महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-92, verse-78

ततोऽवहारं सैन्यानां प्रचक्रुः कुरुपाण्डवाः ।
घोरे निशामुखे रौद्रे वर्तमाने सुदारुणे ॥७८॥

78. tato'vahāraṁ sainyānāṁ pracakruḥ kurupāṇḍavāḥ ,
ghore niśāmukhe raudre vartamāne sudāruṇe.

78. tataḥ avahāram sainyānām pracakruḥ kurupāṇḍavāḥ
ghore niśāmukhe raudre vartamāne sudāruṇe

78. tataḥ ghore raudre sudāruṇe niśāmukhe vartamāne
kurupāṇḍavāḥ sainyānām avahāram pracakruḥ

78. Then, as the dreadful, fierce, and utterly terrible nightfall arrived, the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas began the withdrawal of their armies.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, after that)

• अवहारम् (avahāram) - the withdrawal (of armies) (withdrawal, retreat, removal)

• सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of their armies (of the armies, of the soldiers)

• प्रचक्रुः (pracakruḥ) - they began, they undertook (they undertook, they did, they performed)

• कुरुपाण्डवाः (kurupāṇḍavāḥ) - the Kuru and Pāṇḍava leaders (the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas)

• घोरे (ghore) - in the dreadful (nightfall) (in the dreadful, in the terrible)

• निशामुखे (niśāmukhe) - at nightfall (at nightfall, at the beginning of night)

• रौद्रे (raudre) - in the fierce (nightfall) (in the fierce, in the terrible)

• वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - occurring, arriving (being, existing, occurring)

• सुदारुणे (sudāruṇe) - in the utterly terrible (nightfall) (in the very terrible, in the extremely cruel)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, after that)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from 'tad'

अवहारम् (avahāram) - the withdrawal (of armies) (withdrawal, retreat, removal)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avahāra

avahāra - taking away, removal, withdrawal, retreat

Derived from root 'hṛ' with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pracakruḥ'

सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of their armies (of the armies, of the soldiers)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sainya

sainya - army, host, soldiers, military

Derived from 'senā' (army)

Note: Possessive, modifies 'avahāram'

प्रचक्रुः (pracakruḥ) - they began, they undertook (they undertook, they did, they performed)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Reduplicated root 'cakṛ' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुरुपाण्डवाः (kurupāṇḍavāḥ) - the Kuru and Pāṇḍava leaders (the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurupāṇḍava

kurupāṇḍava - Kurus and Pāṇḍavas

Compound type : dvandva (kuru+pāṇḍava)

• kuru – descendant of Kuru, Kuru king/warrior
  proper noun (masculine)
• pāṇḍava – descendant of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava prince/warrior
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'pracakruḥ'

घोरे (ghore) - in the dreadful (nightfall) (in the dreadful, in the terrible)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

Note: Qualifies 'niśāmukhe'

निशामुखे (niśāmukhe) - at nightfall (at nightfall, at the beginning of night)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of niśāmukha

niśāmukha - beginning of night, nightfall

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+mukha)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, beginning, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative absolute construction with 'vartamāne'

रौद्रे (raudre) - in the fierce (nightfall) (in the fierce, in the terrible)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of raudra

raudra - fierce, terrible, dreadful, cruel, relating to Rudra

Note: Qualifies 'niśāmukhe'

वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - occurring, arriving (being, existing, occurring)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - existing, being, present, occurring

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'vṛt' (to be, to exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction with 'niśāmukhe'

सुदारुणे (sudāruṇe) - in the utterly terrible (nightfall) (in the very terrible, in the extremely cruel)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very terrible, extremely cruel, exceedingly dreadful

Compound of 'su' (very, intensely) and 'dāruṇa' (terrible)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, cruel, severe
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'niśāmukhe'