महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-272, verse-11

तयोः समभवद्युद्धं सुमहज्जयगृद्धिनोः ।
दिव्यास्त्रविदुषोस्तीव्रमन्योन्यस्पर्धिनोस्तदा ॥११॥

11. tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṁ sumahajjayagṛddhinoḥ ,
divyāstraviduṣostīvramanyonyaspardhinostadā.

11. tayoḥ samabhavat yuddham sumahat jayagṛddhinoḥ
divyāstraviduṣoḥ tīvram anyonyaśpardhinoḥ tadā

11. At that time, a very great and intense battle arose between those two, who were eager for victory, skilled in divine weapons, and fiercely competitive with each other.

11. בין שניהם, התאווים לניצחון, המכירים כלי נשק שמימיים והמתחרים זה בזה, פרץ אז קרב עצום ועז,

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, between them

• समभवत् (samabhavat) - occurred, arose, happened

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, very powerful

• जयगृद्धिनोः (jayagṛddhinoḥ) - desirous of victory, eager for triumph

• दिव्यास्त्रविदुषोः (divyāstraviduṣoḥ) - of those skilled in divine weapons

• तीव्रम् (tīvram) - intense, fierce, strong

• अन्योन्यश्पर्धिनोः (anyonyaśpardhinoḥ) - competing with each other, mutually rivalrous

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, between them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that

समभवत् (samabhavat) - occurred, arose, happened

(verb)

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

root with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight

Past Passive Participle

derived from root yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, very powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very powerful, immense

compound of su and mahat

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with yuddham.

जयगृद्धिनोः (jayagṛddhinoḥ) - desirous of victory, eager for triumph

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of jayagṛddhin

jayagṛddhin - desirous of victory

compound of jaya and gṛddhin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaya+gṛddhin)

• jaya – victory, triumph
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• gṛddhin – greedy, desirous, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  from root gṛdh
  Root: gṛdh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with tayoḥ (implied combatants).

दिव्यास्त्रविदुषोः (divyāstraviduṣoḥ) - of those skilled in divine weapons

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of divyāstravidus

divyāstravidus - knower of divine weapons

compound of divyāstra and vidus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divyāstra+vidus)

• divyāstra – divine weapon
  noun (neuter)
  compound of divya and astra
• vidus – knowing, wise, skilled
  adjective (masculine)
  from root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with tayoḥ.

तीव्रम् (tīvram) - intense, fierce, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tīvra

tīvra - intense, fierce, strong, violent

Note: Agrees with yuddham.

अन्योन्यश्पर्धिनोः (anyonyaśpardhinoḥ) - competing with each other, mutually rivalrous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of anyonyaśpardhin

anyonyaśpardhin - competing with each other, mutually rivalrous

compound of anyonya and śpardhin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+śpardhin)

• anyonya – each other, mutual
  pronoun (masculine)
• śpardhin – competing, rivalrous
  adjective (masculine)
  from root spardh
  Root: spardh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tayoḥ.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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