महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-144, verse-35

धावतां द्रवतां चैव पुनरावर्ततामपि ।
बभूव तत्र सैन्यानां शब्दः सुतुमुलो निशि ॥३५॥

35. dhāvatāṁ dravatāṁ caiva punarāvartatāmapi ,
babhūva tatra sainyānāṁ śabdaḥ sutumulo niśi.

35. dhāvatām dravatām ca eva punar āvartatām api
babhūva tatra sainyānām śabdaḥ sutumulaḥ niśi

35. niśi tatra dhāvatām dravatām ca eva punar
āvartatām api sainyānām sutumulaḥ śabdaḥ babhūva

35. In the night, there arose a tremendously tumultuous sound from the troops, some running, some fleeing, and some even turning back.

Words meanings summery:

• धावताम् (dhāvatām) - of those running

• द्रवताम् (dravatām) - of those fleeing, of those moving swiftly

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• पुनर् (punar) - again, back

• आवर्तताम् (āvartatām) - of those returning, of those turning back

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it happened, came to be

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies, of the troops

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - a sound, a noise

• सुतुमुलः (sutumulaḥ) - very tumultuous, very loud, greatly agitated

• निशि (niśi) - in the night

Words meanings and morphology

धावताम् (dhāvatām) - of those running

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhāvat

dhāvat - running, moving swiftly

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'dhāv' (to run)

Root: dhāv (class 1)

द्रवताम् (dravatām) - of those fleeing, of those moving swiftly

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dravat

dravat - running, fleeing, moving quickly

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'dru' (to run, flee)

Root: dru (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

पुनर् (punar) - again, back

(indeclinable)

आवर्तताम् (āvartatām) - of those returning, of those turning back

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of āvartat

āvartat - returning, turning back

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'vṛt' (to turn) with the prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it happened, came to be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person singular of the root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies, of the troops

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sainya

sainya - army, host, troops, military

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - a sound, a noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, voice, word

सुतुमुलः (sutumulaḥ) - very tumultuous, very loud, greatly agitated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sutumula

sutumula - very tumultuous, greatly agitated, extremely noisy

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+tumula)

• su – good, well, intensely, greatly
  indeclinable
• tumula – tumultuous, agitated, noisy, confused
  adjective (masculine)

निशि (niśi) - in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niś

niś - night