महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-154, verse-52

तदा शिलाः समादाय मुहूर्तमिव भारत ।
महाभ्रैरिव शैलेन्द्रौ युयुधाते महाबलौ ॥५२॥

52. tadā śilāḥ samādāya muhūrtamiva bhārata ,
mahābhrairiva śailendrau yuyudhāte mahābalau.

52. tadā śilāḥ samādāya muhūrtam iva bhārata
mahāabhraiḥ iva śailendrau yuyudhāte mahābalau

52. Then, O Bhārata, those two immensely powerful beings, taking up rocks, fought for a while, appearing like two great mountains clashing with huge clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• शिलाः (śilāḥ) - rocks, stones

• समादाय (samādāya) - having taken up, seizing, gathering

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short while

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata

• महाअभ्रैः (mahāabhraiḥ) - by great clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• शैलेन्द्रौ (śailendrau) - two lords of mountains, two great mountains

• युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - they fought

• महाबलौ (mahābalau) - two greatly powerful ones, two mighty ones

Words meanings and morphology

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

शिलाः (śilāḥ) - rocks, stones

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śilā

śilā - rock, stone, slab

Note: Object of 'samādāya'.

समादाय (samādāya) - having taken up, seizing, gathering

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From verb root 'dā' (to give/take) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā', forming an absolutive.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short while

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, short while, division of time

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, belonging to Bharata, Indian

महाअभ्रैः (mahāabhraiḥ) - by great clouds

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mahābhrā

mahābhrā - great cloud

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+abhra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  indeclinable
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in comparison, 'like great clouds'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

शैलेन्द्रौ (śailendrau) - two lords of mountains, two great mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śailendra

śailendra - lord of mountains, great mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+indra)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king (also the deity Indra)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject in the simile.

युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - they fought

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (Lit) of yudh

Perfect (Lit)

Reduplicated perfect form, 3rd person dual, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: yudh (class 4)

महाबलौ (mahābalau) - two greatly powerful ones, two mighty ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābala

mahābala - greatly powerful, mighty, strong

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, might, army
  noun (neuter)