महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-16, verse-14

तयोर्धनुर्ज्यातलनिस्वनो महान्महेन्द्रवज्राशनितुल्यनिस्वनः ।
परस्परं बाणगणैर्महात्मनोः प्रवर्षतोर्मद्रपपाण्डुवीरयोः ॥१४॥

14. tayordhanurjyātalanisvano mahā;nmahendravajrāśanitulyanisvanaḥ ,
parasparaṁ bāṇagaṇairmahātmanoḥ; pravarṣatormadrapapāṇḍuvīrayoḥ.

14. tayoḥ dhanurjyātalaniṣvanaḥ mahān
mahendravajrāśanitulyaniṣvanaḥ
parasparam bāṇagaṇaiḥ mahātmanoḥ
pravarṣatoḥ madrapapāṇḍuvīrayoḥ

14. parasparam bāṇagaṇaiḥ pravarṣatoḥ
tayoḥ mahātmanoḥ madrapapāṇḍuvīrayoḥ
mahān mahendravajrāśanitulyaniṣvanaḥ
dhanurjyātalaniṣvanaḥ

14. As those two great-souled heroes, the king of Madras and the Pāṇḍu warrior, rained down floods of arrows upon each other, a mighty sound arose from the striking of their bowstrings by their palms, a sound comparable to the thunderbolt and lightning of Mahendra (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, their

• धनुर्ज्यातलनिष्वनः (dhanurjyātalaniṣvanaḥ) - the sound produced by the palm striking the bowstring (the sound of the bowstring striking the palm)

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

• महेन्द्रवज्राशनितुल्यनिष्वनः (mahendravajrāśanitulyaniṣvanaḥ) - having a sound equal to Indra's thunderbolt and lightning

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other

• बाणगणैः (bāṇagaṇaiḥ) - with hosts of arrows, with multitudes of arrows

• महात्मनोः (mahātmanoḥ) - of the two great-souled ones

• प्रवर्षतोः (pravarṣatoḥ) - of the two who were raining down, showering forth

• मद्रपपाण्डुवीरयोः (madrapapāṇḍuvīrayoḥ) - of Shalya (king of Madras) and Yudhiṣṭhira (Pāṇḍu hero) (of the king of Madras and the Pāṇḍu hero)

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

धनुर्ज्यातलनिष्वनः (dhanurjyātalaniṣvanaḥ) - the sound produced by the palm striking the bowstring (the sound of the bowstring striking the palm)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanurjyātalaniṣvana

dhanurjyātalaniṣvana - sound of the bowstring struck by the palm

Compound of 'dhanus' (bow), 'jyā' (bowstring), 'tala' (palm), 'nisvana' (sound)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa chain (dhanus+jyā+tala+nisvana)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• jyā – bowstring
  noun (feminine)
• tala – palm (of hand), surface
  noun (neuter)
• nisvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  From nis + √svan (to sound)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: svan (class 1)

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

महेन्द्रवज्राशनितुल्यनिष्वनः (mahendravajrāśanitulyaniṣvanaḥ) - having a sound equal to Indra's thunderbolt and lightning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahendravajrāśanitulyaniṣvana

mahendravajrāśanitulyaniṣvana - having a sound equal to the thunderbolt and lightning of Mahendra (Indra)

Compound (bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa chain)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahendra+vajra+aśani+tulya+nisvana)

• mahendra – great Indra, Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
  Karmadhāraya compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'indra' (Indra)
• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• aśani – lightning, thunderbolt
  noun (masculine)
• tulya – equal, similar, comparable
  adjective (masculine)
  From √tul (to weigh, to compare)
  Root: tul (class 10)
• nisvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  From nis + √svan (to sound)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: svan (class 1)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other

(indeclinable)

From 'para' (other) + 'para'

बाणगणैः (bāṇagaṇaiḥ) - with hosts of arrows, with multitudes of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇagaṇa

bāṇagaṇa - multitude of arrows, host of arrows

Compound: 'bāṇa' (arrow) + 'gaṇa' (multitude, group)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+gaṇa)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, host
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrument for 'pravarṣatoḥ'

महात्मनोः (mahātmanoḥ) - of the two great-souled ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous (ātman)

Compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'ātman' (self, soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

प्रवर्षतोः (pravarṣatoḥ) - of the two who were raining down, showering forth

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of pravarṣat

pravarṣat - raining down, showering, showering forth

Present Active Participle

From pra + √vṛṣ (to rain, to shower) + śatṛ suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

मद्रपपाण्डुवीरयोः (madrapapāṇḍuvīrayoḥ) - of Shalya (king of Madras) and Yudhiṣṭhira (Pāṇḍu hero) (of the king of Madras and the Pāṇḍu hero)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of madrapapāṇḍuvīra

madrapapāṇḍuvīra - the king of Madras and the Pāṇḍu hero

Dvandva compound of 'madrapa' (king of Madras) and 'pāṇḍuvīra' (Pāṇu hero)

Compound type : dvandva (madrapa+pāṇḍuvīra)

• madrapa – ruler of Madras
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound: 'Madra' (name of a country) + 'pa' (protector, ruler)
• pāṇḍuvīra – Pāṇḍu hero, warrior of Pāṇḍu's lineage
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound: 'Pāṇḍu' (father of the Pāṇḍavas) + 'vīra' (hero, warrior)