महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-129, verse-14

तस्यां रजन्यां घोरायां नदन्त्यः सर्वतः शिवाः ।
न्यवेदयन्भयं घोरं सज्वालकवलैर्मुखैः ॥१४॥

14. tasyāṁ rajanyāṁ ghorāyāṁ nadantyaḥ sarvataḥ śivāḥ ,
nyavedayanbhayaṁ ghoraṁ sajvālakavalairmukhaiḥ.

14. tasyām rajanyām ghorāyām nadantyaḥ sarvataḥ śivāḥ
nyavedayan bhayam ghoram sajjvālakavalaiḥ mukhaiḥ

14. tasyām ghorāyām rajanyām sarvataḥ nadantyaḥ śivāḥ
sajjvālakavalaiḥ mukhaiḥ ghoram bhayam nyavedayan

14. In that dreadful night, jackals howling from all directions proclaimed a terrible fear with their mouths appearing as if they had fiery mouthfuls.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that, to her

• रजन्याम् (rajanyām) - in the night

• घोरायाम् (ghorāyām) - in the dreadful, in the terrible

• नदन्त्यः (nadantyaḥ) - howling, crying, roaring (feminine plural)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

• शिवाः (śivāḥ) - jackals, female jackals

• न्यवेदयन् (nyavedayan) - they announced, they reported, they made known

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

• सज्ज्वालकवलैः (sajjvālakavalaiḥ) - with fiery mouthfuls, with mouthfuls of flame

• मुखैः (mukhaiḥ) - with mouths, by mouths

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that, to her

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

रजन्याम् (rajanyām) - in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night

Root: rañj (class 1)

घोरायाम् (ghorāyām) - in the dreadful, in the terrible

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of ghorā

ghorā - dreadful, terrible, fearful

Root: ghur (class 1)

नदन्त्यः (nadantyaḥ) - howling, crying, roaring (feminine plural)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nadantī

nadant - howling, crying, roaring

Present Active Participle

From root nad- (to roar, sound) with present participle suffix -at. Feminine form.

Root: nad (class 1)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

From sarva (all) + tas (suffix)

शिवाः (śivāḥ) - jackals, female jackals

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śivā

śivā - jackal, female jackal; also "auspicious" (feminine of śiva)

While śiva generally means auspicious, in the context of nocturnal howling it specifically refers to jackals as an ill omen.

न्यवेदयन् (nyavedayan) - they announced, they reported, they made known

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of nived

From root vid- (to know) with upasarga ni-. Causative form (-aya).

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Formed with ni + √vid (causative).

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror

From root bhī- (to fear) + a suffix.

Root: bhī (class 3)

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, fearful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

From root ghur (to be terrible, roar)

Root: ghur (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bhayam`.

सज्ज्वालकवलैः (sajjvālakavalaiḥ) - with fiery mouthfuls, with mouthfuls of flame

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sajjvālakavala

sajjvālakavala - having fiery mouthfuls or flaming gulps

Compound of sa- (with), jvāla (flame), and kavala (mouthful, morsel).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+jvāla+kavala)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with' or 'having'
• jvāla – flame, blaze
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• kavala – mouthful, morsel, gulp
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the mouths of the jackals.

मुखैः (mukhaiḥ) - with mouths, by mouths

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mukha

mukha - mouth, face, opening, principal part