महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-82, verse-55

मुहूर्तमिव तत्सर्वमभवत्स्वर्गसंनिभम् ।
न हि युद्धकथां कांचित्तत्र चक्रुर्महारथाः ॥५५॥

55. muhūrtamiva tatsarvamabhavatsvargasaṁnibham ,
na hi yuddhakathāṁ kāṁcittatra cakrurmahārathāḥ.

55. muhūrtam iva tat sarvam abhavat svargasaṃnibham
na hi yuddhakathām kāṃcit tatra cakruḥ mahārathāḥ

55. tat sarvam muhūrtam iva svargasaṃnibham abhavat
hi mahārathāḥ tatra kāṃcit yuddhakathām na cakruḥ

55. For a moment, that entire scene became like heaven. Indeed, the great charioteers (mahārathas) did not engage in any kind of war-talk there.

Words meanings summery:

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• तत् (tat) - that

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the whole

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

• स्वर्गसंनिभम् (svargasaṁnibham) - like heaven, resembling heaven

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• युद्धकथाम् (yuddhakathām) - war-talk, talk about battle

• कांचित् (kāṁcit) - any

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

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

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, great warriors

Words meanings and morphology

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short time; a division of time

Note: Used adverbially

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every

अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्वर्गसंनिभम् (svargasaṁnibham) - like heaven, resembling heaven

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svargasaṃnibha

svargasaṁnibha - resembling heaven, similar to heaven

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+saṃnibha)

• svarga – heaven
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – similar, resembling, like
  adjective

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

युद्धकथाम् (yuddhakathām) - war-talk, talk about battle

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yuddhakathā

yuddhakathā - war-talk, story of battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+kathā)

• yuddha – battle, war
  noun (neuter)
• kathā – story, talk, narrative
  noun (feminine)

कांचित् (kāṁcit) - any

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kañcid

kañcid - any, some (feminine)

Note: Feminine singular form of indefinite pronoun 'kaścid'

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers, great warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great charioteer, a great warrior

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot; charioteer, warrior (one fighting from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)