महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-54, verse-10

ततः प्रववृते युद्धं पृथिव्यामेकवीरयोः ।
रणमध्ये द्वयोरेव सुमहल्लोमहर्षणम् ॥१०॥

10. tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṁ pṛthivyāmekavīrayoḥ ,
raṇamadhye dvayoreva sumahallomaharṣaṇam.

10. tataḥ pravavṛte yuddham pṛthivyām ekavīrayoḥ
raṇamadhye dvayoḥ eva sumahat lomaharṣaṇam

10. Then, a very great and hair-raising battle commenced on the earth between those two sole heroes, right in the midst of the battlefield.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

• प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - it commenced (it commenced, it began)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - a battle (battle, combat)

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth (on the earth, in the world)

• एकवीरयोः (ekavīrayoḥ) - of the two sole heroes (of the two sole heroes, of the two unmatched heroes)

• रणमध्ये (raṇamadhye) - in the midst of the battle (in the midst of battle, on the battlefield)

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of those two (heroes) (of the two)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great (very great, tremendous, immense)

• लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising (hair-raising, horrifying, thrilling)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - it commenced (it commenced, it began)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of pravavṛt

past perfect (liṭ)

from pra + √vṛt (1st class) + liṭ ending (ātmanepada)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Thematic verb in middle voice perfect

युद्धम् (yuddham) - a battle (battle, combat)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle

from √yudh (4th class)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of pravavṛte

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth (on the earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, world, ground

एकवीरयोः (ekavīrayoḥ) - of the two sole heroes (of the two sole heroes, of the two unmatched heroes)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ekavīra

ekavīra - sole hero, unmatched hero, single warrior

Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+vīra)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (masculine)
• vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Arjuna and Karṇa

रणमध्ये (raṇamadhye) - in the midst of the battle (in the midst of battle, on the battlefield)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of raṇamadhya

raṇamadhya - middle of battle, battlefield

Compound type : tatpurusha (raṇa+madhya)

• raṇa – battle, war, fight
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of those two (heroes) (of the two)

(numeral)

Note: Emphasizes the two heroes

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great (very great, tremendous, immense)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, tremendous

from su (prefix) + mahat

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+mahat)

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

Note: Agrees with yuddham

लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising (hair-raising, horrifying, thrilling)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lomaharṣaṇa

lomaharṣaṇa - hair-raising, causing horripilation, horrifying, thrilling

from loman (hair) + harṣaṇa (causing excitement)

Compound type : tatpurusha (loma+harṣaṇa)

• loman – hair (of the body)
  noun (neuter)
• harṣaṇa – causing excitement, thrilling, horrifying
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun/agent noun
  from √hṛṣ + -ana
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with yuddham