महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-37, verse-18

ज्याशब्दः शुश्रुवे तस्य तलशब्दश्च दारुणः ।
महाशनिमुचः काले पयोदस्येव निस्वनः ॥१८॥

18. jyāśabdaḥ śuśruve tasya talaśabdaśca dāruṇaḥ ,
mahāśanimucaḥ kāle payodasyeva nisvanaḥ.

18. jya-śabdaḥ śuśruve tasya tala-śabdaḥ ca dāruṇaḥ
mahā-aśani-mucaḥ kāle payodasya iva nisvanaḥ

18. tasya jya-śabdaḥ ca dāruṇaḥ tala-śabdaḥ śuśruve
kāle mahā-aśani-mucaḥ payodasya iva nisvanaḥ

18. The twang of his bowstring and a terrible hand-slap were heard, like the roar of a cloud releasing mighty thunderbolts at the proper moment.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्य-शब्दः (jya-śabdaḥ) - the twang of a bowstring (sound of a bowstring)

• शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard (was heard, was listened to)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the protagonist) (his, of him, of that)

• तल-शब्दः (tala-śabdaḥ) - the sound of a hand-slap (often done on the arm or thigh in defiance) (sound of a slap, sound of a hand)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

• महा-अशनि-मुचः (mahā-aśani-mucaḥ) - of one releasing mighty thunderbolts (describing a cloud) (of one releasing great thunderbolts)

• काले (kāle) - at the proper moment (at the time, in season)

• पयोदस्य (payodasya) - of the cloud

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - roar (of a cloud) (sound, roar, noise)

Words meanings and morphology

ज्य-शब्दः (jya-śabdaḥ) - the twang of a bowstring (sound of a bowstring)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jya-śabda

jya-śabda - bowstring sound, twang of a bow

Compound type : tatpurusha (jya+śabda)

• jya – bowstring
  noun (feminine)
• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)

शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard (was heard, was listened to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, perfect (liṭ) of śru

Perfect tense, passive voice

Reduplicated perfect form of the root śru, used in passive sense.

Root: śru (class 5)

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the protagonist) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तल-शब्दः (tala-śabdaḥ) - the sound of a hand-slap (often done on the arm or thigh in defiance) (sound of a slap, sound of a hand)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tala-śabda

tala-śabda - sound of a slap, clapping sound

Compound type : tatpurusha (tala+śabda)

• tala – palm of the hand, sole of the foot, surface
  noun (masculine)
• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, fierce, harsh

महा-अशनि-मुचः (mahā-aśani-mucaḥ) - of one releasing mighty thunderbolts (describing a cloud) (of one releasing great thunderbolts)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahā-aśani-muc

mahā-aśani-muc - releasing mighty thunderbolts, emitting great flashes of lightning

Compound derived from 'mahā' (great), 'aśani' (thunderbolt), and 'muc' (releasing, from root 'muc').

Compound type : karmadhāraya-upapada-tatpuruṣa (mahā+aśani+muc)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• aśani – thunderbolt, lightning
  noun (masculine)
• muc – releasing, freeing, emitting
  adjective
  agent noun/participial suffix
  From root 'muc' (to release) with a kṛt affix.
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: The compound functions as an adjective here, modifying 'payodasya'.

काले (kāle) - at the proper moment (at the time, in season)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, opportune moment

पयोदस्य (payodasya) - of the cloud

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of payoda

payoda - cloud (literally 'water-giver')

Compound formed from 'payas' (water) and 'da' (giving, from root 'dā').

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (payas+da)

• payas – water, milk
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, bestowing
  adjective
  agent noun/participial suffix
  From root 'dā' (to give) with a kṛt affix.
  Root: dā (class 3)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - roar (of a cloud) (sound, roar, noise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nisvana

nisvana - sound, noise, roar, clang

From prefix 'nis' and root 'svan' (to sound).

Prefix: nis

Root: svan (class 1)