महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-66, verse-4

नदद्भिश्च महानागैर्हेषमाणैश्च वाजिभिः ।
भेरीशङ्खनिनादैश्च तुमुलः समपद्यत ॥४॥

4. nadadbhiśca mahānāgairheṣamāṇaiśca vājibhiḥ ,
bherīśaṅkhaninādaiśca tumulaḥ samapadyata.

4. nadadbhiḥ ca mahānāgaiḥ heṣamāṇaiḥ ca vājibhiḥ
bherīśaṅkhaninādaiḥ ca tumulaḥ samapadyata

4. nadadbhiḥ mahānāgaiḥ ca heṣamāṇaiḥ vājibhiḥ
ca bherīśaṅkhaninādaiḥ ca tumulaḥ samapadyata

4. And a tumultuous sound arose from the roaring great elephants, the neighing horses, and the blare of drums and conchs.

Words meanings summery:

• नदद्भिः (nadadbhiḥ) - by roaring, by sounding

• च (ca) - and

• महानागैः (mahānāgaiḥ) - by great elephants

• हेषमाणैः (heṣamāṇaiḥ) - by neighing

• च (ca) - and

• वाजिभिः (vājibhiḥ) - by horses

• भेरीशङ्खनिनादैः (bherīśaṅkhaninādaiḥ) - by the sounds of drums and conchs

• च (ca) - and

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, mighty, noisy, fierce

• समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became, arose, happened

Words meanings and morphology

नदद्भिः (nadadbhiḥ) - by roaring, by sounding

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nadat

nadat - roaring, sounding

Present Active Participle

From root nad (to roar, to sound) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mahānāgaiḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महानागैः (mahānāgaiḥ) - by great elephants

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahānāga

mahānāga - great elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nāga)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• nāga – snake, elephant
  noun (masculine)

हेषमाणैः (heṣamāṇaiḥ) - by neighing

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of heṣamāṇa

heṣamāṇa - neighing

Present Middle Participle

From root heṣ (to neigh) + śānac suffix.

Root: heṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vājibhiḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वाजिभिः (vājibhiḥ) - by horses

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - horse, swift, strong

Root: vāj

भेरीशङ्खनिनादैः (bherīśaṅkhaninādaiḥ) - by the sounds of drums and conchs

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bherīśaṅkhanināda

bherīśaṅkhanināda - sound of drums and conchs

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (bherī+śaṅkha+nināda)

• bherī – drum, kettle-drum
  noun (feminine)
• śaṅkha – conch, conch-shell
  noun (masculine)
• nināda – sound, roar, cry, blare
  noun (masculine)
  From root nad with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: nad (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, mighty, noisy, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, noisy, confused, mighty

Note: Agrees with the implied śabdaḥ (sound).

समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became, arose, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of pad

Imperfect Middle Third Person Singular

a- (augment) + sam- (prefix) + pady (root) + a (thematic vowel) + ta (middle ending, 3rd sing).

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)