महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-15, verse-75

यथा तदभवद्युद्धं कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः ।
क्रमेण येन यस्मिंश्च काले यच्च यथा च तत् ॥७५॥

75. yathā tadabhavadyuddhaṁ kurupāṇḍavasenayoḥ ,
krameṇa yena yasmiṁśca kāle yacca yathā ca tat.

75. yathā tat abhavat yuddham kurupāṇḍavasenayoḥ
krameṇa yena yasmin ca kāle yat ca yathā ca tat

75. tat kurupāṇḍavasenayoḥ yuddham yathā abhavat
yena krameṇa ca yasmin kāle ca yat ca yathā tat

75. Describe how that battle between the armies of the Kurus and Pandavas came to be, in what sequence, and at what time, and what [else] happened and in what manner [it happened] — [tell] that.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - how, in what manner (how, as, in which manner)

• तत् (tat) - that (battle) (that, it)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it occurred (it was, it became, it occurred, it happened)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - the battle (battle, war, fight)

• कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः (kurupāṇḍavasenayoḥ) - between the armies of the Kurus and Pandavas (of the armies of the Kurus and Pandavas)

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - in what sequence (by order, in sequence, gradually)

• येन (yena) - by which (sequence) (by which, by whom)

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (time) (in which, in whom)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• काले (kāle) - at what time (in time, at the proper time)

• यत् (yat) - what (else) (what, which, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यथा (yathā) - in what manner (how, as, in which manner)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तत् (tat) - that (entire matter) (that, it)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - how, in what manner (how, as, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of manner.

तत् (tat) - that (battle) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'yuddham'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - it occurred (it was, it became, it occurred, it happened)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Past Tense, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Root bhū, Imperfect tense (laṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - the battle (battle, war, fight)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight, combat

Past Passive Participle (often used as noun)

From root yudh (to fight), ppp. Used as a neuter noun here.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.

कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः (kurupāṇḍavasenayoḥ) - between the armies of the Kurus and Pandavas (of the armies of the Kurus and Pandavas)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, dual of kurupāṇḍavasenā

kurupāṇḍavasenā - army of Kurus and Pandavas

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (kuru+pāṇḍava+senā)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king, and his descendants, the Kauravas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pāṇḍava – Pandava (descendant of Pandu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

Note: Locative dual, indicating the context or sphere of the battle.

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - in what sequence (by order, in sequence, gradually)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, method

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to specify the manner (by what sequence).

येन (yena) - by which (sequence) (by which, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Agrees with 'krameṇa'.

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (time) (in which, in whom)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Agrees with 'kāle'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

काले (kāle) - at what time (in time, at the proper time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, proper time

Note: Adverbial locative.

यत् (yat) - what (else) (what, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: A general query about 'what else happened'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

यथा (yathā) - in what manner (how, as, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of manner. Repetition emphasizes the query.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तत् (tat) - that (entire matter) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the entire preceding question, acting as an object to the implied verb 'śaṃsa' (tell).