महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-164, verse-131

यथा सविद्युतो मेघा नदन्तो जलदागमे ।
तथा रेजुर्महाराज मिश्रिता रणमूर्धनि ॥१३१॥

131. yathā savidyuto meghā nadanto jaladāgame ,
tathā rejurmahārāja miśritā raṇamūrdhani.

131. yathā savidyutaḥ meghāḥ nadantaḥ jaladāgame
tathā rejuḥ mahārāja miśritāḥ raṇa-mūrdhani

131. mahārāja yathā savidyutaḥ meghāḥ jaladāgame nadantaḥ (rejuḥ),
tathā miśritāḥ raṇa-mūrdhani rejuḥ

131. Just as lightning-streaked clouds roar at the onset of the rainy season, so too, O great king, those mixed (horses) shone brilliantly on the battlefield.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)

• सविद्युतः (savidyutaḥ) - lightning-streaked (with lightning, lightning-streaked)

• मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

• नदन्तः (nadantaḥ) - roaring (clouds) (roaring, thundering)

• जलदागमे (jaladāgame) - at the onset of the rainy season (at the arrival of clouds, at the rainy season)

• तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly (so, thus, similarly)

• रेजुः (rejuḥ) - they shone brilliantly (they shone, they appeared)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O great king)

• मिश्रिताः (miśritāḥ) - mixed (horses) (mixed, mingled)

• रण-मूर्धनि (raṇa-mūrdhani) - on the battlefield (on the head of battle, in the forefront of battle, in the thick of battle)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)

(indeclinable)

सविद्युतः (savidyutaḥ) - lightning-streaked (with lightning, lightning-streaked)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of savidyut

savidyut - accompanied by lightning, with lightning

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vidyut)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `meghāḥ`.

मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud

नदन्तः (nadantaḥ) - roaring (clouds) (roaring, thundering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nadant

nad - to roar, to sound

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'nad' (class 1) in present active participle form, masculine nominative plural.

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective for `meghāḥ`.

जलदागमे (jaladāgame) - at the onset of the rainy season (at the arrival of clouds, at the rainy season)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jaladāgama

jaladāgama - arrival of clouds, rainy season

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jalada+āgama)

• jalada – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
• āgama – arrival, coming
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly (so, thus, similarly)

(indeclinable)

रेजुः (rejuḥ) - they shone brilliantly (they shone, they appeared)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, parasmaipada, 3rd person plural

Root: rāj (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

मिश्रिताः (miśritāḥ) - mixed (horses) (mixed, mingled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of miśrita

miśrita - mixed, mingled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'miśr' with suffix 'ita'

Root: miśr (class 10)

Note: Refers to the horses.

रण-मूर्धनि (raṇa-mūrdhani) - on the battlefield (on the head of battle, in the forefront of battle, in the thick of battle)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa-mūrdhan

raṇa-mūrdhan - head of battle, forefront of battle

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (raṇa+mūrdhan)

• raṇa – battle, war
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, top, forefront
  noun (masculine)