महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-6, verse-25

अनभ्रे प्रववर्ष द्यौर्मांसास्थिरुधिराण्युत ।
गृध्राः श्येना बडाः कङ्का वायसाश्च सहस्रशः ।
उपर्युपरि सेनां ते तदा पर्यपतन्नृप ॥२५॥

25. anabhre pravavarṣa dyaurmāṁsāsthirudhirāṇyuta ,
gṛdhrāḥ śyenā baḍāḥ kaṅkā vāyasāśca sahasraśaḥ ,
uparyupari senāṁ te tadā paryapatannṛpa.

25. anabhre pravavarṣa dyauḥ
māṃsa-asthi-rudhirāṇi uta gṛdhrāḥ śyenāḥ bakāḥ
kaṅkāḥ vāyasāḥ ca sahasraśaḥ upari
upari senām te tadā paryapatan nṛpa

25. nṛpa anabhre dyauḥ uta māṃsa-asthi-rudhirāṇi
pravavarṣa tadā gṛdhrāḥ
śyenāḥ bakāḥ kaṅkāḥ vāyasāḥ ca sahasraśaḥ
te senām upari upari paryapatan

25. O King, even without clouds, the sky rained down flesh, bones, and blood. Thousands of vultures, eagles, cranes, herons, and crows then repeatedly swooped down upon the army from above.

Words meanings summery:

• अनभ्रे (anabhre) - without clouds

• प्रववर्ष (pravavarṣa) - rained down (rained, caused to rain)

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky (sky, heaven)

• मांस-अस्थि-रुधिराणि (māṁsa-asthi-rudhirāṇi) - flesh, bones, and blood

• उत (uta) - indeed, even (and, also, moreover, indeed, even)

• गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures

• श्येनाः (śyenāḥ) - eagles (eagles, hawks)

• बकाः (bakāḥ) - cranes (cranes, herons)

• कङ्काः (kaṅkāḥ) - herons (herons, curlews)

• वायसाः (vāyasāḥ) - crows

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

• उपरि (upari) - above (repeated for emphasis 'upari upari' = repeatedly above) (above, upon, over)

• उपरि (upari) - above (repeated for emphasis 'upari upari' = repeatedly above) (above, upon, over)

• सेनाम् (senām) - the army (army, host)

• ते (te) - they (referring to the birds) (they (masculine))

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• पर्यपतन् (paryapatan) - swooped down upon (fell around, swooped down upon)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King

Words meanings and morphology

अनभ्रे (anabhre) - without clouds

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of anabhra

anabhra - cloudless, without clouds

Bahuvrihi compound (na + abhra)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (na+abhra)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially here.

प्रववर्ष (pravavarṣa) - rained down (rained, caused to rain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pravṛṣ

Perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Root vṛṣ (class 1) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky (sky, heaven)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - sky, heaven, light, day

मांस-अस्थि-रुधिराणि (māṁsa-asthi-rudhirāṇi) - flesh, bones, and blood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of māṃsa-asthi-rudhira

māṁsa-asthi-rudhira - flesh, bones, and blood

Dvanda compound of māṃsa (flesh), asthi (bone), and rudhira (blood).

Compound type : dvandva (māṃsa+asthi+rudhira)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• asthi – bone
  noun (neuter)
• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)

उत (uta) - indeed, even (and, also, moreover, indeed, even)

(indeclinable)

गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛdhra

gṛdhra - vulture, greedy

श्येनाः (śyenāḥ) - eagles (eagles, hawks)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śyena

śyena - eagle, hawk

बकाः (bakāḥ) - cranes (cranes, herons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of baka

baka - crane, heron

कङ्काः (kaṅkāḥ) - herons (herons, curlews)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaṅka

kaṅka - heron, curlew

वायसाः (vāyasāḥ) - crows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -śaḥ indicating 'by numbers'.

उपरि (upari) - above (repeated for emphasis 'upari upari' = repeatedly above) (above, upon, over)

(indeclinable)

उपरि (upari) - above (repeated for emphasis 'upari upari' = repeatedly above) (above, upon, over)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition 'upari upari' implies 'again and again' or 'repeatedly above'.

सेनाम् (senām) - the army (army, host)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, weapon

ते (te) - they (referring to the birds) (they (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

पर्यपतन् (paryapatan) - swooped down upon (fell around, swooped down upon)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paryāpat

Imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd person plural

Root pat (class 1) with prefixes pari and ā

Prefixes: pari+ā

Root: pat (class 1)

नृप (nṛpa) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. protector of men)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā 'to protect'.
  Root: pā (class 2)