महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-168, verse-17

सुराणामसुराणां च संग्रामः सुमहानभूत् ।
अमृतार्थे पुरा पार्थ स च दृष्टो मयानघ ॥१७॥

17. surāṇāmasurāṇāṁ ca saṁgrāmaḥ sumahānabhūt ,
amṛtārthe purā pārtha sa ca dṛṣṭo mayānagha.

17. surāṇām asurāṇām ca saṅgrāmaḥ sumahān abhūt
amṛtārthe purā pārtha saḥ ca dṛṣṭaḥ mayā anagha

17. O Pārtha, O sinless one, in ancient times there was a very great battle between the gods and the demons for the sake of the nectar of immortality, and I witnessed that.

Words meanings summery:

• सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods, of the deities

• असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the demons, of the anti-gods

• च (ca) - and, also

• सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - a battle, a war

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, mighty

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, occurred, became

• अमृतार्थे (amṛtārthe) - for the sake of nectar, for the purpose of immortality

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

• पार्थ (pārtha) - Addressing Arjuna, son of Pṛthā (Kuntī). (O son of Pṛthā)

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to 'the battle' (saṅgrāmaḥ). (that, he)

• च (ca) - and, also

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, perceived, witnessed

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अनघ (anagha) - Addressing Arjuna as one free from sin. (O sinless one, O faultless one)

Words meanings and morphology

सुराणाम् (surāṇām) - of the gods, of the deities

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sura

sura - a god, a deity

असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the demons, of the anti-gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asura

asura - a demon, an anti-god

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - a battle, a war

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, combat, war

Prefix: sam

Root: gram (class 1)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, mighty, extremely large

Compound formed with 'su' (good, well, very) and 'mahat' (great).

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, occurred, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist 3rd person singular

Root verb √bhū in the aorist tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अमृतार्थे (amṛtārthe) - for the sake of nectar, for the purpose of immortality

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of amṛtārtha

amṛtārtha - for the sake of nectar, for the purpose of immortality

Locative singular of the compound 'amṛtārtha'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amṛta+artha)

• amṛta – nectar, immortality
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, object
  noun (masculine)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

पार्थ (pārtha) - Addressing Arjuna, son of Pṛthā (Kuntī). (O son of Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā, Arjuna

Patronymic from Pṛthā.

सः (saḥ) - Refers to 'the battle' (saṅgrāmaḥ). (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, perceived, witnessed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Functions as a past passive participle.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

अनघ (anagha) - Addressing Arjuna as one free from sin. (O sinless one, O faultless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, blameless, pure, faultless

Compound formed with 'a-' (negation) and 'agha' (sin, fault).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+agha)

• a – not, without
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, distress, fault
  noun (neuter)