महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-15, verse-28

ततः शङ्खांश्च भेरीश्च शतशश्चैव पुष्करान् ।
अवादयन्त पाञ्चालाः सिंहनादांश्च नेदिरे ॥२८॥

28. tataḥ śaṅkhāṁśca bherīśca śataśaścaiva puṣkarān ,
avādayanta pāñcālāḥ siṁhanādāṁśca nedire.

28. tataḥ śaṅkhān ca bherīḥ ca śataśaḥ ca eva
puṣkarān avādayanta pāñcālāḥ siṃhanādān ca nedire

28. tataḥ pāñcālāḥ śaṅkhān ca bherīḥ ca śataśaḥ
eva puṣkarān avādayanta ca siṃhanādān nedire

28. Then, the Pañcālas blew conches, and also drums (bherī) and hundreds of other musical instruments (puṣkarān), and they also let out lion-roars.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then; thereafter; from there

• शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conches

• च (ca) - and

• भेरीः (bherīḥ) - drums

• च (ca) - and

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; in hundreds

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed; even; only

• पुष्करान् (puṣkarān) - other drums; musical instruments

• अवादयन्त (avādayanta) - they sounded; they caused to be played/blown

• पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Pañcālas

• सिंहनादान् (siṁhanādān) - lion-roars

• च (ca) - and

• नेदिरे (nedire) - they roared; they made a noise

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then; thereafter; from there

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' with the suffix 'tas'.

शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conches

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śaṅkha

śaṅkha - conch; conch-shell; a musical instrument made from a conch

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भेरीः (bherīḥ) - drums

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of bherī

bherī - drum; kettle-drum; war-drum

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; in hundreds

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'śata' (hundred) with the suffix 'śas'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed; even; only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

पुष्करान् (puṣkarān) - other drums; musical instruments

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of puṣkara

puṣkara - lotus; water; sky; tip of an elephant's trunk; a particular drum; a kind of musical instrument

Note: Here, likely refers to musical instruments or drums, not lotuses.

अवादयन्त (avādayanta) - they sounded; they caused to be played/blown

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vāday

Imperfect, 3rd person plural, middle voice, causative.

Root 'vad' (to speak, sound) with causative suffix 'āy' and preverb 'a'.

Root: vad (class 1)

पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Pañcālas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - a member of the Pañcāla tribe; belonging to the Pañcālas; (name of a people/country)

Note: Subject of the verbs 'avādayanta' and 'nedire'.

सिंहनादान् (siṁhanādān) - lion-roars

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of siṃhanāda

siṁhanāda - lion's roar; a mighty roar; battle-cry

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (siṃha+nāda)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• nāda – sound; roar; cry; noise
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'nad' (to roar, sound).
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Cognate accusative for 'nedire'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नेदिरे (nedire) - they roared; they made a noise

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of nad

Perfect, 3rd person plural, middle voice (ātmanepada).

From root 'nad' (to sound).

Root: nad (class 1)