Shloka 78.16Unverified draft

शङ्खभेरीसहस्राणामाहतानां समन्ततः । क्ष्वेलितास्फोटितानां च ततः शब्दो महानभूत् ।।6.78.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
śaṅkhabherīsahasrāṇāmāhatānāṃ samantataḥशङ्खभेरीसहस्राणामाहतानां समन्ततःof thousands of conches and kettledrums being sounded on all sidesgenitive compound + genitive participle + adverb
kṣvelitāsphoṭitānāṃ ca tataḥ śabdo mahānabhūtक्ष्वेलितास्फोटितानां च ततः शब्दो महानभूत्and of war-cries and the slapping of arms, then a great sound arosegenitive compound + conjunction + adverb + nominative + nominative adjective + verb

Reference: 6.78.16 · Yuddha Kāṇḍa