महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-10, verse-43

युगस्येव विपर्यासो लोकानामिव मोहनम् ।
भीष्मस्य च वधस्तात द्रोणस्य च महात्मनः ॥४३॥

43. yugasyeva viparyāso lokānāmiva mohanam ,
bhīṣmasya ca vadhastāta droṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ.

43. yugasya iva viparyāsaḥ lokānām iva mohanam
bhīṣmasya ca vadhaḥ tāta droṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ

43. tāta bhīṣmasya ca mahātmanaḥ droṇasya ca vadhaḥ
yugasya iva viparyāsaḥ lokānām iva mohanam

43. Oh dear one (tāta), the killing (vadha) of Bhīṣma and the great-souled (mahātman) Droṇa is like a reversal of the cosmic age (yuga), and a delusion for all beings (loka).

Words meanings summery:

• युगस्य (yugasya) - of the age, of the era, of the cosmic period

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विपर्यासः (viparyāsaḥ) - reversal, inversion, contrary state, mistake

• लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of all beings (of the worlds, of the people, of the beings)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मोहनम् (mohanam) - delusion, bewildering, infatuation

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma

• च (ca) - and, also

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, slaying, destruction

• तात (tāta) - Oh dear one (term of endearment, usually used by an elder addressing a younger person, or vice versa respectfully) (dear one, father, son)

• द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Droṇa

• च (ca) - and, also

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Droṇa (of the great-souled one)

Words meanings and morphology

युगस्य (yugasya) - of the age, of the era, of the cosmic period

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of yuga

yuga - yoke, pair, age, era, cosmic period

Root: yuj

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

विपर्यासः (viparyāsaḥ) - reversal, inversion, contrary state, mistake

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viparyāsa

viparyāsa - reversal, inversion, mistake, contrary view

Derived from vi-pari-as (to throw, scatter)

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (vi+paryāsa)

• vi – apart, asunder, away
  indeclinable
• paryāsa – inversion, transposition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pari-as
  Prefix: pari
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative.

लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of all beings (of the worlds, of the people, of the beings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, universe, realm

Root: lok

Note: Relates to 'mohanam'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मोहनम् (mohanam) - delusion, bewildering, infatuation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mohana

mohana - deluding, bewildering, infatuating, delusion

Derived from √muh (to be bewildered, to faint)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative.

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a prominent character in the Mahābhārata)

Root: bhī

Note: Relates to 'vadhaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Bhīṣma and Droṇa.

वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, slaying, destruction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, striking, destruction

Derived from √vadh (to strike, kill)

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

तात (tāta) - Oh dear one (term of endearment, usually used by an elder addressing a younger person, or vice versa respectfully) (dear one, father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, son, dear one (term of endearment)

Note: Addressed to a listener.

द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Droṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (a teacher of archery to the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas)

Root: dru

Note: Relates to 'vadhaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Bhīṣma and Droṇa.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Droṇa (of the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'Droṇasya'.