महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-58, verse-4

मृदङ्गा झर्झरा भेर्यः पणवानकगोमुखाः ।
आडम्बराश्च शङ्खाश्च दुन्दुभ्यश्च महास्वनाः ॥४॥

4. mṛdaṅgā jharjharā bheryaḥ paṇavānakagomukhāḥ ,
āḍambarāśca śaṅkhāśca dundubhyaśca mahāsvanāḥ.

4. mṛdaṅgāḥ jharjharāḥ bheryaḥ paṇavānakagomukhāḥ
āḍambarāḥ ca śaṅkhāḥ ca dundubhyaḥ ca mahāsvanāḥ

4. mṛdaṅgāḥ jharjharāḥ bheryaḥ paṇavānakagomukhāḥ
āḍambarāḥ ca śaṅkhāḥ ca dundubhyaḥ ca mahāsvanāḥ ca

4. Mṛdaṅgas, jharjharas, bheris, paṇavas, anakas, gomukhas, āḍambaras, conch shells, and loud-sounding dundubhis resounded.

Words meanings summery:

• मृदङ्गाः (mṛdaṅgāḥ) - mṛdaṅgas (percussion instruments)

• झर्झराः (jharjharāḥ) - jharjharas (drums or cymbals)

• भेर्यः (bheryaḥ) - bheris (drums, kettledrums)

• पणवानकगोमुखाः (paṇavānakagomukhāḥ) - paṇavas, anakas, and gomukhas (types of drums and wind instruments)

• आडम्बराः (āḍambarāḥ) - āḍambaras (drums)

• च (ca) - and

• शङ्खाः (śaṅkhāḥ) - conch shells

• च (ca) - and

• दुन्दुभ्यः (dundubhyaḥ) - dundubhis (large kettledrums)

• च (ca) - and

• महास्वनाः (mahāsvanāḥ) - having great sounds, loud-sounding

Words meanings and morphology

मृदङ्गाः (mṛdaṅgāḥ) - mṛdaṅgas (percussion instruments)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛdaṅga

mṛdaṅga - mṛdaṅga, a type of drum

झर्झराः (jharjharāḥ) - jharjharas (drums or cymbals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jharjhara

jharjhara - jharjhara, a kind of drum or musical instrument

भेर्यः (bheryaḥ) - bheris (drums, kettledrums)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bherī

bherī - bherī, a kettle-drum, large drum

पणवानकगोमुखाः (paṇavānakagomukhāḥ) - paṇavas, anakas, and gomukhas (types of drums and wind instruments)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṇavānakagomukha

paṇavānakagomukha - compound of paṇava, ānaka, and gomukha instruments

Compound type : dvandva (paṇava+ānaka+gomukha)

• paṇava – paṇava, a kind of small drum or tabor
  noun (masculine)
• ānaka – ānaka, a kettle-drum
  noun (masculine)
• gomukha – gomukha, a kind of musical instrument or horn
  noun (masculine)

आडम्बराः (āḍambarāḥ) - āḍambaras (drums)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āḍambara

āḍambara - āḍambara, a great drum

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शङ्खाः (śaṅkhāḥ) - conch shells

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkha

śaṅkha - śaṅkha, conch shell

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दुन्दुभ्यः (dundubhyaḥ) - dundubhis (large kettledrums)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dundubhi

dundubhi - dundubhi, a large kettle-drum

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महास्वनाः (mahāsvanāḥ) - having great sounds, loud-sounding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāsvana

mahāsvana - loud-sounding, having a great sound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahant+svana)

• mahant – great, large, loud
  adjective (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)

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