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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-273, verse-18

तयोः समभवद्युद्धं तदान्योन्यं जिगीषतोः ।
अतीव चित्रमाश्चर्यं शक्रप्रह्लादयोरिव ॥१८॥
18. tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṁ tadānyonyaṁ jigīṣatoḥ ,
atīva citramāścaryaṁ śakraprahlādayoriva.
18. tayoḥ samabhavat yuddham tadā anyonyam jigīṣatoḥ
atīva citram āścaryam śakraprāhladayoḥ iva
18. Then a battle arose between the two of them, each desiring to conquer the other. It was an exceedingly wonderful and astonishing battle, like that between Indra and Prahlāda.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them two, between them
  • समभवत् (samabhavat) - arose, occurred, happened
  • युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
  • अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually
  • जिगीषतोः (jigīṣatoḥ) - desiring to conquer
  • अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much
  • चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, strange, amazing
  • आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - astonishing, marvelous, wonderful thing
  • शक्रप्राह्लदयोः (śakraprāhladayoḥ) - of Indra and Prahlāda
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them two, between them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
समभवत् (samabhavat) - arose, occurred, happened
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of bhū
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)
युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war
Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
From root yudh (to fight)
Root: yudh (class 4)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya
anyonya - each other, mutual, reciprocal
Compound type : dvandva (anya+anya)
  • anya – other, another
    pronoun (masculine)
  • anya – other, another
    pronoun (masculine)
जिगीषतोः (jigīṣatoḥ) - desiring to conquer
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, dual of jigīṣat
jigīṣat - desiring to conquer or win
Desiderative Present Active Participle
From desiderative stem of root ji (to conquer) + śatṛ suffix
Root: ji (class 1)
अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much
(indeclinable)
चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, strange, amazing
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of citra
citra - bright, clear, variegated, wonderful, strange, amazing
आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - astonishing, marvelous, wonderful thing
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āścarya
āścarya - wonder, marvel, astonishment, something wonderful
शक्रप्राह्लदयोः (śakraprāhladayoḥ) - of Indra and Prahlāda
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of śakraprāhlāda
śakraprāhlāda - Indra and Prahlāda
Dvandva compound
Compound type : dvandva (śakra+prāhlāda)
  • śakra – Indra (name of the king of the gods)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • prāhlāda – Prahlāda (name of a devoted asura king, son of Hiraṇyakaśipu)
    proper noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)