महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-80, verse-39

अभिमन्योस्ततस्तैस्तु घोरं युद्धमवर्तत ।
शरीरस्य यथा राजन्वातपित्तकफैस्त्रिभिः ॥३९॥

39. abhimanyostatastaistu ghoraṁ yuddhamavartata ,
śarīrasya yathā rājanvātapittakaphaistribhiḥ.

39. abhimanyuḥ tataḥ taiḥ tu ghoram yuddham avartata
śarīrasya yathā rājan vātapittakaphaiḥ tribhiḥ

39. rājan,
tataḥ taiḥ tu abhimanyuḥ ghoram yuddham avartata,
yathā śarīrasya vātapittakaphaiḥ tribhiḥ

39. O King, then a terrible battle ensued for Abhimanyu with them, just as for the body with the three humors: wind (vāta), bile (pitta), and phlegm (kapha).

Words meanings summery:

• अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - of Abhimanyu, for Abhimanyu

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

• तैः (taiḥ) - by Citrasena, Vikarṇa, and Durmarṣaṇa. (by them)

• तु (tu) - Emphasizes the ensuing battle. (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

• अवर्तत (avartata) - it ensued, it took place, it occurred

• शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of the body

• यथा (yathā) - Introduces a simile. (just as, as, in the manner that)

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O King)

• वातपित्तकफैः (vātapittakaphaiḥ) - Referring to the three "doṣas" in Āyurveda. (by wind (vāta), bile (pitta), and phlegm (kapha))

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - Refers to the three humors. (by the three)

Words meanings and morphology

अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - of Abhimanyu, for Abhimanyu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhimanyu

abhimanyu - Abhimanyu (son of Arjuna and Subhadrā)

Note: Possessive or dative sense ("for Abhimanyu").

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

तैः (taiḥ) - by Citrasena, Vikarṇa, and Durmarṣaṇa. (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the warriors mentioned in the previous verse.

तु (tu) - Emphasizes the ensuing battle. (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle, often used for emphasis or contrast.

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, intense

Note: Qualifies 'yuddham'.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

past passive participle

From root yudh- 'to fight'.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'avartata'.

अवर्तत (avartata) - it ensued, it took place, it occurred

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of the body

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal form

Note: Used here in a sense akin to dative, 'for the body'.

यथा (yathā) - Introduces a simile. (just as, as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of comparison.

राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

वातपित्तकफैः (vātapittakaphaiḥ) - Referring to the three "doṣas" in Āyurveda. (by wind (vāta), bile (pitta), and phlegm (kapha))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vātapittakapha

vātapittakapha - wind, bile, and phlegm (the three humors)

Compound type : dvandva (vāta+pitta+kapha)

• vāta – wind, air, one of the three bodily humors (doṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• pitta – bile, one of the three bodily humors (doṣa)
  noun (neuter)
• kapha – phlegm, one of the three bodily humors (doṣa)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrumental plural, indicating agency or cause.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - Refers to the three humors. (by the three)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'vātapittakaphaiḥ'.