महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-43, verse-78

मुहूर्तमिव तद्युद्धमासीन्मधुरदर्शनम् ।
तत उन्मत्तवद्राजन्न प्राज्ञायत किंचन ॥७८॥

78. muhūrtamiva tadyuddhamāsīnmadhuradarśanam ,
tata unmattavadrājanna prājñāyata kiṁcana.

78. muhūrtam iva tat yuddham āsīt madhuradarśanam
tataḥ unmattavat rājan na prājñāyata kiṃcana

78. rājan muhūrtam iva tat yuddham madhuradarśanam
āsīt tataḥ unmattavat kiṃcana na prājñāyata

78. For a moment, that battle was delightful to witness. But then, O king, nothing at all could be discerned, as if everyone was fighting like madmen.

Words meanings summery:

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तत् (tat) - that

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, combat

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• मधुरदर्शनम् (madhuradarśanam) - pleasant to behold, delightful to see

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• उन्मत्तवत् (unmattavat) - like madmen, as if mad

• राजन् (rājan) - addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king!)

• न (na) - not

• प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was known, could be perceived, could be discerned

• किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything at all (in a negative sentence) (anything, something, whatever)

Words meanings and morphology

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short time, a particular division of time (48 minutes)

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, combat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, combat, fight

Past Passive Participle

from root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Root: as (class 2)

मधुरदर्शनम् (madhuradarśanam) - pleasant to behold, delightful to see

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhuradarśana

madhuradarśana - pleasant to behold, beautiful to look at

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhura+darśana)

• madhura – sweet, pleasant, charming
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – seeing, looking, sight, vision
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from root dṛś with suffix -ana
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yuddham'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

उन्मत्तवत् (unmattavat) - like madmen, as if mad

(indeclinable)

from unmātta + -vat (suffix for 'like')

राजन् (rājan) - addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was known, could be perceived, could be discerned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of jñā

Imperfect Passive

from root jñā (9th class) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The prefix pra- intensifies the meaning.

किंचन (kiṁcana) - anything at all (in a negative sentence) (anything, something, whatever)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cana)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun
• cana – and, also, even, at all
  indeclinable