महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-271, verse-23

मुहूर्तमेवमभवद्वज्रवेगप्रमाथिनोः ।
सौमित्रेश्च महाबाहोः संप्रहारः सुदारुणः ॥२३॥

23. muhūrtamevamabhavadvajravegapramāthinoḥ ,
saumitreśca mahābāhoḥ saṁprahāraḥ sudāruṇaḥ.

23. muhūrtam evam abhavat vajravegapramāthinoḥ
saumitreḥ ca mahābāhoḥ saṃprahāraḥ sudāruṇaḥ

23. Thus, for a moment, an exceedingly fierce battle took place between the mighty-armed Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri) and Vajravega and Pramathin.

Words meanings summery:

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• अभवत् (abhavat) - happened, occurred, was

• वज्रवेगप्रमाथिनोः (vajravegapramāthinoḥ) - of Vajravega and Pramathin

• सौमित्रेः (saumitreḥ) - of Saumitri, of Lakṣmaṇa

• च (ca) - and

• महाबाहोः (mahābāhoḥ) - of the mighty-armed

• संप्रहारः (saṁprahāraḥ) - fierce battle (battle, combat, conflict)

• सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - very terrible, exceedingly fierce

Words meanings and morphology

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, specific division of time

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - happened, occurred, was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

वज्रवेगप्रमाथिनोः (vajravegapramāthinoḥ) - of Vajravega and Pramathin

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vajravegapramāthin

vajravegapramāthin - Vajravega and Pramathin (names of rākṣasas)

Compound type : dvaṃdva (vajravega+pramāthin)

• vajravega – Vajravega (proper name), thunderbolt's speed
  proper noun (masculine)
• pramāthin – Pramathin (proper name), crushing, destroying
  proper noun (masculine)

सौमित्रेः (saumitreḥ) - of Saumitri, of Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saumitri

saumitri - son of Sumitrā (i.e., Lakṣmaṇa)

Patronymic from Sumitrā

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महाबाहोः (mahābāhoḥ) - of the mighty-armed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

संप्रहारः (saṁprahāraḥ) - fierce battle (battle, combat, conflict)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃprahāra

saṁprahāra - fierce combat, great assault, battle

Derived from pra-hāra with prefix saṃ-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

सुदारुणः (sudāruṇaḥ) - very terrible, exceedingly fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very terrible, exceedingly fierce, extremely dreadful

Intensified form of dāruṇa with prefix su-

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, cruel, harsh
  adjective