महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-53, verse-2

महागजाभ्राकुलमस्त्रतोयं वादित्रनेमीतलशब्दवच्च ।
हिरण्यचित्रायुधवैद्युतं च महारथैरावृतशब्दवच्च ॥२॥

2. mahāgajābhrākulamastratoyaṁ; vāditranemītalaśabdavacca ,
hiraṇyacitrāyudhavaidyutaṁ ca; mahārathairāvṛtaśabdavacca.

2. mahāgajābhrākulam astratoyam vāditranemītalaśabdavat ca
hiraṇyacitrāyudhavaidyutam ca mahārathaiḥ āvṛtaśabdavat ca

2. mahāgajābhrākulam astratoyam ca vāditranemītalaśabdavat ca
hiraṇyacitrāyudhavaidyutam ca mahārathaiḥ āvṛtaśabdavat ca

2. It was agitated by great elephants like masses of clouds, having weapons like pouring rain, and resounding with the noise of musical instruments and chariot wheels. It glittered with brilliant, lightning-like weapons, and echoed with the sounds of great chariots.

Words meanings summery:

• महागजाभ्राकुलम् (mahāgajābhrākulam) - describing the battlefield as if it were a sky filled with storm clouds and thunder (agitated/filled with great elephants like clouds)

• अस्त्रतोयम् (astratoyam) - like a storm showering rain (weapons) (having weapons as water)

• वादित्रनेमीतलशब्दवत् (vāditranemītalaśabdavat) - describing the noise of battle like thunder or storm sounds (having the sound of musical instruments and chariot wheel bases)

• च (ca) - and

• हिरण्यचित्रायुधवैद्युतम् (hiraṇyacitrāyudhavaidyutam) - describing the weapons as glittering like lightning flashes in a storm (having brilliant, diverse, lightning-like weapons)

• च (ca) - and

• महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by great chariots / by great warriors (charioteers)

• आवृतशब्दवत् (āvṛtaśabdavat) - sounding like a storm surrounded by fierce winds or rain (having the sound of being surrounded/covered)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

महागजाभ्राकुलम् (mahāgajābhrākulam) - describing the battlefield as if it were a sky filled with storm clouds and thunder (agitated/filled with great elephants like clouds)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāgajābhrākula

mahāgajābhrākula - agitated by great elephants like clouds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahāgaja+abhra+ākula)

• mahāgaja – great elephant
  noun (masculine)
• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
• ākula – agitated, confused, filled with, crowded with
  adjective
  Prefix: ā

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'battlefield' from the previous verse.

अस्त्रतोयम् (astratoyam) - like a storm showering rain (weapons) (having weapons as water)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of astratoya

astratoya - having weapons as water

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (astra+toya)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
• toya – water, rain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'battlefield'.

वादित्रनेमीतलशब्दवत् (vāditranemītalaśabdavat) - describing the noise of battle like thunder or storm sounds (having the sound of musical instruments and chariot wheel bases)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāditranemītalaśabdavat

vāditranemītalaśabdavat - having the sound of musical instruments and chariot wheel bases

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāditra+nemi+tala+śabda+vat)

• vāditra – musical instrument
  noun (neuter)
• nemi – rim of a wheel
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, base, flat part
  noun (neuter)
• śabda – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, resembling, possessing, having
  suffix/indeclinable
  Suffix forming adjectives from nouns, meaning 'possessed of', 'like'

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'battlefield'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हिरण्यचित्रायुधवैद्युतम् (hiraṇyacitrāyudhavaidyutam) - describing the weapons as glittering like lightning flashes in a storm (having brilliant, diverse, lightning-like weapons)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hiraṇyacitrāyudhavaidyuta

hiraṇyacitrāyudhavaidyuta - having brilliant, diverse weapons like lightning

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hiraṇya+citra+āyudha+vaidyuta)

• hiraṇya – gold, golden, brilliant
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• citra – bright, clear, diverse, wonderful
  adjective
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
• vaidyuta – relating to lightning, electrical, like lightning
  adjective
  Derived from 'vidyut' (lightning).

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'battlefield'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by great chariots / by great warriors (charioteers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great chariot, great warrior who fights from a chariot, general

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, car, warrior fighting in a chariot
  noun (masculine)

आवृतशब्दवत् (āvṛtaśabdavat) - sounding like a storm surrounded by fierce winds or rain (having the sound of being surrounded/covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āvṛtaśabdavat

āvṛtaśabdavat - having the sound of being surrounded or covered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āvṛta+śabda+vat)

• āvṛta – covered, surrounded, encompassed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vṛ' (to cover) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• śabda – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, resembling, possessing, having
  suffix/indeclinable
  Suffix forming adjectives from nouns, meaning 'possessed of', 'like'

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'battlefield'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)