महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-13, verse-63

संपातेष्वभिपातेषु निपातेष्वसिचर्मणोः ।
न तयोरन्तरं कश्चिद्ददर्श नरसिंहयोः ॥६३॥

63. saṁpāteṣvabhipāteṣu nipāteṣvasicarmaṇoḥ ,
na tayorantaraṁ kaściddadarśa narasiṁhayoḥ.

63. saṃpāteṣu abhipāteṣu nipāteṣu asi-carmaṇoḥ
na tayoḥ antaraṃ kaścit dadarśa narasiṃhayoḥ

63. asi-carmaṇoḥ saṃpāteṣu abhipāteṣu nipāteṣu
tayoḥ narasiṃhayoḥ antaraṃ kaścit na dadarśa

63. During the clashes, attacks, and blows of their swords and shields, no one could discern any difference between those two lion-like men.

Words meanings summery:

• संपातेषु (saṁpāteṣu) - in the encounters, in the clashes, in the collisions

• अभिपातेषु (abhipāteṣu) - in the attacks, in the assaults, in the charges

• निपातेषु (nipāteṣu) - in the falls, in the blows, in the descents

• असि-चर्मणोः (asi-carmaṇoḥ) - of the sword and shield

• न (na) - not, no

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - Referring to the two warriors. (of them, between them, of those two)

• अन्तरं (antaraṁ) - the difference or distinction in their fighting styles/skill (difference, interval, space, interior)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• नरसिंहयोः (narasiṁhayoḥ) - Referring to the two warriors fighting, comparing them to lions. (of the two lion-like men, of the two heroes)

Words meanings and morphology

संपातेषु (saṁpāteṣu) - in the encounters, in the clashes, in the collisions

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of saṃpāta

saṁpāta - encounter, clash, collision, fall

Derived from `sam-` (prefix) + `pat` (root) + `ghañ` (suffix)

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

अभिपातेषु (abhipāteṣu) - in the attacks, in the assaults, in the charges

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of abhipāta

abhipāta - attack, assault, charge, onset

Derived from `abhi-` (prefix) + `pat` (root) + `ghañ` (suffix)

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

निपातेषु (nipāteṣu) - in the falls, in the blows, in the descents

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nipāta

nipāta - fall, descent, blow, stroke, assault

Derived from `ni-` (prefix) + `pat` (root) + `ghañ` (suffix)

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

असि-चर्मणोः (asi-carmaṇoḥ) - of the sword and shield

(noun)

Genitive, dual of asi-carman

asi-carman - sword and shield

Dvanda compound

Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (asi+carman)

• asi – sword, knife
  noun (masculine)
• carman – skin, hide, shield
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound of asi (sword) and carman (shield).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation

तयोः (tayoḥ) - Referring to the two warriors. (of them, between them, of those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Also possible as locative dual, but genitive makes more sense with 'antaraṃ'.

अन्तरं (antaraṁ) - the difference or distinction in their fighting styles/skill (difference, interval, space, interior)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interior, middle, interval, difference, space, other

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter. Here functions as object of 'saw'.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, some

From `kim` + `cit`

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नरसिंहयोः (narasiṁhayoḥ) - Referring to the two warriors fighting, comparing them to lions. (of the two lion-like men, of the two heroes)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of narasiṃha

narasiṁha - man-lion, lion among men, a great hero

Karmadhāraya compound or upamāna pūrvapada bahuvrīhi (a man who is a lion)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nara+siṃha)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Also possible as locative dual. Genitive dual matches 'tayoḥ'.