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7,73

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-73, verse-16

तयोर्ज्यातलनिर्घोषो व्यश्रूयत सुदारुणः ।
अजस्रं शैलशृङ्गाणां वज्रेणाहन्यतामिव ॥१६॥
16. tayorjyātalanirghoṣo vyaśrūyata sudāruṇaḥ ,
ajasraṁ śailaśṛṅgāṇāṁ vajreṇāhanyatāmiva.
16. tayoḥ jyātal anirghoṣaḥ vyaśrūyata sudāruṇaḥ
ajasram śailaśṛṅgāṇām vajreṇa āhanyatām iva
16. tayoḥ jyātal anirghoṣaḥ sudāruṇaḥ ajasram
vajreṇa śailaśṛṅgāṇām āhanyatām iva vyaśrūyata
16. A tremendously dreadful sound of the two's bowstrings and bow-guards was heard, as if mountain peaks were being continuously struck by a thunderbolt.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तयोः (tayoḥ) - referring to the two principal combatants (of those two, their)
  • ज्यातल् अनिर्घोषः (jyātal anirghoṣaḥ) - sound of bowstrings and palms/bow-guards
  • व्यश्रूयत (vyaśrūyata) - was heard, resounded
  • सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - very dreadful, extremely terrible
  • अजस्रम् (ajasram) - incessantly, continuously, constantly
  • शैलशृङ्गाणाम् (śailaśṛṅgāṇām) - of mountain peaks
  • वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - by the thunderbolt (of Indra)
  • आहन्यताम् (āhanyatām) - of their being struck, as they were being struck
  • इव (iva) - like, as

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - referring to the two principal combatants (of those two, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to two individuals, likely warriors, in the context of battle.
ज्यातल् अनिर्घोषः (jyātal anirghoṣaḥ) - sound of bowstrings and palms/bow-guards
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jyātal anirghoṣa
jyātal anirghoṣa - sound of bowstring and bow-guard or palm-slap
Tatpuruṣa compound: jyātala (bowstring-and-palm/bow-guard) + nirghoṣa (sound)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jyātala+nirghoṣa)
  • jyātala – bowstring and palm of the hand (or bow-guard)
    noun (neuter)
    Compound: jyā (bowstring) + tala (palm/bow-guard)
  • nirghoṣa – loud sound, roar, din
    noun (masculine)
    From root ghuṣ (to sound) with prefix nir-
    Prefix: nir
    Root: ghuṣ (class 1)
व्यश्रूयत (vyaśrūyata) - was heard, resounded
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of śru
Imperfect Passive
Imperfect passive 3rd singular of √śru with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: śru (class 5)
सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - very dreadful, extremely terrible
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sudāruṇa
sudāruṇa - very dreadful, exceedingly terrible
Compound: su- (very, exceedingly) + dāruṇa (dreadful)
Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (su+dāruṇa)
  • su – good, well, very, excellent
    indeclinable
  • dāruṇa – dreadful, terrible, cruel
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with nirghoṣaḥ
अजस्रम् (ajasram) - incessantly, continuously, constantly
(indeclinable)
From a- (not) + jasra (weary, from √jas)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jasra)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • jasra – weary, exhausted (rarely used independently, usually in ajasra)
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Used as an adverb here.
शैलशृङ्गाणाम् (śailaśṛṅgāṇām) - of mountain peaks
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of śailaśṛṅga
śailaśṛṅga - mountain peak
Tatpuruṣa compound: śaila (mountain) + śṛṅga (peak)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+śṛṅga)
  • śaila – mountain, rock
    noun (masculine)
  • śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
    noun (neuter)
वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - by the thunderbolt (of Indra)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vajra
vajra - thunderbolt, diamond (Indra's weapon)
आहन्यताम् (āhanyatām) - of their being struck, as they were being struck
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of āhanyatā
āhanyatā - the state or act of being struck or hit
Verbal Noun (from passive form)
Derived from the passive form of √han (to strike) with prefix ā- and suffix -tā. Used here in a genitive plural construction implying action or state for comparison.
Prefix: ā
Root: han (class 2)
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)