महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-76, verse-17

रेजुः पताका रथदन्तिसंस्था वातेरिता भ्राम्यमाणाः समन्तात् ।
नानारङ्गाः समरे तत्र राजन्मेघैर्युक्ता विद्युतः खे यथैव ॥१७॥

17. rejuḥ patākā rathadantisaṁsthā; vāteritā bhrāmyamāṇāḥ samantāt ,
nānāraṅgāḥ samare tatra rāja;nmeghairyuktā vidyutaḥ khe yathaiva.

17. rejuḥ patākāḥ rathadantisaṃsthāḥ
vāteritāḥ bhrāmyamāṇāḥ samantāt
nānāraṅgāḥ samare tatra rājan meghaiḥ
yuktāḥ vidyutaḥ khe yathā eva

17. rājan tatra samare rathadantisaṃsthāḥ
vāteritāḥ samantāt bhrāmyamāṇāḥ
nānāraṅgāḥ patākāḥ khe meghaiḥ
yuktāḥ vidyutaḥ yathā eva rejuḥ

17. O King, the multicolored banners, mounted on chariots and elephants, waved about on all sides, stirred by the wind, shining in that battle just like lightning streaks accompanied by clouds in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• रेजुः (rejuḥ) - they shone, they glittered

• पताकाः (patākāḥ) - banners, flags, ensigns

• रथदन्तिसंस्थाः (rathadantisaṁsthāḥ) - modifying 'patākāḥ' (banners) (situated on chariots and elephants)

• वातेरिताः (vāteritāḥ) - modifying 'patākāḥ' (banners) (blown/stirred by the wind)

• भ्राम्यमाणाः (bhrāmyamāṇāḥ) - modifying 'patākāḥ' (banners) (waving, moving around, being whirled)

• समन्तात् (samantāt) - on all sides, all around, everywhere

• नानारङ्गाः (nānāraṅgāḥ) - modifying 'patākāḥ' (banners) (of various colors)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in conflict

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• राजन् (rājan) - Used as a direct address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King!)

• मेघैः (meghaiḥ) - by clouds

• युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - modifying 'vidyutaḥ' (lightning) (joined, accompanied by)

• विद्युतः (vidyutaḥ) - lightning

• खे (khe) - in the sky

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

रेजुः (rejuḥ) - they shone, they glittered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of rāj

Root: rāj (class 1)

पताकाः (patākāḥ) - banners, flags, ensigns

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of patākā

patākā - banner, flag, ensign, distinguishing mark

रथदन्तिसंस्थाः (rathadantisaṁsthāḥ) - modifying 'patākāḥ' (banners) (situated on chariots and elephants)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rathadantisaṃsthā

rathadantisaṁsthā - located on chariots and elephants

Compound type : dvandva-bahuvrīhi (ratha+danti+saṃsthā)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• danti – elephant (possessing tusks)
  noun (masculine)
• saṃsthā – situated, located, standing together
  adjective (feminine)
  Prefix: sam

वातेरिताः (vāteritāḥ) - modifying 'patākāḥ' (banners) (blown/stirred by the wind)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vāteritā

vāteritā - wind-blown, stirred by wind

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound of vāta (wind) and īritā (stirred, driven)

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (vāta+īritā)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• īritā – stirred, moved, driven
  participle (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √īr (to move, stir)
  Root: īr (class 2)

भ्राम्यमाणाः (bhrāmyamāṇāḥ) - modifying 'patākāḥ' (banners) (waving, moving around, being whirled)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhrāmyamāṇa

bhrāmyamāṇa - being whirled, moving around, wandering

Present Middle Participle

From √bhram (to wander, to whirl)

Root: bhram (class 1)

समन्तात् (samantāt) - on all sides, all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -tāt added to samanta (all-around)

नानारङ्गाः (nānāraṅgāḥ) - modifying 'patākāḥ' (banners) (of various colors)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nānāraṅga

nānāraṅga - of various colors

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+raṅga)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• raṅga – color, hue, dye
  noun (masculine)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - Used as a direct address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O King!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

मेघैः (meghaiḥ) - by clouds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud, rain-cloud

युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - modifying 'vidyutaḥ' (lightning) (joined, accompanied by)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yukta

yukta - joined, united, accompanied by, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From √yuj (to join, unite)

Root: yuj (class 7)

विद्युतः (vidyutaḥ) - lightning

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vidyut

vidyut - lightning, flash of light

खे (khe) - in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, heaven, space, ether

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)