महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-172, verse-24

दह्यमाना महानागाः पेतुरुर्व्यां समन्ततः ।
नदन्तो भैरवान्नादाञ्जलदोपमनिस्वनान् ॥२४॥

24. dahyamānā mahānāgāḥ petururvyāṁ samantataḥ ,
nadanto bhairavānnādāñjaladopamanisvanān.

24. dahyamānāḥ mahānāgāḥ petuḥ urvyām samantataḥ
nadantaḥ bhairavān nādān jaladopamanisvanān

24. dahyamānāḥ mahānāgāḥ samantataḥ urvyām petuḥ
jaladopamanisvanān bhairavān nādān nadantaḥ

24. The great elephants, being consumed by fire, fell everywhere on the earth, roaring terrifying sounds that resembled the rumbling of thunderclouds.

Words meanings summery:

• दह्यमानाः (dahyamānāḥ) - being burnt, being consumed by fire

• महानागाः (mahānāgāḥ) - great elephants (in a battle context) (great elephants, great snakes)

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

• उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the earth, on the ground

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, everywhere

• नदन्तः (nadantaḥ) - roaring, crying out, making sounds

• भैरवान् (bhairavān) - dreadful, terrifying, fierce

• नादान् (nādān) - sounds, roars, cries

• जलदोपमनिस्वनान् (jaladopamanisvanān) - having sounds like thunderclouds, whose sounds resemble thunderclouds

Words meanings and morphology

दह्यमानाः (dahyamānāḥ) - being burnt, being consumed by fire

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dahyamāna

dahyamāna - being burnt, being consumed, suffering from heat

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dah' with passive suffix '-yamāna'

Root: dah (class 1)

महानागाः (mahānāgāḥ) - great elephants (in a battle context) (great elephants, great snakes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahānāga

mahānāga - great elephant, great snake

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nāga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• nāga – snake, serpent, elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: In Mahabharata context, 'nāga' often refers to elephants.

पेतुः (petuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (lit), 3rd person plural

Root: pat (class 1)

उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of urvī

urvī - earth, ground

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, everywhere

(indeclinable)

नदन्तः (nadantaḥ) - roaring, crying out, making sounds

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nadant

nadant - roaring, sounding, crying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'nad'

Root: nad (class 1)

भैरवान् (bhairavān) - dreadful, terrifying, fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhairava

bhairava - dreadful, terrible, formidable, ferocious

नादान् (nādān) - sounds, roars, cries

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāda

nāda - sound, roar, cry, noise

जलदोपमनिस्वनान् (jaladopamanisvanān) - having sounds like thunderclouds, whose sounds resemble thunderclouds

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jaladopamanisvana

jaladopamanisvana - having a sound like a thundercloud, roaring like a thundercloud

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jalada+upama+nisvana)

• jalada – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, resemblance, comparison
  noun (feminine)
• nisvana – sound, roar, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: svan (class 1)