अन्वयः

धनुर्ज्यातन्त्रिमधुरम् in the form of twang of bow strings, हिक्कातालसमन्वितम् neighing of horses in the form of wooden cymbals, मन्धस्न्तितसङ्गीतम् music in the form of trumpeting of elephants, तत् that, युद्धगान्धर्वम् , आबभौ seemed.

M N Dutt

That battle he come a musical entertainment' mellifluous with bow-string for Vina, having the neighing of chargers for its measure, and with the cries of Maindas' for its strains. १. The reader has already perceived that the carrying out of a simile to a number of details is a characteristic as much of Vālmīki as of his rival in the epic sphere-Vyāsa, but the comparisons are never on all fours, as in the case before us. २. A classical Hindu musical instrument, having metallic strings, with a pair of gourds at one end for the sounding-board. Vide Yantra-Kosa by Sir Saurindra Mohan Tagore, Mus-Doc. ३. A species of elephants.

Summary

It seemed like music in the form of twang of bow strings, neighing of horses like the sound of wooden cymbals, vocal music in the form of trumpeting of elephants, that battle seemed like symphony.

पदच्छेदः

धनुर्ज्यातन्त्रिमधुरं	धनुस्–ज्या–तन्त्रि–मधुर (१.१)
हिक्कातालसमन्वितम्	हिक्का–ताल–समन्वित (१.१)
मन्द्रस्तनितसंगीतं	मन्द्र–स्तनित–संगीत (√सम्-गा + क्त, १.१)
युद्धगान्धर्वम्	युद्ध–गान्धर्व (१.१)
आबभौ	आबभौ (√आ-भा लिट् प्र.पु. एक.)

छन्दः

अनुष्टुप् [८]

छन्दोविश्लेषणम्

१	२	३	४	५	६	७	८
ध	नु	र्ज्या	त	न्त्रि	म	धु	रं
हि	क्का	ता	ल	स	म	न्वि	तम्
म	न्द्र	स्त	नि	त	सं	गी	तं
यु	द्ध	गा	न्ध	र्व	मा	ब	भौ