महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-19, verse-36

तत्प्रकीर्णपताकानां रथवारणवाजिनाम् ।
बलाकाशबलाभ्राभं ददृशे रूपमाहवे ॥३६॥

36. tatprakīrṇapatākānāṁ rathavāraṇavājinām ,
balākāśabalābhrābhaṁ dadṛśe rūpamāhave.

36. tat-prakīrṇa-patākānām ratha-vāraṇa-vājinām
balākā-śabala-abhrābhām dadṛśe rūpam āhave

36. āhave tat-prakīrṇa-patākānām ratha-vāraṇa-vājinām
rūpam balākā-śabala-abhrābhām dadṛśe

36. In that battle, the sight of their chariots, elephants, and horses, with unfurled banners, appeared like variegated clouds dotted with cranes.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्-प्रकीर्ण-पताकानाम् (tat-prakīrṇa-patākānām) - of them with widely spread banners, of those having scattered flags

• रथ-वारण-वाजिनाम् (ratha-vāraṇa-vājinām) - of chariots, elephants, and horses

• बलाका-शबल-अभ्राभाम् (balākā-śabala-abhrābhām) - resembling variegated clouds with cranes

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen, appeared

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, sight, appearance

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in conflict

Words meanings and morphology

तत्-प्रकीर्ण-पताकानाम् (tat-prakīrṇa-patākānām) - of them with widely spread banners, of those having scattered flags

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tat-prakīrṇa-patāka

tat-prakīrṇa-patāka - having widely spread banners

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (tad+prakīrṇa+patāka)

• tad – that, those
  pronoun (neuter)
• prakīrṇa – scattered, spread, unfurled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from pra-kṛ
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 6)
• patāka – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)

रथ-वारण-वाजिनाम् (ratha-vāraṇa-vājinām) - of chariots, elephants, and horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ratha-vāraṇa-vājin

ratha-vāraṇa-vājin - chariots, elephants, and horses

Compound type : Dvandva (ratha+vāraṇa+vājin)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• vāraṇa – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vājin – horse
  noun (masculine)

बलाका-शबल-अभ्राभाम् (balākā-śabala-abhrābhām) - resembling variegated clouds with cranes

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of balākā-śabala-abhrābhā

balākā-śabala-abhrābhā - resembling variegated clouds with cranes, crane-spotted cloud-like

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (balākā+śabala+abhra+ābhā)

• balākā – crane
  noun (feminine)
• śabala – variegated, spotted, brindled
  adjective (masculine)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• ābhā – resemblance, likeness, splendor
  noun (feminine)

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, sight, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, image, beauty

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat

Root: hve (class 1)