महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-200, verse-43

ततस्तस्मिन्महाघोरे संध्याकाले युगान्तिके ।
राजानः समसज्जन्त समासाद्येतरेतरम् ॥४३॥

43. tatastasminmahāghore saṁdhyākāle yugāntike ,
rājānaḥ samasajjanta samāsādyetaretaram.

43. tataḥ tasmin mahāghore sandhyākāle yugāntike
| rājānaḥ samasajjanta samāsādya itaretaram

43. tataḥ tasmin mahāghore yugāntike sandhyākāle
rājānaḥ itaretaram samāsādya samasajjanta

43. Then, in that exceedingly dreadful twilight period (sandhyākāla) at the end of the age (yugāntika), the kings clashed, having encountered one another.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter, from that

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• महाघोरे (mahāghore) - in the very dreadful, in the exceedingly terrible

• सन्ध्याकाले (sandhyākāle) - in the twilight period, at the junction period

• युगान्तिके (yugāntike) - at the end of an age, in the period of universal destruction

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• समसज्जन्त (samasajjanta) - they clashed, they were engaged, they fought

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having encountered, having approached, having obtained

• इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other, one another

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to `sandhyākāle`

महाघोरे (mahāghore) - in the very dreadful, in the exceedingly terrible

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāghora

mahāghora - very dreadful, exceedingly terrible, highly fierce

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjective to 'sandhyākāle'

सन्ध्याकाले (sandhyākāle) - in the twilight period, at the junction period

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sandhyākāla

sandhyākāla - twilight period, junction period (e.g., dawn, dusk), period of transition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sandhyā+kāla)

• sandhyā – twilight, junction, union
  noun (feminine)
• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to a specific time

युगान्तिके (yugāntike) - at the end of an age, in the period of universal destruction

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of yugāntika

yugāntika - pertaining to the end of an age or yuga, period of universal destruction

Derived from yugānta (end of an age)

Note: Adjective to 'sandhyākāle'

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Subject of 'samasajjanta'

समसज्जन्त (samasajjanta) - they clashed, they were engaged, they fought

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of saj

Imperfect middle 3rd person plural. Root is √saj, with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: saj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the kings fighting

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having encountered, having approached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive from root sad with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound action with `samasajjanta`

इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other, one another

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itaretara

itaretara - each other, one another, mutual

Compound type : dvandva (itara+itara)

• itara – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• itara – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)

Note: Functions as an adverbial accusative here