महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-40, verse-117

द्रौणेस्तु धनुषः शब्दमहितत्रासनं रणे ।
अश्रौषं बहुशो राजन्सिंहस्य नदतो यथा ॥११७॥

117. drauṇestu dhanuṣaḥ śabdamahitatrāsanaṁ raṇe ,
aśrauṣaṁ bahuśo rājansiṁhasya nadato yathā.

117. drauṇeḥ tu dhanuṣaḥ śabdam ahitatrāsanam raṇe
aśrauṣam bahuśaḥ rājan siṃhasya nadataḥ yathā

117. rājan tu mayā raṇe drauṇeḥ dhanuṣaḥ ahitatrāsanam
śabdam siṃhasya nadataḥ yathā bahuśaḥ aśrauṣam

117. O King, I repeatedly heard the sound of Droṇa's son's bow in battle, a sound terrifying to his enemies, just like the roar of a lion.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - of Aśvatthāmā, son of Droṇa (of Droṇa's son)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

• शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound, noise

• अहितत्रासनम् (ahitatrāsanam) - terrifying to enemies

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield

• अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times, repeatedly

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• सिंहस्य (siṁhasya) - of a lion

• नदतः (nadataḥ) - roaring, sounding

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - of Aśvatthāmā, son of Droṇa (of Droṇa's son)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of drauṇi

drauṇi - son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāmā)

Patronymic from Droṇa.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound, noise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, voice

अहितत्रासनम् (ahitatrāsanam) - terrifying to enemies

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ahitatrāsana

ahitatrāsana - terrifying to enemies, causing fear to adversaries

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahita+trāsana)

• ahita – enemy, foe, harmful
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'hita' (beneficial).
  Prefix: a
• trāsana – terrifying, frightening, causing fear
  adjective (neuter)
  Agent noun/Adjective
  Derived from the root tras (to tremble, to fear) in causative (trāsaya).
  Root: tras (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'śabdam'.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict

अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of śru

Aorist

First person singular Aorist form of the root śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -śaḥ from bahu (many).

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

सिंहस्य (siṁhasya) - of a lion

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

नदतः (nadataḥ) - roaring, sounding

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nadat

nadat - roaring, sounding, making noise

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of the root nad.

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'siṃhasya'.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)