महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-48, verse-5

ततो युद्धं समभवत्तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् ।
तावकानां परेषां च व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपम् ॥५॥

5. tato yuddhaṁ samabhavattumulaṁ lomaharṣaṇam ,
tāvakānāṁ pareṣāṁ ca vyatiṣaktarathadvipam.

5. tataḥ yuddham samabhavat tumulam lomaharṣaṇam
tāvakānām pareṣām ca vyatiṣaktarathadvipam

5. tataḥ tāvakānām ca pareṣām ca tumulam lomaharṣaṇam
vyatiṣaktarathadvipam yuddham samabhavat

5. Then, a tumultuous and hair-raising battle ensued between your forces and the enemy, in which chariots and elephants became inextricably intertwined.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that, therefore)

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

• समभवत् (samabhavat) - ensued (occurred, arose, came into being)

• तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous (tumultuous, terrible, mighty, awful)

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

• तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your forces (Kauravas) (of yours, belonging to your party/family)

• परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of the enemy's forces (Pandavas) (of others, of the enemies)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपम् (vyatiṣaktarathadvipam) - where chariots and elephants were intertwined (having intertwined chariots and elephants, where chariots and elephants are intermixed)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Here, nominative as the subject.

समभवत् (samabhavat) - ensued (occurred, arose, came into being)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, root bhū with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous (tumultuous, terrible, mighty, awful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, terrible, mighty, awful

Note: Agrees with yuddham. Also accusative singular neuter.

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

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lomaharṣaṇa

lomaharṣaṇa - causing one's hair to stand on end, thrilling, dreadful, horrifying

Compound of loman (hair) and harṣaṇa (causing excitement/bristling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (loman+harṣaṇa)

• loman – hair
  noun (neuter)
• harṣaṇa – causing bristling, exciting, delighting, horrifying
  adjective (neuter)
  causative noun/adjective from root hṛṣ
  Derived from causative root hṛṣ (to be thrilled, excited)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with yuddham. Also accusative singular neuter.

तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your forces (Kauravas) (of yours, belonging to your party/family)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - your, relating to you, belonging to you

Derived from 'tava' (your)

Note: Implies 'tāvakānāṃ sainikānām' (of your soldiers).

परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of the enemy's forces (Pandavas) (of others, of the enemies)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of para

para - other, enemy, supreme

Note: Implies 'pareṣāṃ sainikānām' (of the enemy's soldiers).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice in the verse, connecting 'tāvakānām' and 'pareṣām'.

व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपम् (vyatiṣaktarathadvipam) - where chariots and elephants were intertwined (having intertwined chariots and elephants, where chariots and elephants are intermixed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyatiṣaktarathadvipa

vyatiṣaktarathadvipa - having intermixed chariots and elephants

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vyatiṣakta+ratha+dvipa)

• vyatiṣakta – intermixed, joined, united
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root sañj with prefixes vi, ati
  Prefixes: vi+ati
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• dvipa – elephant (lit. 'drinking twice')
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with yuddham. Also accusative singular neuter.