महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-67, verse-24

प्रववौ च महावातः पांसुवर्षं पपात च ।
नभस्यन्तर्दधे सूर्यः सैन्येन रजसावृतः ॥२४॥

24. pravavau ca mahāvātaḥ pāṁsuvarṣaṁ papāta ca ,
nabhasyantardadhe sūryaḥ sainyena rajasāvṛtaḥ.

24. pravavau ca mahāvātaḥ pāṃsuvarṣam papāta ca
nabhasy antardadhe sūryaḥ sainyena rajasā āvṛtaḥ

24. ca mahāvātaḥ pravavau ca pāṃsuvarṣam papāta
sainyena rajasā āvṛtaḥ sūryaḥ nabhasy antardadhe

24. A great wind blew, and a shower of dust fell. The sun, enveloped by the dust raised by the army, disappeared in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रववौ (pravavau) - blew forth, blew

• च (ca) - and, also

• महावातः (mahāvātaḥ) - great wind, strong gale

• पांसुवर्षम् (pāṁsuvarṣam) - rain of dust, shower of dust

• पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

• च (ca) - and, also

• नभस्य् (nabhasy) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

• अन्तर्दधे (antardadhe) - disappeared, was concealed

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

• सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army, by the host

• रजसा (rajasā) - by dust, by gloom

• आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - covered, enveloped, surrounded

Words meanings and morphology

प्रववौ (pravavau) - blew forth, blew

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pravavau

Perfect

From pra- (prefix) + root vā (to blow)

Prefix: pra

Root: vā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महावातः (mahāvātaḥ) - great wind, strong gale

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvāta

mahāvāta - great wind, strong gale

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vāta)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• vāta – wind, air, breeze
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)

पांसुवर्षम् (pāṁsuvarṣam) - rain of dust, shower of dust

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāṃsuvarṣa

pāṁsuvarṣa - rain of dust, shower of dust

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṃsu+varṣa)

• pāṃsu – dust, sand
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, showering
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of papāta

Perfect

From root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नभस्य् (nabhasy) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, heaven, cloud

अन्तर्दधे (antardadhe) - disappeared, was concealed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of antardadhe

Perfect

From antar- (prefix) + root dhā (to place, to put)

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army, by the host

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host, forces

Derived from senā (army)

रजसा (rajasā) - by dust, by gloom

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, gloom, passion, pollen

आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - covered, enveloped, surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, veiled, surrounded, enveloped

Past Passive Participle

From ā- (prefix) + root vṛ (to cover)

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies sūryaḥ