महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-154, verse-46

तयोरासीत्संप्रहारः क्रुद्धयोर्भीमरक्षसोः ।
अमृष्यमाणयोः संख्ये देवदानवयोरिव ॥४६॥

46. tayorāsītsaṁprahāraḥ kruddhayorbhīmarakṣasoḥ ,
amṛṣyamāṇayoḥ saṁkhye devadānavayoriva.

46. tayoḥ āsīt saṃprahāraḥ kruddhayoḥ bhīmarakṣasoḥ
amṛṣyamāṇayoḥ saṅkhye devadānavayoḥ iva

46. Between those two furious, terrible demon-like figures, there was a great battle in which they could not tolerate each other, just like a conflict between gods and demons (devadānava).

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, between those two

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed, occurred

• संप्रहारः (saṁprahāraḥ) - a great battle, violent combat, a fierce clash

• क्रुद्धयोः (kruddhayoḥ) - of the enraged, of the furious

• भीमरक्षसोः (bhīmarakṣasoḥ) - of the terrible demons, of the formidable Rākṣasas

• अमृष्यमाणयोः (amṛṣyamāṇayoḥ) - of those unable to bear, of those mutually intolerant, of those not enduring

• सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in combat, in a fight

• देवदानवयोः (devadānavayoḥ) - of gods and demons

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, between those two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two fighters involved.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed, occurred

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

संप्रहारः (saṁprahāraḥ) - a great battle, violent combat, a fierce clash

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃprahāra

saṁprahāra - a great battle, violent striking, a fierce conflict

Derived from root 'hṛ' (to strike, carry) with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'. 'Prahāra' means a blow or attack, 'saṃprahāra' indicates a fierce, violent battle.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

क्रुद्धयोः (kruddhayoḥ) - of the enraged, of the furious

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, furious, angry

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'krudh' (to be angry, 4th class) with the 'kta' suffix.

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tayoḥ' and 'bhīmarakṣasoḥ'.

भीमरक्षसोः (bhīmarakṣasoḥ) - of the terrible demons, of the formidable Rākṣasas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of bhīmarakṣas

bhīmarakṣas - a terrible demon, a formidable Rākṣasa

Karmadhāraya compound of 'bhīma' (terrible) and 'rakṣas' (demon/Rākṣasa).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhīma+rakṣas)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• rakṣas – a demon, an evil spirit, a Rākṣasa
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two main combatants, described as terrible Rākṣasas.

अमृष्यमाणयोः (amṛṣyamāṇayoḥ) - of those unable to bear, of those mutually intolerant, of those not enduring

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of amṛṣyamāṇa

amṛṣyamāṇa - not tolerating, unable to endure, impatient

Present Middle Participle

Formed from 'a-' (negative prefix) + 'mṛṣyamāṇa' (present middle participle of 'mṛṣ' - to endure, to tolerate, 4th class).

Root: mṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tayoḥ' and 'bhīmarakṣasoḥ'.

सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in combat, in a fight

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkhya

saṅkhya - battle, combat, fight

देवदानवयोः (devadānavayoḥ) - of gods and demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of devadānava

devadānava - gods and demons (plural, dvandva compound)

Dvandva compound of 'deva' (god) and 'dānava' (demon, son of Danu).

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava)

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

Note: Refers to the classic mythological conflict between gods and demons.

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.