महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-12, verse-14

संजय उवाच ।
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च मृदङ्गाश्चानकैः सह ।
प्रावाद्यन्त महाराज पाण्डवानां निवेशने ॥१४॥

14. saṁjaya uvāca ,
tataḥ śaṅkhāśca bheryaśca mṛdaṅgāścānakaiḥ saha ,
prāvādyanta mahārāja pāṇḍavānāṁ niveśane.

14. saṃjaya uvāca tataḥ śaṅkhāḥ ca bheryaḥ ca mṛdaṅgāḥ ca
ānakaiḥ saha prāvādyanta mahārāja pāṇḍavānām niveśane

14. saṃjaya uvāca: mahārāja,
tataḥ pāṇḍavānām niveśane śaṅkhāḥ ca bheryaḥ ca mṛdaṅgāḥ ca ānakaiḥ saha prāvādyanta

14. Sañjaya said: Then, O great king, conch-shells, kettle-drums, mridangams, and other drums (anakas) were all sounded in the camp of the Pāṇḍavas.

Words meanings summery:

• संजय (saṁjaya) - Sanjaya (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• शङ्खाः (śaṅkhāḥ) - conch-shells

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भेर्यः (bheryaḥ) - kettle-drums, drums

• मृदङ्गाः (mṛdaṅgāḥ) - mridangams (a type of drum)

• आनकैः (ānakaiḥ) - by anakas (a type of drum), with anakas

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• प्रावाद्यन्त (prāvādyanta) - were sounded, were played

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king, O emperor

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

• निवेशने (niveśane) - in the camp (in the camp, in the dwelling, in the abode)

Words meanings and morphology

संजय (saṁjaya) - Sanjaya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (charioteer of Dhritarashtra)

Note: Speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Third Person Singular

Perfect active third person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

शङ्खाः (śaṅkhāḥ) - conch-shells

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkha

śaṅkha - conch-shell, conch

Note: Subject of prāvādyanta.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects items in a list.

भेर्यः (bheryaḥ) - kettle-drums, drums

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bherī

bherī - kettle-drum, drum

Note: Subject of prāvādyanta.

मृदङ्गाः (mṛdaṅgāḥ) - mridangams (a type of drum)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛdaṅga

mṛdaṅga - mridangam (a double-headed drum)

Note: Subject of prāvādyanta.

आनकैः (ānakaiḥ) - by anakas (a type of drum), with anakas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ānaka

ānaka - a large kettle-drum, war-drum

Note: Used with saha.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

प्रावाद्यन्त (prāvādyanta) - were sounded, were played

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of pravād

Imperfect Passive Third Person Plural

Imperfect passive third person plural from pra- (prefix) + root vad (to speak, to sound)

Prefix: pra

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: The instruments are the subjects in passive voice.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king, O emperor

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound formed from mahā (great) + rājan (king)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
  From mahat (great)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj

Note: Addressing Dhritarashtra.

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - a descendant of Pandu, son of Pandu

Note: Possessive, modifies niveśane.

निवेशने (niveśane) - in the camp (in the camp, in the dwelling, in the abode)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of niveśana

niveśana - camp, dwelling, abode, settlement

From ni- (prefix) + root viś (to enter)

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Location where the instruments were sounded.