महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-8, verse-14

वाजिनां खुरशब्देन रथनेमिस्वनेन च ।
पत्तीनां चापि शब्देन नागानां बृंहितेन च ॥१४॥

14. vājināṁ khuraśabdena rathanemisvanena ca ,
pattīnāṁ cāpi śabdena nāgānāṁ bṛṁhitena ca.

14. vājinām khuraśabdena rathanemisvanena ca |
pattīnām ca api śabdena nāgānām bṛṃhitena ca

14. vājinām khuraśabdena ca,
rathanemisvanena ca,
pattīnām śabdena ca api,
nāgānām bṛṃhitena ca

14. By the sound of the horses' hooves, by the rattling of chariot wheels, and also by the noise of the infantry, and by the trumpeting of the elephants,

Words meanings summery:

• वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of the horses

• खुरशब्देन (khuraśabdena) - by the sound of hooves

• रथनेमिस्वनेन (rathanemisvanena) - by the rattling/sound of chariot wheels

• च (ca) - and, also

• पत्तीनाम् (pattīnām) - of the infantry, of the foot-soldiers

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound, by the noise

• नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of the elephants

• बृंहितेन (bṛṁhitena) - by the trumpeting, by the roaring

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of the horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - swift, spirited; horse, steed

N-stem noun.

Note: Qualifies 'khuraśabdena'.

खुरशब्देन (khuraśabdena) - by the sound of hooves

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of khuraśabda

khuraśabda - sound of hooves

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khura+śabda)

• khura – hoof
  noun (masculine)
• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)

रथनेमिस्वनेन (rathanemisvanena) - by the rattling/sound of chariot wheels

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rathanemisvana

rathanemisvana - sound of chariot wheels

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rathanemi+svana)

• rathanemi – chariot wheel (rim)
  noun (feminine)
  Compound: ratha (chariot) + nemi (wheel-rim).
• svana – sound, noise, rattling
  noun (masculine)
  From root √svan (to sound).
  Root: √svan (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Particle.

पत्तीनाम् (pattīnām) - of the infantry, of the foot-soldiers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of patti

patti - infantry, foot-soldier, a division of an army

Masculine noun.

Note: Qualifies 'śabdena'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Particle.

शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound, by the noise

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, noise

नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of the elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - snake, elephant, mountain, cloud

Here refers to elephants in a military context.

Note: Qualifies 'bṛṃhitena'.

बृंहितेन (bṛṁhitena) - by the trumpeting, by the roaring

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bṛṃhita

bṛṁhita - trumpeting (of an elephant), roaring (of a lion)

From root √bṛṃh (to roar, sound). Can also be a PPP.

Root: √bṛṃh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Particle.