महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-144, verse-18

महद्युद्धं तयोरासीद्घोररूपं विशां पते ।
यथा देवासुरे युद्धे शम्बरामरराजयोः ॥१८॥

18. mahadyuddhaṁ tayorāsīdghorarūpaṁ viśāṁ pate ,
yathā devāsure yuddhe śambarāmararājayoḥ.

18. mahat yuddham tayoḥ āsīt ghorarūpam viśām pate
yathā devāsure yuddhe śambara amararājayoh

18. viśām pate tayoḥ mahat ghorarūpam yuddham āsīt
yathā devāsure yuddhe śambara amararājayoh

18. O lord of the people, a great and dreadful (ghorarūpa) battle occurred between those two, just like the war between the gods and the Asuras, or between Śambara and the king of the immortals.

Words meanings summery:

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, war, fight)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - between those two (Droṇa and Dhṛṣṭadyumna) (of those two, between those two)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - occurred, took place (was, existed, took place)

• घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - dreadful, terrible (dreadful in form, terrible-looking)

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people (of the people, of the subjects)

• पते (pate) - O lord (O lord, O master)

• यथा (yathā) - just like (as, just as, like)

• देवासुरे (devāsure) - in the war between the gods and the Asuras (in the war between gods and asuras)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in war (in battle, in war)

• शम्बर (śambara) - Śambara (Śambara (name of an Asura))

• अमरराजयोह् (amararājayoh) - of the king of the immortals (Indra) (of the two kings of immortals)

Words meanings and morphology

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Present participle of `mah` (to be great), but often used as a root adjective.

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: It qualifies `yuddham`.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, war, fight)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

Past Passive Participle

From root `yudh` (to fight), but here used as a noun.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - between those two (Droṇa and Dhṛṣṭadyumna) (of those two, between those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Genitive dual of `tad`.

आसीत् (āsīt) - occurred, took place (was, existed, took place)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, Imperfect tense, Active voice of root `as`.

Root: as (class 2)

घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - dreadful, terrible (dreadful in form, terrible-looking)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - dreadful in form, terrible-looking

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fearful
  adjective
  Root: ghūr (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Qualifies `yuddham`.

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people (of the people, of the subjects)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subject, settlement

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Part of the vocative compound `viśāṃ pate`.

पते (pate) - O lord (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

Note: Vocative singular of `pati`.

यथा (yathā) - just like (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

देवासुरे (devāsure) - in the war between the gods and the Asuras (in the war between gods and asuras)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devāsura

devāsura - gods and asuras

Refers to the conflict between `deva` (gods) and `asura` (demons).

Compound type : dvandva (deva+asura)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Locative singular of `devāsura`, qualifying `yuddhe`.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in war (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

Past Passive Participle

From root `yudh` (to fight), but here used as a noun.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Locative singular of `yuddha`.

शम्बर (śambara) - Śambara (Śambara (name of an Asura))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śambara

śambara - name of an Asura

Note: First part of a Dvandva compound (implies genitive in the dual).

अमरराजयोह् (amararājayoh) - of the king of the immortals (Indra) (of the two kings of immortals)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of amararāja

amararāja - king of the immortals, lord of the gods (Indra)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (amara+rāja)

• amara – immortal, god
  noun (masculine)
  Negative of `mara` (mortal), from root `mṛ` (to die).
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Shorter form of `rājan` used in compounds.
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Genitive dual form as part of the Dvandva compound with `śambara`.