महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-19, verse-16

तस्य पक्षप्रपक्षेभ्यो निष्पतन्ति युयुत्सवः ।
सविद्युत्स्तनिता मेघाः सर्वदिग्भ्य इवोष्णगे ॥१६॥

16. tasya pakṣaprapakṣebhyo niṣpatanti yuyutsavaḥ ,
savidyutstanitā meghāḥ sarvadigbhya ivoṣṇage.

16. tasya pakṣaprapakṣebhyaḥ niṣpatanti yuyutsavaḥ
savidyutstanitāḥ meghāḥ sarvadigbhyaḥ iva uṣṇage

16. uṣṇage tasya pakṣaprapakṣebhyaḥ yuyutsavaḥ
niṣpatanti savidyutstanitāḥ meghāḥ sarvadigbhyaḥ iva

16. O King (uṣṇage)! From the main and subsidiary flanks of that formation, warriors eager for battle (yuyutsu) emerge, just like thunderous clouds accompanied by lightning rise from all directions.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (battle formation mentioned in the previous verse) (of that, from that, its)

• पक्षप्रपक्षेभ्यः (pakṣaprapakṣebhyaḥ) - from the flanks and secondary flanks

• निष्पतन्ति (niṣpatanti) - they emerge (from the battle formation) (they fly out, they emerge, they fall out)

• युयुत्सवः (yuyutsavaḥ) - warriors eager to fight, desirous of fighting

• सविद्युत्स्तनिताः (savidyutstanitāḥ) - accompanied by lightning and thunder

• मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

• सर्वदिग्भ्यः (sarvadigbhyaḥ) - from all directions

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• उष्णगे (uṣṇage) - O King (Dhritarashtra, the interlocutor) (O hot-rayed one, O Sun, O King)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (battle formation mentioned in the previous verse) (of that, from that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the `vyūhaḥ` from the previous verse.

पक्षप्रपक्षेभ्यः (pakṣaprapakṣebhyaḥ) - from the flanks and secondary flanks

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of pakṣaprapakṣa

pakṣaprapakṣa - main flanks and sub-flanks (of a military formation)

A dvandva compound, or a tatpuruṣa where 'prapakṣa' signifies a secondary or extended flank.

Compound type : dvandva (pakṣa+prapakṣa)

• pakṣa – wing, flank, side
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pac (class 1)
• prapakṣa – secondary flank, a wing or part of the army
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: pac (class 1)

Note: Indicates origin or movement from.

निष्पतन्ति (niṣpatanti) - they emerge (from the battle formation) (they fly out, they emerge, they fall out)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of niṣpat

present active

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice

Prefix: nis

Root: pat (class 1)

युयुत्सवः (yuyutsavaḥ) - warriors eager to fight, desirous of fighting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuyutsu

yuyutsu - desirous of fighting, eager for battle, a warrior

Desiderative participle

Derived from the desiderative stem of the root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

सविद्युत्स्तनिताः (savidyutstanitāḥ) - accompanied by lightning and thunder

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of savidyutstanita

savidyutstanita - with lightning and thunder

A bahuvrīhi compound, 'sa' (with) + 'vidyutstanita' (lightning and thunder)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vidyut+stanita)

• sa – with, accompanied by (prefix)
  indeclinable
• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dyut (class 1)
• stanita – thunder, roaring, rumbling
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  Derived from root stan (to thunder, roar)
  Root: stan (class 1)

Note: Agrees with meghāḥ.

मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of megha

megha - cloud

Root: mih (class 1)

सर्वदिग्भ्यः (sarvadigbhyaḥ) - from all directions

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, plural of sarvadiś

sarvadiś - all directions, from all quarters

A karmadhāraya compound of 'sarva' and 'diś'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+diś)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• diś – direction, quarter
  noun (feminine)
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating origin.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

उष्णगे (uṣṇage) - O King (Dhritarashtra, the interlocutor) (O hot-rayed one, O Sun, O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of uṣṇaga

uṣṇaga - hot-rayed (epithet of the sun), a king (metaphorically the sun)

Compound of uṣṇa (hot) and ga (going)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (uṣṇa+ga)

• uṣṇa – hot, warm
  adjective
  From root uṣ (to burn)
  Root: uṣ (class 1)
• ga – going, moving, relating to (suffix)
  noun (masculine)
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)