महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-75, verse-56

मुहूर्तास्तमिते सूर्ये चक्रुर्युद्धं सुदारुणम् ।
रथिनः सादिनश्चैव व्यकीर्यन्त सहस्रशः ॥५६॥

56. muhūrtāstamite sūrye cakruryuddhaṁ sudāruṇam ,
rathinaḥ sādinaścaiva vyakīryanta sahasraśaḥ.

56. muhūrta astamite sūrye cakruḥ yuddham sudāruṇam
rathinaḥ sādinaḥ ca eva vyakīryanta sahasraśaḥ

56. sūrye muhūrta astamite (te) sudāruṇam yuddham cakruḥ.
rathinaḥ sādinaḥ ca eva sahasraśaḥ vyakīryanta

56. A moment after the sun had set, they waged an exceedingly dreadful battle. Charioteers and cavalry, indeed, were scattered by the thousands.

Words meanings summery:

• मुहूर्त (muhūrta) - moment, short time

• अस्तमिते (astamite) - having set, gone to rest

• सूर्ये (sūrye) - in the sun, when the sun

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did, they waged

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

• सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - very dreadful, exceedingly fierce

• रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers

• सादिनः (sādinaḥ) - riders (of horses or elephants), cavalry

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• व्यकीर्यन्त (vyakīryanta) - they were scattered, dispersed

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands

Words meanings and morphology

मुहूर्त (muhūrta) - moment, short time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, short time, period of 48 minutes

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction 'muhūrta astamite sūrye'

अस्तमिते (astamite) - having set, gone to rest

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of astamita

astamita - set, disappeared, gone to rest

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root i with prefix astam

Prefix: astam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction 'muhūrta astamite sūrye'

सूर्ये (sūrye) - in the sun, when the sun

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, the sun god

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction 'muhūrta astamite sūrye'

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did, they waged

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - very dreadful, exceedingly fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very dreadful, exceedingly fierce

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – dreadful, terrible, fierce
  adjective

Note: Modifies 'yuddham'

रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - charioteer, warrior fighting from a chariot

सादिनः (sādinaḥ) - riders (of horses or elephants), cavalry

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādin

sādin - rider, horseman, elephant-rider

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

व्यकीर्यन्त (vyakīryanta) - they were scattered, dispersed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of vyakīr

From root kṝ (to scatter) with prefixes vi and ā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: kṝ (class 6)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix -śas