महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-154, verse-55

मुष्टिभिश्च महाघोरैरन्योन्यमभिपेततुः ।
तयोश्चटचटाशब्दो बभूव सुमहात्मनोः ॥५५॥

55. muṣṭibhiśca mahāghorairanyonyamabhipetatuḥ ,
tayoścaṭacaṭāśabdo babhūva sumahātmanoḥ.

55. muṣṭibhiḥ ca mahāghoraiḥ anyonyam abhipetatuḥ
tayoḥ caṭacaṭāśabdaḥ babhūva sumahātmanoḥ

55. They attacked each other with tremendously fierce fists. From those two great-souled beings, a loud slapping and cracking sound arose.

Words meanings summery:

• मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - with fists

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाघोरैः (mahāghoraiḥ) - referring to the fists (with terribly dreadful ones, with very formidable ones)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• अभिपेततुः (abhipetatuḥ) - they attacked, they fell upon

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - referring to Bhīma and the demon (of those two)

• चटचटाशब्दः (caṭacaṭāśabdaḥ) - sound of fists hitting flesh (crackling sound, slapping sound)

• बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it happened, it became

• सुमहात्मनोः (sumahātmanoḥ) - referring to Bhīma and the demon, emphasizing their heroic nature. (of the very great-souled ones)

Words meanings and morphology

मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - with fists

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, clenched hand

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महाघोरैः (mahāghoraiḥ) - referring to the fists (with terribly dreadful ones, with very formidable ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāghora

mahāghora - very dreadful, terribly fierce, formidable

Compound of mahā (great) and ghora (dreadful).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ghora)

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

Note: Agrees with 'muṣṭibhiḥ'.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

Note: Accusative singular used adverbially for 'mutually' or 'each other'.

अभिपेततुः (abhipetatuḥ) - they attacked, they fell upon

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of abhi-pat

Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person dual

Formed with prefix 'abhi-' and root 'pat' (to fall, to fly). Involves reduplication.

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - referring to Bhīma and the demon (of those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चटचटाशब्दः (caṭacaṭāśabdaḥ) - sound of fists hitting flesh (crackling sound, slapping sound)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caṭacaṭāśabda

caṭacaṭāśabda - a crackling, slapping, or smacking sound

Compound of caṭacaṭā (onomatopoeic for cracking/slapping sound) and śabda (sound).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caṭacaṭā+śabda)

• caṭacaṭā – a crackling, flapping, or smacking sound (onomatopoeic)
  indeclinable (feminine)
• śabda – sound, noise, word
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'babhūva'.

बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it happened, it became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person singular

Root bhū, perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd singular. Involves reduplication.

Root: bhū (class 1)

सुमहात्मनोः (sumahātmanoḥ) - referring to Bhīma and the demon, emphasizing their heroic nature. (of the very great-souled ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of sumahātman

sumahātman - very great-souled, very noble, very magnanimous

Compound of su (very, good) and mahātman (great-souled).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+mahātman)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahātman – great-souled, noble-minded, magnanimous
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul).

Note: Agrees with 'tayoḥ'.