महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-153, verse-17

ततो वज्रनिपाताश्च साशनिस्तनयित्नवः ।
महांश्चटचटाशब्दस्तत्रासीद्धि महाहवे ॥१७॥

17. tato vajranipātāśca sāśanistanayitnavaḥ ,
mahāṁścaṭacaṭāśabdastatrāsīddhi mahāhave.

17. tataḥ vajranipātāḥ ca sāśanistanayitnavaḥ
mahān caṭacaṭāśabdaḥ tatra āsīt hi mahāhave

17. tataḥ mahāhave tatra vajranipātāḥ ca
sāśanistanayitnavaḥ mahān caṭacaṭāśabdaḥ hi āsīt

17. In that great battle, thunderbolts, accompanied by lightning and thunder, struck, and a mighty crackling sound indeed arose there.

Words meanings summery:

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

• वज्रनिपाताः (vajranipātāḥ) - thunderbolts (striking) (thunderbolts, lightning strikes)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• साशनिस्तनयित्नवः (sāśanistanayitnavaḥ) - accompanied by lightning and thunder

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty (great, large, mighty)

• चटचटाशब्दः (caṭacaṭāśabdaḥ) - crackling sound (crackling sound, rustling sound)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - arose, existed (was, existed, happened)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)

• महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle (in the great battle, in the great war)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base 'tad' with suffix -tas

वज्रनिपाताः (vajranipātāḥ) - thunderbolts (striking) (thunderbolts, lightning strikes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vajranipāta

vajranipāta - fall of a thunderbolt, lightning strike

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+nipāta)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• nipāta – fall, striking, descent
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pat (to fall) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

साशनिस्तनयित्नवः (sāśanistanayitnavaḥ) - accompanied by lightning and thunder

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāśanistanayitnu

sāśanistanayitnu - accompanied by lightning and thunder

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+aśani+stanayitnu)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning
  noun (feminine)
• stanayitnu – thunder, thundering
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root stan (to thunder)
  Root: stan (class 1)

Note: Modifies vajranipātāḥ.

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Modifies caṭacaṭāśabdaḥ.

चटचटाशब्दः (caṭacaṭāśabdaḥ) - crackling sound (crackling sound, rustling sound)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caṭacaṭāśabda

caṭacaṭāśabda - crackling sound, rustling sound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caṭacaṭā+śabda)

• caṭacaṭā – a crackling or snapping sound (onomatopoeic)
  indeclinable
• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base 'tad' with suffix -tra

Note: Refers to the location of the battle.

आसीत् (āsīt) - arose, existed (was, existed, happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active Third Person Singular

From root 'as' (to be) in the imperfect tense (laṅ), third person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle (in the great battle, in the great war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, great war

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+hava)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of 'mahat' or used as a prefix for 'great'.
• hava – battle, war, sacrifice, calling
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root hu (to offer, to call)
  Root: hu (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Kurukshetra war.