महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-10

ततः प्रवृत्तः संग्रामः समीपे लवणाम्भसः ।
सुराणामसुराणां च सर्वघोरतरो महान् ॥१०॥

10. tataḥ pravṛttaḥ saṁgrāmaḥ samīpe lavaṇāmbhasaḥ ,
surāṇāmasurāṇāṁ ca sarvaghorataro mahān.

10. tataḥ pravṛttaḥ saṃgrāmaḥ samīpe lavaṇāmbhasaḥ
surāṇām asurāṇām ca sarvaghorataraḥ mahān

10. Then a great and exceedingly dreadful battle began near the salt ocean, between the gods and the demons.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

• प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - commenced (commenced, begun, engaged in)

• संग्रामः (saṁgrāmaḥ) - battle (battle, war, encounter)

• समीपे (samīpe) - near (near, in the vicinity, close by)

• लवणाम्भसः (lavaṇāmbhasaḥ) - of the salt ocean

• सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods

• असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the demons (of the demons, of the Asuras)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सर्वघोरतरः (sarvaghorataraḥ) - exceedingly dreadful (more dreadful than all, exceedingly dreadful)

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

from `tad` with suffix `-tas`

प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - commenced (commenced, begun, engaged in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - commenced, begun, set in, active, engaged

past passive participle

from root `vṛt` with prefix `pra-`

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

संग्रामः (saṁgrāmaḥ) - battle (battle, war, encounter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, conflict, encounter

from `sam-grām` (to fight together) or `sam-grāma` (gathering)

Note: subject of the sentence

समीपे (samīpe) - near (near, in the vicinity, close by)

(indeclinable)

लवणाम्भसः (lavaṇāmbhasaḥ) - of the salt ocean

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of lavaṇāmbhas

lavaṇāmbhas - salt water, salt ocean

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (lavaṇa+ambhas)

• lavaṇa – salt, salty
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• ambhas – water, ocean
  noun (neuter)

Note: governs `samīpe`

सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity, divine being

negation of `asura` (not an Asura) or related to `su-` (good)

Note: expresses possession/relation

असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the demons (of the demons, of the Asuras)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, titan, a class of beings hostile to the gods, possessing strength

often derived as `a-sura` (not a god) or from `asu` (life-force)

Note: expresses possession/relation

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सर्वघोरतरः (sarvaghorataraḥ) - exceedingly dreadful (more dreadful than all, exceedingly dreadful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaghoratara

sarvaghoratara - more terrible/dreadful than all others, most terrible of all

compound of `sarva` (all) and `ghoratara` (more dreadful)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarva+ghoratara)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• ghoratara – more dreadful/terrible
  adjective (masculine)
  comparative of ghora

Note: agrees with `saṃgrāmaḥ`

महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, mighty, noble

Note: agrees with `saṃgrāmaḥ`