महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-141, verse-2

घोरे तमस्ययुध्यन्त सहिता देवदानवाः ।
अविध्यत शरैस्तत्र स्वर्भानुः सोमभास्करौ ॥२॥

2. ghore tamasyayudhyanta sahitā devadānavāḥ ,
avidhyata śaraistatra svarbhānuḥ somabhāskarau.

2. ghore tamasi ayudhyanta sahitāḥ devadānavāḥ
avidhyat śaraiḥ tatra svarbhānuḥ somabhāskarau

2. ghore tamasi devadānavāḥ sahitāḥ ayudhyanta.
tatra svarbhānuḥ śaraiḥ somabhāskarau avidhyat.

2. In dreadful darkness, the gods (devas) and demons (dānavas) fought together. There, Svarbhānu pierced the Moon (Soma) and the Sun (Bhāskara) with arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• घोरे (ghore) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible, fearful)

• तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness (in darkness, in ignorance)

• अयुध्यन्त (ayudhyanta) - they fought

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together (together, accompanied)

• देवदानवाः (devadānavāḥ) - the gods (devas) and demons (dānavas) (gods and demons)

• अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced (he pierced, he struck)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• स्वर्भानुः (svarbhānuḥ) - Svarbhānu (the demon responsible for eclipses) (Svarbhānu (name of a demon, Rāhu))

• सोमभास्करौ (somabhāskarau) - the Moon (Soma) and the Sun (Bhāskara) (Soma and Bhāskara (Moon and Sun))

Words meanings and morphology

घोरे (ghore) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible, fearful)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, grim

Root: ghur (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tamasi

तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness (in darkness, in ignorance)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom; ignorance, inertia

Root: tam (class 4)

अयुध्यन्त (ayudhyanta) - they fought

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of yudh

Imperfect Tense

Root yudh (class 4), passive/middle-like form

Root: yudh (class 4)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together (together, accompanied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, together with; collected, contained

Past Passive Participle

Formed from preposition sa (with) + root dhā (to place, make) - derived as sa + hita

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with devadānavāḥ

देवदानवाः (devadānavāḥ) - the gods (devas) and demons (dānavas) (gods and demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devadānava

devadānava - gods and demons (duality)

Dvandva compound of deva and dānava

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• dānava – demon, son of Danu
  noun (masculine)
  patronymic from Danu

Note: Subject of ayudhyanta

अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced (he pierced, he struck)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vyadh

Imperfect Tense

Root vyadh (class 4)

Root: vyadh (class 4)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Instrument of action 'piercing'

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb from tad

स्वर्भानुः (svarbhānuḥ) - Svarbhānu (the demon responsible for eclipses) (Svarbhānu (name of a demon, Rāhu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarbhānu

svarbhānu - Svarbhānu (a name of Rāhu, the demon who swallows the sun and moon, causing eclipses)

Compound: svar (sky/heaven) + bhānu (light/ray)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svar+bhānu)

• svar – sky, heaven, light
  indeclinable
• bhānu – light, ray, sun, moon
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhā (to shine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Subject of avidhyat

सोमभास्करौ (somabhāskarau) - the Moon (Soma) and the Sun (Bhāskara) (Soma and Bhāskara (Moon and Sun))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of somabhāskara

somabhāskara - Soma and Bhāskara (Moon and Sun)

Dvandva compound of Soma and Bhāskara

Compound type : dvandva (soma+bhāskara)

• soma – moon, Soma plant/drink, god of the moon
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: su (class 5)
• bhāskara – sun, sun god
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound: bhās (light) + kara (maker) - 'light-maker'
  Prefix: bhās
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of avidhyat