महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-138, verse-15

सर्वास्तु सेना व्यतिसेव्यमानाः पदातिभिः पावकतैलहस्तैः ।
प्रकाश्यमाना ददृशुर्निशायां यथान्तरिक्षे जलदास्तडिद्भिः ॥१५॥

15. sarvāstu senā vyatisevyamānāḥ; padātibhiḥ pāvakatailahastaiḥ ,
prakāśyamānā dadṛśurniśāyāṁ; yathāntarikṣe jaladāstaḍidbhiḥ.

15. sarvāḥ tu senāḥ vyatisevyamānāḥ
padātibhiḥ pāvakatailahastaiḥ
| prakāśyamānāḥ dadṛśuḥ niśāyām
yathā antarikṣe jaladāḥ taḍidbhiḥ

15. tu sarvāḥ senāḥ,
pāvakatailahastaiḥ padātibhiḥ vyatisevyamānāḥ prakāśyamānāḥ niśāyām dadṛśuḥ,
yathā antarikṣe taḍidbhiḥ jaladāḥ [dadṛśuḥ].

15. But all the army divisions, being spread among by foot soldiers who held fire-and-oil torches in their hands, appeared shining in the night, just as clouds appear with lightning in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सेनाः (senāḥ) - armies, divisions, hosts

• व्यतिसेव्यमानाः (vyatisevyamānāḥ) - being served, being spread among, being attended to

• पदातिभिः (padātibhiḥ) - by the foot soldiers

• पावकतैलहस्तैः (pāvakatailahastaiḥ) - by those whose hands held fire and oil (torches)

• प्रकाश्यमानाः (prakāśyamānāḥ) - being illuminated, shining forth

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they appeared, they were seen

• निशायाम् (niśāyām) - in the night

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

• जलदाः (jaladāḥ) - clouds (lit. 'water-givers')

• तडिद्भिः (taḍidbhiḥ) - with lightning

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सेनाः (senāḥ) - armies, divisions, hosts

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of senā

senā - army, host, troop

व्यतिसेव्यमानाः (vyatisevyamānāḥ) - being served, being spread among, being attended to

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vyatisevyamāṇa

vyatisevyamāṇa - being served, being attended, being diffused, being spread among

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root sev (to serve) with upasargas vi-ati-

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: sev (class 1)

पदातिभिः (padātibhiḥ) - by the foot soldiers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of padāti

padāti - foot soldier, pedestrian

पावकतैलहस्तैः (pāvakatailahastaiḥ) - by those whose hands held fire and oil (torches)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāvakatailahasta

pāvakatailahasta - one whose hands contain fire and oil (referring to torches)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāvaka+taila+hasta)

• pāvaka – fire, pure
  noun (masculine)
• taila – oil, sesame oil
  noun (neuter)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'padātibhiḥ'

प्रकाश्यमानाः (prakāśyamānāḥ) - being illuminated, shining forth

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prakāśyamāṇa

prakāśyamāṇa - being illuminated, being revealed, shining forth

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root kāś (to shine) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they appeared, they were seen

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निशायाम् (niśāyām) - in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - atmosphere, sky, space between heaven and earth

जलदाः (jaladāḥ) - clouds (lit. 'water-givers')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jalada

jalada - cloud (giver of water)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+da)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, giver (often as a suffix in compounds)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dā (class 1)

तडिद्भिः (taḍidbhiḥ) - with lightning

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of taḍit

taḍit - lightning, flash of lightning