महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-19, verse-33

मुहूर्तमिव तद्युद्धमासीन्मधुरदर्शनम् ।
तत उन्मत्तवद्राजन्निर्मर्यादमवर्तत ॥३३॥

33. muhūrtamiva tadyuddhamāsīnmadhuradarśanam ,
tata unmattavadrājannirmaryādamavartata.

33. muhūrtam iva tat yuddham āsīt madhuradarśanam
tataḥ unmattavat rājan nirmaryādam avartata

33. tat yuddham muhūrtam iva madhuradarśanam āsīt
tataḥ rājan unmattavat nirmaryādam avartata

33. For a moment, that battle was pleasant to behold; but thereafter, O King, it proceeded like madmen, without any restraint.

Words meanings summery:

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, a short time

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• तत् (tat) - that specific battle previously described (that)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed, happened

• मधुरदर्शनम् (madhuradarśanam) - pleasant to behold, lovely to see

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• उन्मत्तवत् (unmattavat) - like madmen, frenziedly, frantically

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the blind king. (O King)

• निर्मर्यादम् (nirmaryādam) - without restraint, immoderate, lawless

• अवर्तत (avartata) - it proceeded, it happened, it took place

Words meanings and morphology

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, instant; a specific period of time (48 minutes)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that specific battle previously described (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with 'yuddham'.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war; fought, warring

Past Passive Participle (when used as adjective)

Root: yudh (class 4)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed, happened

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

मधुरदर्शनम् (madhuradarśanam) - pleasant to behold, lovely to see

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhuradarśana

madhuradarśana - pleasant to look at, beautiful, having a sweet appearance

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'that which has a pleasant sight/appearance'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (madhura+darśana)

• madhura – sweet, pleasant, charming, delightful
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – sight, seeing, appearance, vision
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yuddham'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

उन्मत्तवत् (unmattavat) - like madmen, frenziedly, frantically

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat indicating 'like, resembling'. Derived from 'unmatta' (mad, insane).

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the blind king. (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

निर्मर्यादम् (nirmaryādam) - without restraint, immoderate, lawless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirmaryāda

nirmaryāda - without limits, unbounded, unbridled, lawless

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'that which has no boundaries/restraints'. Used adverbially here.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+maryādā)

• nis – out, forth, away, without
  prefix
• maryādā – boundary, limit, restraint, decorum, moral law
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used adverbially.

अवर्तत (avartata) - it proceeded, it happened, it took place

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

Prefix: a

Root: vṛt (class 1)