महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-64, verse-5

मृगाश्च घोरसंनादाः शिवाश्चाशिवदर्शनाः ।
दक्षिणेन प्रयातानामस्माकं प्राणदंस्तथा ॥५॥

5. mṛgāśca ghorasaṁnādāḥ śivāścāśivadarśanāḥ ,
dakṣiṇena prayātānāmasmākaṁ prāṇadaṁstathā.

5. mṛgāḥ ca ghorasaṃnādāḥ śivāḥ ca aśivadarśanāḥ
dakṣiṇena prayātānām asmākam prāṇadan tathā

5. ghorasaṃnādāḥ mṛgāḥ ca aśivadarśanāḥ śivāḥ ca
dakṣiṇena prayātānām asmākam tathā prāṇadan

5. And deer, with dreadful roars, and jackals (śivāḥ), ill-omened in appearance, thus cried out to our right side as we advanced.

Words meanings summery:

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer, wild animals, beasts

• च (ca) - and, also

• घोरसंनादाः (ghorasaṁnādāḥ) - having dreadful roars, with terrible sounds

• शिवाः (śivāḥ) - jackals, known for their howling (auspicious ones (ironic here), jackals (female))

• च (ca) - and, also

• अशिवदर्शनाः (aśivadarśanāḥ) - having inauspicious appearance, ill-omened to behold

• दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - to the right, on the right side, southern

• प्रयातानाम् (prayātānām) - of those who have gone forth, of those who are advancing

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, our

• प्राणदन् (prāṇadan) - they cried out, they made a sound, they howled

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

Words meanings and morphology

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer, wild animals, beasts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, game, beast

Root: mṛj (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

घोरसंनादाः (ghorasaṁnādāḥ) - having dreadful roars, with terrible sounds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghorasaṃnāda

ghorasaṁnāda - having a dreadful roar/sound

Bahuvrīhi compound: ghora (dreadful) + saṃnāda (roar).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+saṃnāda)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful
  adjective
  Root: ghūrṇ (class 1)
• saṃnāda – roar, loud noise, sound, din
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nad (class 1)

शिवाः (śivāḥ) - jackals, known for their howling (auspicious ones (ironic here), jackals (female))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śivā

śivā - auspicious, prosperous, benevolent (feminine form), female jackal (omen-associated)

Feminine form of śiva. In epic literature, śivā often refers to a female jackal, whose cries are considered inauspicious.

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: The word is feminine plural nominative, used to describe the jackals.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अशिवदर्शनाः (aśivadarśanāḥ) - having inauspicious appearance, ill-omened to behold

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of aśivadarśana

aśivadarśana - having an inauspicious appearance, ill-omened

Bahuvrīhi compound: aśiva (inauspicious) + darśana (appearance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aśiva+darśana)

• aśiva – inauspicious, unlucky, evil
  adjective
  Negation (a) of śiva (auspicious).
  Prefix: a
• darśana – seeing, appearance, sight, view
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - to the right, on the right side, southern

(indeclinable)

Adverbial instrumental form of dakṣiṇa.

प्रयातानाम् (prayātānām) - of those who have gone forth, of those who are advancing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prayāta

prayāta - gone forth, advanced, departed, set out

Past Passive Participle

From root yā (to go) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with asmākam.

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's side.

प्राणदन् (prāṇadan) - they cried out, they made a sound, they howled

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

From root an (to breathe, sound) with prefix pra. prā is from pra + a.

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: The verb refers to the sounds made by the animals.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from tad.