महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-117, verse-40

तयोर्नृवरयो राजन्समरे युध्यमानयोः ।
भीमोऽभवन्महाशब्दो वज्रपर्वतयोरिव ॥४०॥

40. tayornṛvarayo rājansamare yudhyamānayoḥ ,
bhīmo'bhavanmahāśabdo vajraparvatayoriva.

40. tayoḥ nṛvarayoḥ rājan samare yudhyamānayoḥ
bhīmaḥ abhavat mahāśabdaḥ vajraparvatayoḥ iva

40. rājan tayoḥ nṛvarayoḥ samare yudhyamānayoḥ
bhīmaḥ mahāśabdaḥ vajraparvatayoḥ iva abhavat

40. O King, a tremendous, dreadful sound arose from those two excellent men fighting in battle, like the sound of a thunderbolt striking a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two warriors (of those two, their)

• नृवरयोः (nṛvarayoḥ) - of the two excellent men, of the two chief men

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied recipient of narration) (O king)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, on the battlefield

• युध्यमानयोः (yudhyamānayoḥ) - of the two fighting, while fighting

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - terrible, dreadful, frightful

• अभवत् (abhavat) - arose, became, happened

• महाशब्दः (mahāśabdaḥ) - great sound, loud noise

• वज्रपर्वतयोः (vajraparvatayoḥ) - of a thunderbolt and a mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two warriors (of those two, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can be masculine, feminine, or neuter, referring to two entities.

नृवरयोः (nṛvarayoḥ) - of the two excellent men, of the two chief men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of nṛvara

nṛvara - excellent man, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+vara)

• nṛ – man, male
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied recipient of narration) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

समरे (samare) - in battle, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, conflict, war

युध्यमानयोः (yudhyamānayoḥ) - of the two fighting, while fighting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, warring

present active participle (ātmanepada)

Derived from root yudh (class 4) with śānac suffix, functioning as an adjective

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with tayoḥ nṛvarayoḥ

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - terrible, dreadful, frightful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, dreadful, formidable; Bhīma (proper name)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with mahāśabdaḥ

अभवत् (abhavat) - arose, became, happened

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

महाशब्दः (mahāśabdaḥ) - great sound, loud noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāśabda

mahāśabda - great sound, loud noise

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+śabda)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• śabda – sound, noise, word
  noun (masculine)

वज्रपर्वतयोः (vajraparvatayoḥ) - of a thunderbolt and a mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vajraparvata

vajraparvata - thunderbolt and mountain (duality)

Compound type : dvandva (vajra+parvata)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)