāsvanāḥ ca

13. tataḥ vīraiḥ sabāṇāni mahāsvanāni visphāryamāṇāni dhanūṃṣi
ca śaṅkhamahāsvanāḥ kṣaṇena bherīpaṇavapraṇādān antardadhuḥ

13. Then, the mighty-sounding bows, twanged by the heroes with arrows, and the great blasts of conches, instantly drowned out the sounds of drums and kettledrums.

13. אחר כך הגיבורים מתחו קשתות עם חיצים והן השמיעו קולות גדולים, וברגע אחד הם החרישו את רעם התופים, את קולות הבֵּרִי והפַּנַוַה ואת קולות החלילים הגדולים.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• सबाणानि (sabāṇāni) - with arrows, furnished with arrows

• महास्वनानि (mahāsvanāni) - very loud, mighty-sounding

• विस्फार्यमाणानि (visphāryamāṇāni) - being twanged, being stretched (as a bowstring)

• धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows

• वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - by the heroes, by the brave ones

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

• भेरीपणवप्रणादान् (bherīpaṇavapraṇādān) - the sounds of war-drums and kettledrums

• अन्तर्दधुः (antardadhuḥ) - they drowned out, they covered

• शङ्खमहास्वनाः (śaṅkhamahāsvanāḥ) - the great sounds of conches, loud conch blasts

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

सबाणानि (sabāṇāni) - with arrows, furnished with arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sabāṇa

sabāṇa - with arrows, furnished with arrows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bāṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'dhanūṃṣi'.

महास्वनानि (mahāsvanāni) - very loud, mighty-sounding

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mahāsvana

mahāsvana - very loud, mighty-sounding

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+svana)

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

Note: Adjective modifying 'dhanūṃṣi'.

विस्फार्यमाणानि (visphāryamāṇāni) - being twanged, being stretched (as a bowstring)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, plural of visphāryamāṇa

visphāryamāṇa - being twanged, being stretched

Present Passive Participle

from causative stem of √sphāy with vi

Prefix: vi

Root: sphāy (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying 'dhanūṃṣi'.

धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Subject of the verb 'antardadhuḥ'.

वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - by the heroes, by the brave ones

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'visphāryamāṇāni'.

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment, instantly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant

Note: Denotes time or manner.

भेरीपणवप्रणादान् (bherīpaṇavapraṇādān) - the sounds of war-drums and kettledrums

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bherīpaṇavapraṇāda

bherīpaṇavapraṇāda - sound of drums and kettledrums

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bherīpaṇava+praṇāda)

• bherīpaṇava – war-drum and kettledrum
  noun (masculine)
• praṇāda – sound, roar, blast
  noun (masculine)
  from √nad with pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Direct object of the verb 'antardadhuḥ'.

अन्तर्दधुः (antardadhuḥ) - they drowned out, they covered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of antardhā

Perfect

Reduplicated perfect 3rd person plural of √dhā with antar

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Main verb of the sentence. Subject is 'dhanūṃṣi' and 'śaṅkhamahāsvanāḥ'.

शङ्खमहास्वनाः (śaṅkhamahāsvanāḥ) - the great sounds of conches, loud conch blasts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkhamahāsvana

śaṅkhamahāsvana - great sound of a conch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaṅkha+mahāsvana)

• śaṅkha – conch
  noun (masculine)
• mahāsvana – great sound
  noun (masculine)

Note: Co-subject with 'dhanūṃṣi'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'dhanūṃṣi' (implied) and 'śaṅkhamahāsvanāḥ'.

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