महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-60

तथाभूते तु भगवान्नावधीन्महिषं रणे ।
सस्मार च तदा स्कन्दं मृत्युं तस्य दुरात्मनः ॥६०॥

60. tathābhūte tu bhagavānnāvadhīnmahiṣaṁ raṇe ,
sasmāra ca tadā skandaṁ mṛtyuṁ tasya durātmanaḥ.

60. tathābhūte tu bhagavān na avadhīt mahiṣaṃ raṇe
sasmāra ca tadā skandaṃ mṛtyuṃ tasya durātmanaḥ

60. But while such a situation prevailed, the Lord (Rudra) did not kill the buffalo (demon) in battle. And then he remembered Skanda, the destined destroyer of that wicked one.

Words meanings summery:

• तथाभूते (tathābhūte) - in such a state (while that was happening) (in such a state, being so, when that had happened)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord (Rudra) (the Lord, the adorable one, the blessed one)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अवधीत् (avadhīt) - did kill (he killed, struck down)

• महिषं (mahiṣaṁ) - the buffalo demon (buffalo, demon)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in combat, in the battlefield)

• सस्मार (sasmāra) - he remembered (he remembered, called to mind)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• स्कन्दं (skandaṁ) - Skanda (Skanda (a name of Kartikeya, god of war))

• मृत्युं (mṛtyuṁ) - the destined destroyer (death, destroyer)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (of that, his)

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of that wicked one (of the evil-minded one, of the wicked one)

Words meanings and morphology

तथाभूते (tathābhūte) - in such a state (while that was happening) (in such a state, being so, when that had happened)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tathābhūta

tathābhūta - such, so existing, happened thus

Past Passive Participle (adjectival/locative use)

From prefix tathā- (thus) + root √bhū (to be) + -ta suffix

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tathā+bhūta)

• tathā – thus, in that manner
  indeclinable
• bhūta – become, been, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhū (to be) + -ta suffix
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Locative absolute, 'when such was the state'.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord (Rudra) (the Lord, the adorable one, the blessed one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, adorable, divine, the Lord

Possessive adjective from bhaga (fortune, excellence)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of avadhīt and sasmāra.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates avadhīt.

अवधीत् (avadhīt) - did kill (he killed, struck down)

(verb)

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

Aorist Active

3rd person singular, Aorist Active, from √han (with irregular stem formation)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Preceded by na for negation.

महिषं (mahiṣaṁ) - the buffalo demon (buffalo, demon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahiṣa

mahiṣa - buffalo, a powerful man, a demon

Root: mah

Note: Direct object of avadhīt.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in combat, in the battlefield)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, combat, war

From root √raṇ (to rejoice, be glad), in the sense of 'battlefield where warriors rejoice'

Root: raṇ (class 1)

Note: Place of action for avadhīt.

सस्मार (sasmāra) - he remembered (he remembered, called to mind)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect Active, from √smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject is bhagavān.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + suffix -dā

Note: Adverb of time.

स्कन्दं (skandaṁ) - Skanda (Skanda (a name of Kartikeya, god of war))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda (god of war, son of Śiva), attacker

From root √skand (to leap, attack)

Root: skand (class 1)

Note: Direct object of sasmāra.

मृत्युं (mṛtyuṁ) - the destined destroyer (death, destroyer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, dying, destroyer

From root √mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Appositive to Skandaṃ, clarifying his role.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the durātmanaḥ.

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of that wicked one (of the evil-minded one, of the wicked one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malicious

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  Preverb or prefix
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies mahiṣa.