महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-3, verse-21

जाम्बूनदविचित्रं च धूयमानं महद्धनुः ।
दृश्यते दिक्षु सर्वासु विद्युदभ्रघनेष्विव ॥२१॥

21. jāmbūnadavicitraṁ ca dhūyamānaṁ mahaddhanuḥ ,
dṛśyate dikṣu sarvāsu vidyudabhraghaneṣviva.

21. jāmbūnadavicitram ca dhūyamānam mahat dhanuḥ
dṛśyate dikṣu sarvāsu vidyut abhraghaneṣu iva

21. jāmbūnadavicitram ca mahat dhanuḥ dhūyamānam
sarvāsu dikṣu abhraghaneṣu vidyut iva dṛśyate

21. The great bow, adorned with gold and being waved, is seen in all directions, appearing like lightning amidst dense clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• जाम्बूनदविचित्रम् (jāmbūnadavicitram) - adorned with gold, variegated with gold

• च (ca) - and, also

• धूयमानम् (dhūyamānam) - being waved, being shaken

• महत् (mahat) - great, mighty, large

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

• विद्युत् (vidyut) - lightning

• अभ्रघनेषु (abhraghaneṣu) - among dense clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

जाम्बूनदविचित्रम् (jāmbūnadavicitram) - adorned with gold, variegated with gold

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāmbūnadavicitra

jāmbūnadavicitra - adorned with gold, variegated with gold

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (jāmbūnada+vicitra)

• jāmbūnada – gold
  noun (neuter)
• vicitra – variegated, adorned, wonderful
  adjective

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

धूयमानम् (dhūyamānam) - being waved, being shaken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhūyamāna

dhūyamāna - being waved, being shaken

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dhū' (9th class) in passive voice, with 'śānac' suffix.

Root: dhū (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'dhanuḥ'.

महत् (mahat) - great, mighty, large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, mighty, large

Note: Qualifies 'dhanuḥ'.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present, Middle Voice (passive formation), 3rd Person Singular

Root 'dṛś' (1st class), passive stem 'dṛśya', Present Tense (laṭ), Middle voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of compass

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'dikṣu'.

विद्युत् (vidyut) - lightning

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyut

vidyut - lightning, electricity

अभ्रघनेषु (abhraghaneṣu) - among dense clouds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of abhraghana

abhraghana - dense cloud, mass of clouds

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (abhra+ghana)

• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• ghana – dense, thick, mass, cloud
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)