महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-119, verse-12

तयोर्युद्धमभूद्राजन्दिनार्धं चित्रमद्भुतम् ।
बाहुयुद्धं सुबलिनोः शक्रप्रह्रादयोरिव ॥१२॥

12. tayoryuddhamabhūdrājandinārdhaṁ citramadbhutam ,
bāhuyuddhaṁ subalinoḥ śakraprahrādayoriva.

12. tayoḥ yuddham abhūt rājan dinārdham citram adbhutam
bāhuyuddham subalinoḥ śakrapralhrādayoḥ iva

12. rājan tayoḥ dinārdham citram adbhutam bāhuyuddham
yuddham abhūt subalinoḥ śakrapralhrādayoḥ iva

12. O king, an astonishing and marvelous battle occurred between those two, lasting for half a day, a hand-to-hand combat between two exceedingly powerful individuals, just like that between Indra and Prahlāda.

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them two, between them two

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, occurred, became

• राजन् (rājan) - O king!

• दिनार्धम् (dinārdham) - for half a day

• चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, astonishing, varied

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - marvelous, extraordinary, miraculous

• बाहुयुद्धम् (bāhuyuddham) - hand-to-hand combat, wrestling match

• सुबलिनोः (subalinoḥ) - of the two very strong ones, of the two mighty ones

• शक्रप्रल्ह्रादयोः (śakrapralhrādayoḥ) - of Indra and Prahlāda

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them two, between them two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of tad

tad - that, they

Note: Refers to Somadatta and Śini.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle of root yudh (to fight) used as a noun.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of abhūt.

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, occurred, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist third person singular active of root bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The augment 'a' is prefixed to the root.

राजन् (rājan) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

दिनार्धम् (dinārdham) - for half a day

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dinārdha

dinārdha - half a day

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dina+ardha)

• dina – day
  noun (neuter)
• ardha – half
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.

चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, astonishing, varied

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - wonderful, astonishing, manifold, bright

Note: Agrees with yuddham and bāhuyuddham (implied).

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - marvelous, extraordinary, miraculous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - marvelous, extraordinary, miraculous, wonderful

Note: Agrees with yuddham and bāhuyuddham (implied).

बाहुयुद्धम् (bāhuyuddham) - hand-to-hand combat, wrestling match

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bāhuyuddha

bāhuyuddha - hand-to-hand combat, wrestling, close combat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+yuddha)

• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)
• yuddha – battle, fight
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle of root yudh (to fight) used as a noun.
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Further specifies the nature of the yuddham.

सुबलिनोः (subalinoḥ) - of the two very strong ones, of the two mighty ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of subalin

subalin - very strong, mighty, powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+balin)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• balin – strong, powerful, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from bala (strength).

Note: Refers to Śini and Somadatta.

शक्रप्रल्ह्रादयोः (śakrapralhrādayoḥ) - of Indra and Prahlāda

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śakrapralhrāda

śakrapralhrāda - Indra and Prahlāda (as a pair)

Compound type : dvandva (śakra+prahlāda)

• śakra – Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• prahlāda – Prahlāda
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates a comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Comparative particle.