महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-66, verse-3

तस्मिन्नाकुलसंग्रामे वर्तमाने महाभये ।
अभवत्तुमुलः शब्दः संस्पृशन्गगनं महत् ॥३॥

3. tasminnākulasaṁgrāme vartamāne mahābhaye ,
abhavattumulaḥ śabdaḥ saṁspṛśangaganaṁ mahat.

3. tasmin ākulasaṅgrāme vartamāne mahābhaye
abhavat tumulaḥ śabdaḥ saṃspṛśan gaganam mahat

3. tasmin ākulasaṅgrāme mahābhaye vartamāne
tumulaḥ śabdaḥ mahat gaganam saṃspṛśan abhavat

3. While that tumultuous and greatly terrifying battle raged, a mighty sound arose, touching the vast sky.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• आकुलसङ्ग्रामे (ākulasaṅgrāme) - in the tumultuous battle, in the confused battle

• वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - while taking place, raging, existing

• महाभये (mahābhaye) - greatly terrifying, causing great fear

• अभवत् (abhavat) - arose, occurred, became

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, mighty, noisy, fierce

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, word

• संस्पृशन् (saṁspṛśan) - touching, reaching

• गगनम् (gaganam) - the sky, atmosphere

• महत् (mahat) - great, vast, large

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Agrees with ākulasaṅgrāme and vartamāne.

आकुलसङ्ग्रामे (ākulasaṅgrāme) - in the tumultuous battle, in the confused battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākulasaṅgrāma

ākulasaṅgrāma - tumultuous battle, confused battle

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ākula+saṅgrāma)

• ākula – agitated, confused, tumultuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kul (to swarm) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kul (class 1)
• saṅgrāma – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kram (class 1)

वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - while taking place, raging, existing

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - present, existing, taking place

Present Middle Participle

From root vṛt (to be, to exist) + śānac suffix.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ākulasaṅgrāme. Forms a locative absolute construction.

महाभये (mahābhaye) - greatly terrifying, causing great fear

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahābhaya

mahābhaya - great fear, greatly terrifying

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhaya)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bhaya – fear, dread, terror
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with ākulasaṅgrāme.

अभवत् (abhavat) - arose, occurred, became

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Third Person Singular

a- (augment) + bhav (strengthened root bhū in present/imperfect) + at (active ending, 3rd sing).

Root: bhū (class 1)

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, mighty, noisy, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, noisy, confused, mighty

Note: Agrees with śabdaḥ.

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, word

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word

Root: śabd (class 10)

Note: Subject of abhavat.

संस्पृशन् (saṁspṛśan) - touching, reaching

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃspṛśat

saṁspṛśat - touching, reaching

Present Active Participle

From root spṛś (to touch) + śatṛ suffix, with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with śabdaḥ.

गगनम् (gaganam) - the sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, heaven

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of saṃspṛśan.

महत् (mahat) - great, vast, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Present Active Participle

From root mah (to be great) + śatṛ suffix, often used as an adjective.

Root: mah

Note: Agrees with gaganam.