महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-67, verse-4

विद्युतं मेघमध्यस्थां भ्राजमानामिवाम्बरे ।
ददृशुर्गाण्डिवं योधा रुक्मपृष्ठं महारथे ॥४॥

4. vidyutaṁ meghamadhyasthāṁ bhrājamānāmivāmbare ,
dadṛśurgāṇḍivaṁ yodhā rukmapṛṣṭhaṁ mahārathe.

4. vidyutam meghamadhyasthām bhrājamānām iva ambare
dadṛśuḥ gāṇḍivam yodhāḥ rukmapṛṣṭham mahārathe

4. yodhāḥ dadṛśuḥ mahārathe rukmapṛṣṭham meghamadhyasthām
ambare bhrājamānām vidyutam iva gāṇḍivam

4. The warriors saw the gold-backed Gaṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow) on the great chariot, shining in the sky like lightning situated within a cloud.

Words meanings summery:

• विद्युतम् (vidyutam) - lightning

• मेघमध्यस्थाम् (meghamadhyasthām) - situated in the middle of a cloud

• भ्राजमानाम् (bhrājamānām) - shining, radiant

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• गाण्डिवम् (gāṇḍivam) - Gandiva (Arjuna's bow)

• योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

• रुक्मपृष्ठम् (rukmapṛṣṭham) - gold-backed, having a golden back

• महारथे (mahārathe) - on the great chariot

Words meanings and morphology

विद्युतम् (vidyutam) - lightning

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyut

vidyut - lightning, flash of lightning

मेघमध्यस्थाम् (meghamadhyasthām) - situated in the middle of a cloud

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of meghamadhyastha

meghamadhyastha - situated in the middle of a cloud

Compound type : tatpurusha (megha+madhya+stha)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Kṛt suffix
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

भ्राजमानाम् (bhrājamānām) - shining, radiant

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhrājamāna

bhrājamāna - shining, radiant, brilliant

Present Active Participle (Śānac)

Derived from the root bhrāj (to shine)

Root: bhrāj (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, cloth

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Lit)

3rd person, plural, active voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

गाण्डिवम् (gāṇḍivam) - Gandiva (Arjuna's bow)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gāṇḍiva

gāṇḍiva - name of Arjuna's bow

योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, soldier

रुक्मपृष्ठम् (rukmapṛṣṭham) - gold-backed, having a golden back

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rukmapṛṣṭha

rukmapṛṣṭha - gold-backed, having a golden back

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rukma+pṛṣṭha)

• rukma – gold, golden
  noun (masculine)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top
  noun (neuter)

महारथे (mahārathe) - on the great chariot

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great charioteer; a great chariot

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+ratha)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)