महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-162, verse-14

अर्धासिभिस्तथा खड्गैस्तोमरैः सपरश्वधैः ।
निकृष्टयुद्धं संसक्तं महदासीत्सुदारुणम् ॥१४॥

14. ardhāsibhistathā khaḍgaistomaraiḥ saparaśvadhaiḥ ,
nikṛṣṭayuddhaṁ saṁsaktaṁ mahadāsītsudāruṇam.

14. ardhāsibhiḥ tathā khaḍgaiḥ tomaraiḥ saparaśvadhaiḥ
nikṛṣṭayuddham saṃsaktam mahat āsīt sudāruṇam

14. ardhāsibhiḥ tathā khaḍgaiḥ tomaraiḥ saparaśvadhaiḥ
nikṛṣṭayuddham saṃsaktam mahat sudāruṇam āsīt

14. A great, exceedingly fierce, and desperate battle, involving continuous combat, ensued with broken swords, (whole) swords, lances, and axes.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्धासिभिः (ardhāsibhiḥ) - with broken swords, with short swords

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and

• खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - with swords

• तोमरैः (tomaraiḥ) - with lances, javelins

• सपरश्वधैः (saparaśvadhaiḥ) - with axes

• निकृष्टयुद्धम् (nikṛṣṭayuddham) - a desperate/fierce battle

• संसक्तम् (saṁsaktam) - continuous, entangled, joined

• महत् (mahat) - great, vast

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, there was

• सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - exceedingly terrible, very fierce

Words meanings and morphology

अर्धासिभिः (ardhāsibhiḥ) - with broken swords, with short swords

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ardhāsi

ardhāsi - half-sword, broken sword, short sword

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ardha+asi)

• ardha – half, part
  noun (masculine)
• asi – sword
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to weapons used in battle

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the list of weapons

खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - with swords

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, scimitar

Note: Refers to weapons used in battle

तोमरैः (tomaraiḥ) - with lances, javelins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tomara

tomara - lance, spear, javelin

Note: Refers to weapons used in battle

सपरश्वधैः (saparaśvadhaiḥ) - with axes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saparaśvadha

saparaśvadha - together with axes, having axes

Compound of `sa` (with) and `paraśvadha` (axe)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+paraśvadha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix for 'with'
• paraśvadha – axe, hatchet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to weapons used in battle

निकृष्टयुद्धम् (nikṛṣṭayuddham) - a desperate/fierce battle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nikṛṣṭayuddha

nikṛṣṭayuddha - desperate battle, ignoble battle, fierce combat

Compound of `nikṛṣṭa` (vile, desperate) and `yuddha` (battle)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nikṛṣṭa+yuddha)

• nikṛṣṭa – despicable, vile, inferior, low, intense
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √kṛṣ (to pull, draw) with prefix ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of `āsīt`

संसक्तम् (saṁsaktam) - continuous, entangled, joined

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsakta

saṁsakta - joined, connected, entangled, clinging, continuous

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root √sañj (to cling, adhere) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: sañj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `yuddham`

महत् (mahat) - great, vast

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, important

Note: Agrees with `yuddham`

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, there was

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Imperfect 3rd person singular active of √as

Root: as (class 2)

सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - exceedingly terrible, very fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very terrible, exceedingly fierce, extremely dreadful

Compound of `su` (very) and `dāruṇa` (terrible)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
  Intensifying prefix
• dāruṇa – terrible, dreadful, fierce, cruel
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `yuddham`