महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-154, verse-7

तेषां ज्यातलनिर्घोषो रथनेमिस्वनश्च ह ।
मेघानामिव घर्मान्ते बभूव तुमुलो निशि ॥७॥

7. teṣāṁ jyātalanirghoṣo rathanemisvanaśca ha ,
meghānāmiva gharmānte babhūva tumulo niśi.

7. teṣām jyātalnirghoṣaḥ rathanemisvanaḥ ca ha
meghānām iva gharmānte babhūva tumulaḥ niśi

7. teṣām jyātalnirghoṣaḥ ca rathanemisvanaḥ ha
niśi gharmānte meghānām iva tumulaḥ babhūva

7. And indeed, the tremendous sound of their bowstrings and the slap of their hands (on the bows), along with the clamor of their chariot wheels, became like the roar of thunder clouds at the end of the summer season, in the night.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)

• ज्यातल्निर्घोषः (jyātalnirghoṣaḥ) - the sound of bowstrings and the slap of hands (on the bows) (sound of bowstrings and hand-protectors)

• रथनेमिस्वनः (rathanemisvanaḥ) - the clamor of chariot wheels (sound of chariot wheels)

• च (ca) - along with (and, also)

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely (particle))

• मेघानाम् (meghānām) - of thunder clouds (of clouds)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

• घर्मान्ते (gharmānte) - at the end of the summer season (at the end of summer/hot season)

• बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, was)

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tremendous (tumultuous, tremendous, violent)

• निशि (niśi) - in the night (at night, in the night)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the warriors mentioned previously.

ज्यातल्निर्घोषः (jyātalnirghoṣaḥ) - the sound of bowstrings and the slap of hands (on the bows) (sound of bowstrings and hand-protectors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyātalnirghoṣa

jyātalnirghoṣa - sound of bowstring and palm/hand-guard

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jyā+tala+nirghoṣa)

• jyā – bowstring
  noun (feminine)
• tala – palm of hand, surface, hand-guard
  noun (neuter)
• nirghoṣa – sound, roar, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ghuṣ

Note: One of the two subjects of 'babhūva'.

रथनेमिस्वनः (rathanemisvanaḥ) - the clamor of chariot wheels (sound of chariot wheels)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathanemisvana

rathanemisvana - sound of chariot wheel

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ratha+nemi+svana)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• nemi – wheel-felly, rim of a wheel
  noun (feminine)
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svan

Note: The other subject of 'babhūva', conjoined with 'jyātalnirghoṣaḥ'.

च (ca) - along with (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two subjects, 'jyātalnirghoṣaḥ' and 'rathanemisvanaḥ'.

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely (particle))

(indeclinable)

मेघानाम् (meghānām) - of thunder clouds (of clouds)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud

Note: Used in comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

घर्मान्ते (gharmānte) - at the end of the summer season (at the end of summer/hot season)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gharmānta

gharmānta - end of summer/hot season

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (gharma+anta)

• gharma – heat, summer, hot season
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the time of year when thunder is common before the monsoon.

बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √bhū

perfect

Perfect (lit) 3rd person singular active form of √bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The singular verb is used despite the conjoined subjects, often acceptable in Sanskrit when referring to a collective phenomenon.

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tremendous (tumultuous, tremendous, violent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, noisy, violent, tremendous

Note: Predicate adjective for the combined sounds.

निशि (niśi) - in the night (at night, in the night)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niś

niś - night