महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-154, verse-8

ज्यानेमिघोषस्तनयित्नुमान्वै धनुस्तडिन्मण्डलकेतुशृङ्गः ।
शरौघवर्षाकुलवृष्टिमांश्च संग्राममेघः स बभूव राजन् ॥८॥

8. jyānemighoṣastanayitnumānvai; dhanustaḍinmaṇḍalaketuśṛṅgaḥ ,
śaraughavarṣākulavṛṣṭimāṁśca; saṁgrāmameghaḥ sa babhūva rājan.

8. jyānemighoṣaḥ stanayitnumān vai
dhanustaḍinmaṇḍalaketuśṛṅgaḥ
śaraughavarṣākulavṛṣṭimān ca
saṃgrāmameghaḥ sa babhūva rājan

8. rājan sa saṃgrāmameghaḥ
jyānemighoṣaḥ stanayitnumān vai
dhanustaḍinmaṇḍalaketuśṛṅgaḥ ca
śaraughavarṣākulavṛṣṭimān babhūva

8. O King, that war-cloud (the assembled warriors) appeared, truly like a thunder-cloud, whose roar of bowstrings and chariot wheels was like thunder, whose bows were like circles of lightning and whose banners were like mountain peaks, and which poured forth a tumultuous shower of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्यानेमिघोषः (jyānemighoṣaḥ) - whose roar of bowstrings and chariot wheels (whose bowstring and wheel-rim sound)

• स्तनयित्नुमान् (stanayitnumān) - like thunder (possessed of thunder) (thundering, possessing thunder)

• वै (vai) - truly (indeed, truly, verily)

• धनुस्तडिन्मण्डलकेतुशृङ्गः (dhanustaḍinmaṇḍalaketuśṛṅgaḥ) - whose bows were like lightning streaks and whose banners were like mountain peaks (whose bows were like circles of lightning and banners like peaks)

• शरौघवर्षाकुलवृष्टिमान् (śaraughavarṣākulavṛṣṭimān) - which poured forth a tumultuous shower of arrows (having a tumultuous shower of arrow-streams)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संग्राममेघः (saṁgrāmameghaḥ) - the war-cloud (metaphor for the assembled warriors) (war-cloud, battle-cloud)

• स (sa) - that (war-cloud) (he, that)

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

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

Words meanings and morphology

ज्यानेमिघोषः (jyānemighoṣaḥ) - whose roar of bowstrings and chariot wheels (whose bowstring and wheel-rim sound)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyānemighoṣa

jyānemighoṣa - sound of bowstring and wheel-rim

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jyā+nemi+ghoṣa)

• jyā – bowstring
  noun (feminine)
• nemi – wheel-felly, rim of a wheel
  noun (feminine)
• ghoṣa – sound, roar, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ghuṣ

Note: Used as an adjective for 'saṃgrāmameghaḥ'.

स्तनयित्नुमान् (stanayitnumān) - like thunder (possessed of thunder) (thundering, possessing thunder)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stanayitnumat

stanayitnumat - thundering, roaring, having thunder

Derived from 'stanayitnu' (thunder) with the possessive suffix 'matup'.

Note: Modifies 'saṃgrāmameghaḥ'.

वै (vai) - truly (indeed, truly, verily)

(indeclinable)

धनुस्तडिन्मण्डलकेतुशृङ्गः (dhanustaḍinmaṇḍalaketuśṛṅgaḥ) - whose bows were like lightning streaks and whose banners were like mountain peaks (whose bows were like circles of lightning and banners like peaks)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanustaḍinmaṇḍalaketuśṛṅga

dhanustaḍinmaṇḍalaketuśṛṅga - having bows like lightning circles and banners like peaks

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhanus+taḍit-maṇḍala+ketu-śṛṅga)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• taḍit-maṇḍala – circle of lightning
  noun (neuter)
• ketu-śṛṅga – banner-peak, flag-pole tip
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'saṃgrāmameghaḥ'.

शरौघवर्षाकुलवृष्टिमान् (śaraughavarṣākulavṛṣṭimān) - which poured forth a tumultuous shower of arrows (having a tumultuous shower of arrow-streams)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaraughavarṣākulavṛṣṭimat

śaraughavarṣākulavṛṣṭimat - having a shower of arrow-streams, filled with a shower of arrows

Bahuvrīhi compound, with 'matup' suffix indicating possession. 'śaraughavarṣākula' is an internal compound ('śara-ogha-varṣa' (rain of arrow-streams) + 'ākula' (tumultuous)).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaraughavarṣākula+vṛṣṭimat)

• śara-ogha-varṣa – shower of arrow-streams
  noun (neuter)
• ākula – tumultuous, agitated, confused
  adjective
• vṛṣṭimat – having rain, rainy
  adjective (masculine)
  Possessive suffix 'matup' added to 'vṛṣṭi' (rain).

Note: Modifies 'saṃgrāmameghaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the last descriptive phrase to the war-cloud.

संग्राममेघः (saṁgrāmameghaḥ) - the war-cloud (metaphor for the assembled warriors) (war-cloud, battle-cloud)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāmamegha

saṁgrāmamegha - war-cloud, battle-cloud

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (saṃgrāma+megha)

• saṃgrāma – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb 'babhūva'.

स (sa) - that (war-cloud) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'saṃgrāmameghaḥ'.

बभूव (babhūva) - appeared, 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: Agrees with 'saṃgrāmameghaḥ'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra.