महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-142, verse-21

तयोः समभवद्युद्धं समरे दृढधन्विनोः ।
यादृशं ह्यभवद्राजञ्जम्भवासवयोः पुरा ॥२१॥

21. tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṁ samare dṛḍhadhanvinoḥ ,
yādṛśaṁ hyabhavadrājañjambhavāsavayoḥ purā.

21. tayoḥ samabhavat yuddham samare dṛḍhadhanvinoḥ
yādṛśam hi abhavat rājan jambhavāsavayoḥ purā

21. rājan,
tayoḥ dṛḍhadhanvinoḥ samare yādṛśam yuddham samabhavat hi,
purā jambhavāsavayoḥ abhavat

21. O King, a battle occurred between those two firm bowmen in the fight, just as it had formerly happened between Jambha and Vāsava (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

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

• समभवत् (samabhavat) - occurred, took place, happened

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, combat

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in conflict

• दृढधन्विनोः (dṛḍhadhanvinoḥ) - of the two firm bowmen, of the two resolute archers

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - such as, like which, of which kind

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, happened, became

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• जम्भवासवयोः (jambhavāsavayoḥ) - of Jambha and Vāsava (Indra)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

Words meanings and morphology

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

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

समभवत् (samabhavat) - occurred, took place, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sambhav

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, combat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

समरे (samare) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

दृढधन्विनोः (dṛḍhadhanvinoḥ) - of the two firm bowmen, of the two resolute archers

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of dṛḍhadhanvin

dṛḍhadhanvin - holding a strong bow, a firm bowman, resolute archer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+dhanus)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, hard, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛh (to make firm)
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tayoḥ'

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - such as, like which, of which kind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - such as, of which kind, like

Note: Agrees with 'yuddham'

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, happened, became

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

जम्भवासवयोः (jambhavāsavayoḥ) - of Jambha and Vāsava (Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of jambhavāsava

jambhavāsava - Jambha and Vāsava (Indra)

Compound type : dvandva (jambha+vāsava)

• jambha – name of a daitya (demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vāsava – Indra, chief of the gods
  proper noun (masculine)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)