महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-10, verse-33

स कदाचित्समुद्रान्ते तमपश्यन्महासुरम् ।
संध्याकाल उपावृत्ते मुहूर्ते रम्यदारुणे ॥३३॥

33. sa kadācitsamudrānte tamapaśyanmahāsuram ,
saṁdhyākāla upāvṛtte muhūrte ramyadāruṇe.

33. sa kadācit samudrānte tam apaśyat mahāsuram
sandhyākāle upāvṛtte muhūrte ramyadāruṇe

33. One day, at the seashore, he saw that great demon (Vṛtra). It was when the twilight period, a moment both beautiful and dreadful, had arrived.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - He (Indra) (he, that (masculine singular))

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, one day

• समुद्रान्ते (samudrānte) - at the seashore, at the edge of the ocean

• तम् (tam) - That (Vṛtra) (him, that (masculine singular accusative))

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw, beheld

• महासुरम् (mahāsuram) - That great demon (Vṛtra) (the great demon)

• सन्ध्याकाले (sandhyākāle) - at the time of twilight

• उपावृत्ते (upāvṛtte) - (when twilight) had set in (having approached, having arrived, set in)

• मुहूर्ते (muhūrte) - at the moment, at the period (of time)

• रम्यदारुणे (ramyadāruṇe) - beautiful and terrible

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - He (Indra) (he, that (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Indra.

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, one day

(indeclinable)

from kadā (when) + cit (enclitic particle)

समुद्रान्ते (samudrānte) - at the seashore, at the edge of the ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudrānta

samudrānta - seashore, ocean's edge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samudra+anta)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, edge, border
  noun (masculine)

तम् (tam) - That (Vṛtra) (him, that (masculine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Vṛtra.

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw, beheld

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Imperfect (laṅ) form, root dṛś becomes paśya in present/imperfect stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महासुरम् (mahāsuram) - That great demon (Vṛtra) (the great demon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāsura

mahāsura - great demon, powerful evil spirit

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+asura)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• asura – demon, evil spirit (originally, a divine being)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of apaśyat.

सन्ध्याकाले (sandhyākāle) - at the time of twilight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sandhyākāla

sandhyākāla - twilight time, evening time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sandhyā+kāla)

• sandhyā – twilight, junction of day and night, evening
  noun (feminine)
  from sam + dhā (to place, join)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

Note: Specifies the time of seeing.

उपावृत्ते (upāvṛtte) - (when twilight) had set in (having approached, having arrived, set in)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of upāvṛtta

upāvṛtta - approached, arrived, returned, set in

Past Passive Participle

from upa + ā + vṛt (to turn, occur)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies sandhyākāle and muhūrte (masculine singular locative form matches).

मुहूर्ते (muhūrte) - at the moment, at the period (of time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short period of time (e.g., 48 minutes)

Note: Emphasizes the specific moment within twilight.

रम्यदारुणे (ramyadāruṇe) - beautiful and terrible

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ramyadāruṇa

ramyadāruṇa - beautiful and terrible, lovely and dreadful

Compound type : dvandva (ramya+dāruṇa)

• ramya – beautiful, delightful, pleasant
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  from ram (to delight)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, harsh, cruel
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies muhūrte.