महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-107, verse-29

यमराष्ट्रोपमं घोरमासीदायोधनं तयोः ।
दुर्दर्शं भरतश्रेष्ठ प्रेतराजपुरं यथा ॥२९॥

29. yamarāṣṭropamaṁ ghoramāsīdāyodhanaṁ tayoḥ ,
durdarśaṁ bharataśreṣṭha pretarājapuraṁ yathā.

29. yamarāṣṭropamam ghoram āsīt āyodhanam tayoḥ
durdarśam bharataśreṣṭha pretarājapuram yathā

29. bharataśreṣṭha tayoḥ āyodhanam yamarāṣṭropamam
ghoram durdarśam yathā pretarājapuram āsīt

29. O best among the Bhāratas (bharataśreṣṭha), the battle (āyodhana) between those two became dreadful, resembling the terrifying realm of Yama (Yamarāṣṭra), and was as difficult to witness as the city of the king of ghosts.

Words meanings summery:

• यमराष्ट्रोपमम् (yamarāṣṭropamam) - resembling the terrifying realm of Yama (Yamarāṣṭra) (resembling the realm of Yama)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible, fearful)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - became (it was, there was)

• आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - the battle (battle, combat, battlefield)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - between the two of them (Karṇa and Bhīma) (of them, between the two of them)

• दुर्दर्शम् (durdarśam) - difficult to witness (difficult to see, difficult to behold, formidable)

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best among the Bhāratas (O best of the Bhāratas)

• प्रेतराजपुरम् (pretarājapuram) - the city of the king of ghosts

• यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, like, in which way)

Words meanings and morphology

यमराष्ट्रोपमम् (yamarāṣṭropamam) - resembling the terrifying realm of Yama (Yamarāṣṭra) (resembling the realm of Yama)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yamarāṣṭropama

yamarāṣṭropama - comparable to Yama's realm

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (yama+rāṣṭra+upama)

• yama – Yama (the god of death)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country
  noun (neuter)
• upama – resembling, comparable to
  adjective

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible, fearful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

आसीत् (āsīt) - became (it was, there was)

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Root 'as' (to be) in the imperfect (laṅ) tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - the battle (battle, combat, battlefield)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyodhana

āyodhana - battle, combat, conflict, battlefield

Derived from 'ā-yudh' (to fight).

Prefix: ā

Root: yudh (class 4)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - between the two of them (Karṇa and Bhīma) (of them, between the two of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दुर्दर्शम् (durdarśam) - difficult to witness (difficult to see, difficult to behold, formidable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durdarśa

durdarśa - difficult to see, invisible, formidable, unsightly

Compound 'dur' (difficult) + 'darśa' (seeing).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dur+darśa)

• dur – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
• darśa – seeing, sight, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Verbal noun
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best among the Bhāratas (O best of the Bhāratas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best of the Bharatas

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata (name of a king); a Bharata
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective

प्रेतराजपुरम् (pretarājapuram) - the city of the king of ghosts

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pretarājapura

pretarājapura - city of the king of departed spirits

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (preta+rāja+pura)

• preta – a departed spirit, ghost, deceased
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• pura – city, town, stronghold
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, like, in which way)

(indeclinable)