महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-16, verse-13

ज्यातलत्रधनुःशब्दाः कुञ्जराणां च बृंहितम् ।
ताडितानां च पततां निनादः सुमहानभूत् ॥१३॥

13. jyātalatradhanuḥśabdāḥ kuñjarāṇāṁ ca bṛṁhitam ,
tāḍitānāṁ ca patatāṁ ninādaḥ sumahānabhūt.

13. jyātalatradhanuḥśabdāḥ kuñjarāṇām ca bṛṁhitam
tāḍitānām ca patatām ninādaḥ sumahān abhūt

13. jyātalatradhanuḥśabdāḥ ca kuñjarāṇām bṛṁhitam
ca tāḍitānām patatām sumahān ninādaḥ abhūt

13. There was a mighty roar comprising the twang of bowstrings, the sounds of arm-guards and bows, the trumpeting of elephants, and the cries of those struck and falling.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्यातलत्रधनुःशब्दाः (jyātalatradhanuḥśabdāḥ) - sounds of bowstrings, arm-guards (bow-guards), and bows

• कुञ्जराणाम् (kuñjarāṇām) - of elephants

• च (ca) - and

• बृंहितम् (bṛṁhitam) - trumpeting (trumpeting (of an elephant), roaring)

• ताडितानाम् (tāḍitānām) - of those struck (in battle) (of the struck, of those hit)

• च (ca) - and

• पतताम् (patatām) - of those falling (dead or wounded) (of the falling, of those falling)

• निनादः (ninādaḥ) - roar (sound, roar, cry)

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - mighty (very great, mighty)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was (existed) (there was, it happened)

Words meanings and morphology

ज्यातलत्रधनुःशब्दाः (jyātalatradhanuḥśabdāḥ) - sounds of bowstrings, arm-guards (bow-guards), and bows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jyātalatradhanuḥśabda

jyātalatradhanuḥśabda - sound of bowstrings, arm-guards, and bows

Compound type : dvandva (jyā+talatra+dhanus+śabda)

• jyā – bowstring
  noun (feminine)
• talatra – arm-guard, bow-cover (worn on hand to protect from bowstring)
  noun (neuter)
• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• śabda – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)

Note: The sound of the bowstrings, arm-guards, and bows.

कुञ्जराणाम् (kuñjarāṇām) - of elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant

Note: In relation to 'bṛṁhitam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

बृंहितम् (bṛṁhitam) - trumpeting (trumpeting (of an elephant), roaring)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bṛṁhita

bṛṁhita - trumpeting (of elephants), roaring, bellowing

past passive participle used as noun

Derived from root 'bṛṁh' (to roar, bellow) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: bṛṁh (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound subject of 'abhūt'.

ताडितानाम् (tāḍitānām) - of those struck (in battle) (of the struck, of those hit)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tāḍita

tāḍita - struck, beaten, hit

past passive participle

Derived from root 'tāḍ' (to strike, beat).

Root: tāḍ (class 10)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पतताम् (patatām) - of those falling (dead or wounded) (of the falling, of those falling)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of patat

patat - falling, dropping, flying

present active participle

Derived from root 'pat' (to fall) + 'śatṛ' suffix.

Root: pat (class 1)

निनादः (ninādaḥ) - roar (sound, roar, cry)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nināda

nināda - sound, noise, roar, cry

From root 'nad' (to sound) with prefix 'ni-'.

Prefix: ni

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abhūt'.

सुमहान् (sumahān) - mighty (very great, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, exceedingly large, mighty

Composed of 'su' (good/very) and 'mahat' (great).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ninādaḥ'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - was (existed) (there was, it happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist past (luṅ) of bhū

aorist 3rd person singular

From root 'bhū'. Aorist tense, sigmatic aorist.

Root: bhū (class 1)