महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-31, verse-20

स निष्पत्य ददौ युद्धं तेभ्यो राजा महाबलः ।
देवासुरसमं घोरं दिवोदासो महाद्युतिः ॥२०॥

20. sa niṣpatya dadau yuddhaṁ tebhyo rājā mahābalaḥ ,
devāsurasamaṁ ghoraṁ divodāso mahādyutiḥ.

20. sa niṣpatya dadau yuddham tebhyaḥ rājā mahābalaḥ
devāsurasamam ghoram divodāsaḥ mahādyutiḥ

20. sa mahābalaḥ mahādyutiḥ rājā divodāsaḥ niṣpatya
tebhyaḥ devāsurasamam ghoram yuddham dadau

20. The mighty king Divodāsa, resplendent and powerful, sallied forth and offered them a fierce battle, comparable to one between gods and asuras.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• निष्पत्य (niṣpatya) - having sallied forth, having come out

• ददौ (dadau) - he gave, he offered

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them, for them

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very strong, mighty, powerful

• देवासुरसमम् (devāsurasamam) - equal to gods and asuras, comparable to a battle between gods and asuras

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, fierce, dreadful

• दिवोदासः (divodāsaḥ) - Divodāsa (name of a king)

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor, very luminous, brilliant

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

निष्पत्य (niṣpatya) - having sallied forth, having come out

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed with prefix nis- + root pat + suffix -ya.

Prefix: nis

Root: pat (class 1)

ददौ (dadau) - he gave, he offered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (liṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them, for them

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very strong, mighty, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

देवासुरसमम् (devāsurasamam) - equal to gods and asuras, comparable to a battle between gods and asuras

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of devāsurasama

devāsurasama - equal to gods and asuras

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+asura+sama)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'yuddham'.

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, fierce, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, fierce, dreadful, awful

Note: Qualifies 'yuddham'.

दिवोदासः (divodāsaḥ) - Divodāsa (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divodāsa

divodāsa - Divodāsa (a proper name, particularly a king mentioned in ancient texts)

महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor, very luminous, brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor, very luminous, brilliant

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+dyuti)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, radiance, brilliance, lustre
  noun (feminine)