महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-22, verse-42

उपारमन्त ज्याशब्दाः प्रेक्षका रथिनोऽभवन् ।
न हि स्वेषां परेषां वा विशेषः प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥४२॥

42. upāramanta jyāśabdāḥ prekṣakā rathino'bhavan ,
na hi sveṣāṁ pareṣāṁ vā viśeṣaḥ pratyadṛśyata.

42. upāramanta jyāśabdāḥ prekṣakāḥ rathinaḥ abhavan
na hi sveṣām pareṣām vā viśeṣaḥ pratyadṛśyata

42. jyāśabdāḥ upāramanta,
rathinaḥ prekṣakāḥ abhavan hi sveṣām vā pareṣām viśeṣaḥ na pratyadṛśyata

42. The sounds of bowstrings ceased, and the charioteers became mere spectators. Indeed, no distinction could be seen between their own (men) or the enemy's.

Words meanings summery:

• उपारमन्त (upāramanta) - they ceased, they stopped

• ज्याशब्दाः (jyāśabdāḥ) - sounds of bowstrings

• प्रेक्षकाः (prekṣakāḥ) - spectators, observers

• रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers, warriors in chariots

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they became

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• स्वेषाम् (sveṣām) - of their own (men)

• परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others, of enemies

• वा (vā) - or

• विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, difference

• प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

Words meanings and morphology

उपारमन्त (upāramanta) - they ceased, they stopped

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: ram (class 1)

ज्याशब्दाः (jyāśabdāḥ) - sounds of bowstrings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jyāśabda

jyāśabda - sound of a bowstring

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jyā+śabda)

• jyā – bowstring
  noun (feminine)
• śabda – sound, word
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śabd (class 1)

प्रेक्षकाः (prekṣakāḥ) - spectators, observers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prekṣaka

prekṣaka - spectator, observer

रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers, warriors in chariots

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior in a chariot

अभवन् (abhavan) - they became

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

स्वेषाम् (sveṣām) - of their own (men)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sva

sva - one's own

परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others, of enemies

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of para

para - other, enemy, supreme

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, difference

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, difference, peculiar mark

प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperfect past (laṅ) of dṛś

Prefix: prati

Root: dṛś (class 1)