महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-53, verse-47

तयोरासीत्संप्रहारः क्रुद्धयोर्नरसिंहयोः ।
अमर्षिणोस्तदान्योन्यं देवदानवयोरिव ॥४७॥

47. tayorāsītsaṁprahāraḥ kruddhayornarasiṁhayoḥ ,
amarṣiṇostadānyonyaṁ devadānavayoriva.

47. tayoḥ āsīt saṃprahāraḥ kruddhayoḥ narasiṃhayoḥ
amarṣiṇoḥ tadā anyonyam devadānavayoḥ iva

47. Then, a fierce and mutual combat took place between those two enraged and intolerant lions among men, just like the battle between the gods and the dānavas (demons).

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - between those two (Arjuna and Drona) (of those two, among those two)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (there was, it was, existed)

• संप्रहारः (saṁprahāraḥ) - a fierce combat (a great combat, fierce battle, mutual striking)

• क्रुद्धयोः (kruddhayoḥ) - of the two enraged ones (of the two enraged, angry)

• नरसिंहयोः (narasiṁhayoḥ) - of the two eminent men (Arjuna and Drona) (of the two lions among men, two eminent men)

• अमर्षिणोः (amarṣiṇoḥ) - of the two intolerant ones (of the two intolerant, indignant, impatient)

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

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually (mutually, each other)

• देवदानवयोः (devadānavayoḥ) - between the gods and the dānavas (of gods and dānavas (demons))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - between those two (Arjuna and Drona) (of those two, among those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Arjuna and Drona.

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (there was, it was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

From √as (to be) + Laṅ ending.

Root: as (class 2)

संप्रहारः (saṁprahāraḥ) - a fierce combat (a great combat, fierce battle, mutual striking)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃprahāra

saṁprahāra - collision, assault, combat, battle

From √hṛ (to take, carry) with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'āsīt'.

क्रुद्धयोः (kruddhayoḥ) - of the two enraged ones (of the two enraged, angry)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

From √krudh (to be angry) + kta pratyaya.

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'narasiṃhayoḥ'.

नरसिंहयोः (narasiṁhayoḥ) - of the two eminent men (Arjuna and Drona) (of the two lions among men, two eminent men)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of narasiṃha

narasiṁha - man-lion, lion among men, excellent man

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nara+siṃha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Arjuna and Drona.

अमर्षिणोः (amarṣiṇoḥ) - of the two intolerant ones (of the two intolerant, indignant, impatient)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of amarṣin

amarṣin - intolerant, impatient, indignant, irritable

From 'a' (not) + √mṛṣ (to bear, endure) + -in pratyaya.

Root: mṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'narasiṃhayoḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'tad'.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually (mutually, each other)

(indeclinable)

A compound of 'anya' + 'anya'.

Note: Functions adverbially indicating reciprocal action.

देवदानवयोः (devadānavayoḥ) - between the gods and the dānavas (of gods and dānavas (demons))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of devadānava

devadānava - god and demon (plural), gods and dānavas

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• dānava – demon, son of Danu
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in a simile, comparing the fight to that between gods and demons.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.