महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-128, verse-33

प्रत्युद्ययुस्तं त्वरिताः पाञ्चाला राजगृद्धिनः ।
तान्द्रोणः प्रतिजग्राह परीप्सन्कुरुसत्तमम् ।
चण्डवातोद्धतान्मेघान्निघ्नन्रश्मिमुचो यथा ॥३३॥

33. pratyudyayustaṁ tvaritāḥ pāñcālā rājagṛddhinaḥ ,
tāndroṇaḥ pratijagrāha parīpsankurusattamam ,
caṇḍavātoddhatānmeghānnighnanraśmimuco yathā.

33. prati ud yayuḥ tam tvaritāḥ pāñcālāḥ
rāja gṛddhinaḥ tān droṇaḥ pratijagrāha
parīpsan kuru sattamam caṇḍa vāta
uddhatān meghān nighnan raśmi mucaḥ yathā

33. tvaritāḥ rāja gṛddhinaḥ pāñcālāḥ tam
prati ud yayuḥ droṇaḥ kuru sattamam
parīpsan tān pratijagrāha yathā raśmi
mucaḥ caṇḍa vāta uddhatān meghān nighnan

33. The swift Panchalas, eager for the kingdom, rushed forward to meet him. Drona, desiring to protect the foremost of the Kurus (Duryodhana), intercepted them, just as the sun(s) dispels clouds agitated by fierce winds.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against

• उद् (ud) - up, forth

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - went, advanced

• तम् (tam) - Duryodhana (from previous verse) (him, that)

• त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift, eager, quickened

• पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas (people of Panchala)

• राज (rāja) - king, kingdom

• गृद्धिनः (gṛddhinaḥ) - greedy for the kingdom (desirous, greedy, coveting)

• तान् (tān) - the Panchalas (them, those)

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

• प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - met, confronted, intercepted

• परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - wishing to protect, desirous of defending

• कुरु (kuru) - Kuru (descendant of Kuru)

• सत्तमम् (sattamam) - the foremost (of Kurus), Duryodhana (best, excellent)

• चण्ड (caṇḍa) - fierce, violent, furious

• वात (vāta) - wind, gale

• उद्धतान् (uddhatān) - agitated by fierce winds (agitated, stirred up, lifted up)

• मेघान् (meghān) - clouds

• निघ्नन् (nighnan) - striking down, destroying, dispelling

• रश्मि (raśmi) - ray, beam

• मुचः (mucaḥ) - suns (as releasers of rays) (releasers, ones who let go)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

प्रति (prati) - towards, against

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a verbal prefix here.

उद् (ud) - up, forth

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a verbal prefix here.

ययुः (yayuḥ) - went, advanced

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: With prefixes 'prati' and 'ud', meaning 'rushed forth to meet'.

तम् (tam) - Duryodhana (from previous verse) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift, eager, quickened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvarita

tvarita - swift, quick, hurried, eager

Past Passive Participle

From √tvar (to hurry, hasten)

Root: tvar (class 1)

पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas (people of Panchala)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - a person from the Pañcāla kingdom; the Pañcālas (plural)

राज (rāja) - king, kingdom

(noun)

of rājan

rājan - king, ruler; kingdom

Note: First part of a compound.

गृद्धिनः (gṛddhinaḥ) - greedy for the kingdom (desirous, greedy, coveting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāja-gṛddhin

rāja-gṛddhin - greedy for the kingdom, coveting royalty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+gṛddhin)

• rājan – king, kingdom
  noun (masculine)
• gṛddhin – desirous, greedy, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  From √gṛdh (to desire, be greedy)
  Root: gṛdh (class 4)

तान् (tān) - the Panchalas (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (character in Mahabharata)

प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - met, confronted, intercepted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of grah

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: With 'prati', meaning to intercept or confront.

परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - wishing to protect, desirous of defending

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pā

pā - to protect, to guard

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

From the desiderative stem 'pīpsa' of √pā (to protect).

Root: pā (class 2)

कुरु (kuru) - Kuru (descendant of Kuru)

(proper noun)

of kuru

kuru - a descendant of Kuru; belonging to the Kuru lineage

Note: First part of a compound.

सत्तमम् (sattamam) - the foremost (of Kurus), Duryodhana (best, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuru-sattama

kuru-sattama - best of the Kurus, foremost among the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+sattama)

• kuru – Kuru (descendant of Kuru)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, most virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'sat' (good/virtuous)

चण्ड (caṇḍa) - fierce, violent, furious

(adjective)

of caṇḍa

caṇḍa - fierce, violent, passionate

Note: First part of a compound.

वात (vāta) - wind, gale

(noun)

of vāta

vāta - wind, air

Note: Part of a compound 'caṇḍavāta'.

उद्धतान् (uddhatān) - agitated by fierce winds (agitated, stirred up, lifted up)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of caṇḍavātoddhata

caṇḍavātoddhata - agitated by fierce winds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caṇḍa+vāta+uddhata)

• caṇḍa – fierce, violent
  adjective (masculine)
• vāta – wind
  noun (masculine)
• uddhata – agitated, stirred up, lifted up
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √han with prefix 'ud' (to strike up, lift up, stir up).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: han (class 2)

मेघान् (meghān) - clouds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud

निघ्नन् (nighnan) - striking down, destroying, dispelling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of han

han - to strike, kill, destroy

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Present Active Participle form, used here as an adjective modifying Drona (implied subject of the simile).

रश्मि (raśmi) - ray, beam

(noun)

of raśmi

raśmi - ray (of light), beam, rein

Note: First part of a compound 'raśmi-muc'.

मुचः (mucaḥ) - suns (as releasers of rays) (releasers, ones who let go)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raśmi-muc

raśmi-muc - ray-releaser, i.e., the sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raśmi+muc)

• raśmi – ray, beam
  noun (masculine)
• muc – releaser, one who sets free
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √muc (to release)
  Root: muc (class 6)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)