महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-24, verse-19

तद्युद्धमभवद्घोरं वृद्धयोः सहसेनयोः ।
यथा महायूथपयोर्द्विपयोः संप्रभिन्नयोः ॥१९॥

19. tadyuddhamabhavadghoraṁ vṛddhayoḥ sahasenayoḥ ,
yathā mahāyūthapayordvipayoḥ saṁprabhinnayoḥ.

19. tat yuddham abhavat ghoram vṛddhayoḥ sahasenayoḥ
yathā mahāyūthapayoḥ dvipayoḥ samprapinayoḥ

19. tat ghoram yuddham vṛddhayoḥ sahasenayoḥ abhavat yathā samprapinayoḥ mahāyūthapayoḥ dvipayoḥ (abhavat).

19. That terrible battle occurred between the two elders with their armies, just as between two great, rutting elephant chiefs.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

• अभवत् (abhavat) - occurred, happened, was

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• वृद्धयोः (vṛddhayoḥ) - referring to the two elderly commanders (of the two elders; of the two aged ones)

• सहसेनयोः (sahasenayoḥ) - of the two elderly commanders, each with their respective army (of the two accompanied by their armies; of the two who have armies)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

• महायूथपयोः (mahāyūthapayoḥ) - of the two great elephant chiefs

• द्विपयोः (dvipayoḥ) - of the two elephants

• सम्प्रपिनयोः (samprapinayoḥ) - referring to elephants in musth, a state of heightened aggression (of the two rutting ones; of the two in musth)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

From root yudh- 'to fight'

Root: yudh (class 4)

अभवत् (abhavat) - occurred, happened, was

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular imperfect active

Root: bhū (class 1)

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, frightful

Note: Agrees with yuddham

वृद्धयोः (vṛddhayoḥ) - referring to the two elderly commanders (of the two elders; of the two aged ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vṛddha

vṛddha - aged, old, elder, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛdh- 'to grow'

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

सहसेनयोः (sahasenayoḥ) - of the two elderly commanders, each with their respective army (of the two accompanied by their armies; of the two who have armies)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of sahasena

sahasena - accompanied by an army; having an army

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+senā)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with vṛddhayoḥ

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

महायूथपयोः (mahāyūthapayoḥ) - of the two great elephant chiefs

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of mahāyūthapa

mahāyūthapa - chief of a great herd, great elephant chief

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yūthapa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• yūthapa – chief of a herd, leader
  noun (masculine)

द्विपयोः (dvipayoḥ) - of the two elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of dvipa

dvipa - elephant (lit. 'two-drinker', referring to trunk and mouth)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+pa)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā- 'to drink'
  Root: pā (class 1)

सम्प्रपिनयोः (samprapinayoḥ) - referring to elephants in musth, a state of heightened aggression (of the two rutting ones; of the two in musth)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of samprapinna

samprapinna - rutting, in musth (of elephants); fully excited

Past Passive Participle

From root pin- (with sam-pra- prefix) 'to swell, to be in musth'

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: pin

Note: Agrees with dvipayoḥ and mahāyūthapayoḥ