महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-22, verse-17

निनदत्सु च योधेषु शङ्खवर्यैश्च पूरितैः ।
उत्कृष्टैः सिंहनादैश्च गर्जितेन च धन्विनाम् ॥१७॥

17. ninadatsu ca yodheṣu śaṅkhavaryaiśca pūritaiḥ ,
utkṛṣṭaiḥ siṁhanādaiśca garjitena ca dhanvinām.

17. ninadatsu ca yodheṣu śaṅkhavaryaiḥ ca pūritaiḥ
utkṛṣṭaiḥ siṃhanādaiḥ ca garjitena ca dhanvinām

17. ca ninadatsu yodheṣu ca śaṅkhavaryaiḥ pūritaiḥ
ca utkṛṣṭaiḥ siṃhanādaiḥ ca dhanvinām garjitena

17. And as the warriors roared, with the sounds of excellent conch shells filling the air, along with mighty lion-roars, and the shouts of the archers.

Words meanings summery:

• निनदत्सु (ninadatsu) - while roaring, shouting (referring to the warriors) (while roaring, shouting, sounding, making noise)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• योधेषु (yodheṣu) - among the warriors

• शङ्खवर्यैः (śaṅkhavaryaiḥ) - by excellent conch shells (by excellent conches, by the best conch shells)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पूरितैः (pūritaiḥ) - by sounds (that were) filled (meaning, the air was filled with these sounds) (by those filled, by those sounded)

• उत्कृष्टैः (utkṛṣṭaiḥ) - by mighty/loud (lion-roars) (by excellent, by loud, by exalted)

• सिंहनादैः (siṁhanādaiḥ) - by lion-roars (battle cries) (by lion-roars, by battle cries)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• गर्जितेन (garjitena) - by the roaring/shouts (by roaring, by thunder, by noise)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• धन्विनाम् (dhanvinām) - of the archers (of the archers, of those with bows)

Words meanings and morphology

निनदत्सु (ninadatsu) - while roaring, shouting (referring to the warriors) (while roaring, shouting, sounding, making noise)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of ninadat

ninadat - roaring, shouting, resounding

Present Active Participle

From root 'nad' (to sound, roar) with prefix 'ni-' + śatṛ suffix, conjugated in locative plural masculine

Prefix: ni

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yodheṣu'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to previous verse's locative absolute clauses.

योधेषु (yodheṣu) - among the warriors

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, soldier

Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

शङ्खवर्यैः (śaṅkhavaryaiḥ) - by excellent conch shells (by excellent conches, by the best conch shells)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaṅkhavarya

śaṅkhavarya - best conch, excellent conch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaṅkha+varya)

• śaṅkha – conch shell, a kind of shell
  noun (masculine)
• varya – excellent, best, principal, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'vṛ' (to choose) + ṇyat suffix
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Instrument of action (filling the air).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'śaṅkhavaryaiḥ' with 'pūritaiḥ' or implies another sound.

पूरितैः (pūritaiḥ) - by sounds (that were) filled (meaning, the air was filled with these sounds) (by those filled, by those sounded)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrita

pūrita - filled, completed, sounded (of a musical instrument)

Past Passive Participle

From root 'pṛ' (to fill) or 'pūr' (to fill) + causative 'i' + suffix 'ta', conjugated in instrumental plural masculine/neuter

Root: pṛ/pūr (class 9)

Note: Describes the conches as 'sounded' or 'blown'.

उत्कृष्टैः (utkṛṣṭaiḥ) - by mighty/loud (lion-roars) (by excellent, by loud, by exalted)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of utkṛṣṭa

utkṛṣṭa - excellent, loud, prominent, exalted

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ut-' + root 'kṛṣ' (to draw) + suffix 'ta'

Prefix: ut

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Describes the quality of the lion-roars.

सिंहनादैः (siṁhanādaiḥ) - by lion-roars (battle cries) (by lion-roars, by battle cries)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siṃhanāda

siṁhanāda - lion's roar, a battle cry

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (siṃha+nāda)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• nāda – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'nad' (to sound, roar)
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Instrument of sound.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'siṃhanādaiḥ' and 'garjitena'.

गर्जितेन (garjitena) - by the roaring/shouts (by roaring, by thunder, by noise)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of garjita

garjita - roar, rumbling, thunder, shouting

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root 'garj' (to roar) + suffix 'ta'

Root: garj (class 1)

Note: Instrument of sound.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Serves as a conjunction.

धन्विनाम् (dhanvinām) - of the archers (of the archers, of those with bows)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhanvin

dhanvin - archer, bowman, possessing a bow

Derived from 'dhanu' (bow) with suffix 'vin'

Note: Possessive, 'of the archers'.