महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-52

एवमेतन्महद्युद्धं द्रोणपार्षतयोरभूत् ।
भीष्मं प्रति महाराज घोररूपं भयानकम् ॥५२॥

52. evametanmahadyuddhaṁ droṇapārṣatayorabhūt ,
bhīṣmaṁ prati mahārāja ghorarūpaṁ bhayānakam.

52. evam etat mahat yuddham droṇapārṣatayoḥ abhūt
bhīṣmam prati mahārāja ghorarūpam bhayānakam

52. mahārāja evam etat mahat ghorarūpam bhayānakam
yuddham droṇapārṣatayoḥ bhīṣmam prati abhūt

52. O Great King, thus this great battle between Droṇa and Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna), dreadful in form and terrifying, took place concerning Bhīṣma.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

• द्रोणपार्षतयोः (droṇapārṣatayoḥ) - of Droṇa and Pārṣata, between Droṇa and Pārṣata

• अभूत् (abhūt) - happened, occurred, was

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma

• प्रति (prati) - concerning, in relation to (towards, against, concerning, in relation to)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O Great King

• घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - dreadful in form, of terrible appearance

• भयानकम् (bhayānakam) - frightful, terrifying, terrible

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner.

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'yuddham'

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive, important

Present Active Participle (from √mah)

Used as an adjective here, referring to size/intensity.

Root: mah (class 1)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

Past Passive Participle (from √yudh)

Used as a noun, meaning 'that which was fought'.

Root: yudh (class 4)

द्रोणपार्षतयोः (droṇapārṣatayoḥ) - of Droṇa and Pārṣata, between Droṇa and Pārṣata

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of droṇapārṣata

droṇapārṣata - Drona and Pārṣata

Dvandva compound (copulative compound) of Droṇa and Pārṣata.

Compound type : Dvandva (droṇa+pārṣata)

• droṇa – Droṇa (name of a warrior guru)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pārṣata – son of Pṛṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates relationship, often translated as 'between'

अभूत् (abhūt) - happened, occurred, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist tense, 3rd person singular

Root aorist (luṅ) form of √bhū with augment 'a-'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (proper noun, name of a character in the Mahābhārata)

Root: bhī

Note: Object of preposition 'prati'

प्रति (prati) - concerning, in relation to (towards, against, concerning, in relation to)

(indeclinable)

Preposition that governs the accusative case.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O Great King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound of 'mahā' (great) + 'rājan' (king).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj

घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - dreadful in form, of terrible appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - terrible-formed, dreadful in appearance

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'ghora' (terrible) + 'rūpa' (form).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fearful
  adjective
  Root: ghur
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp

भयानकम् (bhayānakam) - frightful, terrifying, terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhayānaka

bhayānaka - frightful, terrifying, dreadful, terrible

From 'bhaya' (fear) + suffix '-ānaka'.

Root: bhī