महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-64, verse-9

मृदङ्गभेरीपणवानकस्वनैर्निनादिते भारत शङ्खनिस्वनैः ।
ससिंहनादौ बभतुर्नरोत्तमौ शशाङ्कसूर्याविव मेघसंप्लवे ॥९॥

9. mṛdaṅgabherīpaṇavānakasvanai;rninādite bhārata śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ ,
sasiṁhanādau babhaturnarottamau; śaśāṅkasūryāviva meghasaṁplave.

9. mṛdaṅgabherīpaṇavānakasvanaiḥ
ninādite bhārata śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ |
sasiṃhanādau babhatuḥ narottamau
śaśāṅkasūryau iva meghasaṃplave

9. bhārata,
mṛdaṅgabherīpaṇavānakasvanaiḥ (ca) śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ ninādite (yuddhakṣetre),
sasiṃhanādau narottamau tau meghasaṃplave śaśāṅkasūryau iva babhatuḥ

9. O Bhārata, as the battlefield resounded with the sounds of mṛdaṅga, bherī, paṇava, and anaka drums, and the clamor of conches, those two supreme heroes, uttering their lion-roars, shone brilliantly like the moon and the sun amidst a cloudburst.

Words meanings summery:

• मृदङ्गभेरीपणवानकस्वनैः (mṛdaṅgabherīpaṇavānakasvanaiḥ) - with the sounds of mṛdaṅga, bherī, paṇava, and anaka drums

• निनादिते (ninādite) - on the resounding battlefield (in the resounding, in the echoing (place/time))

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (or Sañjaya, the narrator in Mahābhārata) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

• शङ्खनिस्वनैः (śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ) - with the sounds of conches

• ससिंहनादौ (sasiṁhanādau) - accompanied by lion-roars, with lion-roars

• बभतुः (babhatuḥ) - they shone, they appeared beautiful

• नरोत्तमौ (narottamau) - the two best among men, two supreme heroes

• शशाङ्कसूर्यौ (śaśāṅkasūryau) - the moon and the sun

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मेघसंप्लवे (meghasaṁplave) - in a cloudburst, in a deluge of clouds

Words meanings and morphology

मृदङ्गभेरीपणवानकस्वनैः (mṛdaṅgabherīpaṇavānakasvanaiḥ) - with the sounds of mṛdaṅga, bherī, paṇava, and anaka drums

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mṛdaṅgabherīpaṇavānakasvana

mṛdaṅgabherīpaṇavānakasvana - sound of mṛdaṅga, bherī, paṇava, and anaka drums

Compound of mṛdaṅga, bherī, paṇava, anaka (types of drums) and svana (sound)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (mṛdaṅga+bherī+paṇava+anaka+svana)

• mṛdaṅga – a type of drum
  noun (masculine)
• bherī – a large drum, kettle-drum
  noun (feminine)
• paṇava – a small drum
  noun (masculine)
• anaka – a drum, kettle-drum
  noun (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)
  From root svan (to sound)
  Root: svan (class 1)

निनादिते (ninādite) - on the resounding battlefield (in the resounding, in the echoing (place/time))

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ninādita

ninādita - sounded, made to resound, filled with noise

Past Passive Participle

From ni- (down, into) + root nad (to roar, to sound) + -ita suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: nad (class 1)

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (or Sañjaya, the narrator in Mahābhārata) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

Derived from Bharata

शङ्खनिस्वनैः (śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ) - with the sounds of conches

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaṅkhanisvana

śaṅkhanisvana - sound of a conch

Compound of śaṅkha (conch) and nisvana (sound/noise)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaṅkha+nisvana)

• śaṅkha – conch, conch-shell
  noun (masculine)
• nisvana – sound, noise, clamor
  noun (masculine)
  From ni- (down, forth) + root svan (to sound)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: svan (class 1)

ससिंहनादौ (sasiṁhanādau) - accompanied by lion-roars, with lion-roars

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sasiṃhanāda

sasiṁhanāda - accompanied by lion-roars

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + siṃhanāda (lion-roar) = 'having lion-roars'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+siṃhanāda)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• siṃhanāda – lion-roar, war-cry
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of siṃha (lion) and nāda (roar)

Note: Qualifies 'narottamau'.

बभतुः (babhatuḥ) - they shone, they appeared beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, Perfect (lit) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

नरोत्तमौ (narottamau) - the two best among men, two supreme heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of narottama

narottama - best among men, supreme hero

Compound of nara (man) and uttama (best)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to the two main combatants.

शशाङ्कसूर्यौ (śaśāṅkasūryau) - the moon and the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śaśāṅkasūrya

śaśāṅkasūrya - moon and sun

Dvandva compound of śaśāṅka (moon) and sūrya (sun)

Compound type : dvandva (śaśāṅka+sūrya)

• śaśāṅka – moon (lit. 'marked by a hare')
  noun (masculine)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

मेघसंप्लवे (meghasaṁplave) - in a cloudburst, in a deluge of clouds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of meghasaṃplava

meghasaṁplava - cloudburst, deluge of clouds, cloud accumulation

Compound of megha (cloud) and saṃplava (flood, deluge, mass)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (megha+saṃplava)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• saṃplava – flood, deluge, overflow, mass
  noun (masculine)
  From sam- (together) + pra- (forth) + root plu (to flow)
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: plu (class 1)