महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-68, verse-14

समेतानां च समरे जिगीषूणां परस्परम् ।
बभूव तुमुलः शब्दः सिंहानामिव नर्दताम् ॥१४॥

14. sametānāṁ ca samare jigīṣūṇāṁ parasparam ,
babhūva tumulaḥ śabdaḥ siṁhānāmiva nardatām.

14. sametānām ca samare jigīṣūṇām parasparam
babhūva tumulaḥ śabdaḥ siṃhānām iva nardatām

14. ca samare sametānām parasparam jigīṣūṇām
siṃhānām nardatām iva tumulaḥ śabdaḥ babhūva

14. A tumultuous sound, like the roar of lions, arose from those assembled in battle, each desirous of conquering the other.

Words meanings summery:

• समेतानाम् (sametānām) - of those assembled, of those met

• च (ca) - and, also

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

• जिगीषूणाम् (jigīṣūṇām) - of those desirous of victory, of those wishing to conquer

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other

• बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it became, it came to be

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

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, roar

• सिंहानाम् (siṁhānām) - of lions

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of roaring ones, of those roaring

Words meanings and morphology

समेतानाम् (sametānām) - of those assembled, of those met

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sameta

sameta - met, assembled, come together

Past Passive Participle

From root 'i' (to go) with upasargas 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: i (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects implicitly to the main clause.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat, conflict

From root 'ṛ' (to go, move) with upasarga 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Locative of place where they met.

जिगीषूणाम् (jigīṣūṇām) - of those desirous of victory, of those wishing to conquer

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jigīṣu

jigīṣu - desirous of victory, wishing to conquer

Desiderative participle

From desiderative stem of root 'ji' (to conquer).

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sametānām'.

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paraspara

paraspara - mutual, reciprocal, each other

Compound of 'para' (other) + 'para' (other).

Compound type : dvandva (para+para)

• para – other, another, supreme
  pronoun
• para – other, another, supreme
  pronoun

बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it became, it came to be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect tense, Parasmaipada

3rd person singular, Perfect tense (Liṭ), Parasmaipada, from root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, noisy, agitated, dreadful

Note: Qualifies 'śabdaḥ'.

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, noise, roar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, noise, voice

Root: śabd (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'babhūva'.

सिंहानाम् (siṁhānām) - of lions

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

Note: Possessive of 'nardatām'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of roaring ones, of those roaring

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nardat

nard - to roar, to shout, to make noise

Present Active Participle

From root 'nard' (to roar). Masculine/neuter, genitive plural.

Root: nard (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'siṃhānām'.