महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-24, verse-44

तद्युद्धमभवद्घोरमीक्षितृप्रीतिवर्धनम् ।
सिंहव्याघ्रतरक्षूणां यथेभमहिषर्षभैः ॥४४॥

44. tadyuddhamabhavadghoramīkṣitṛprītivardhanam ,
siṁhavyāghratarakṣūṇāṁ yathebhamahiṣarṣabhaiḥ.

44. tat yuddham abhavat ghoram īkṣitṛprītivardhanam
siṃhavyāghratarakṣūṇām yathā ibhamahiṣarṣabhaiḥ

44. tat yuddham ghoram īkṣitṛprītivardhanam abhavat
yathā siṃhavyāghratarakṣūṇām ibhamahiṣarṣabhaiḥ

44. That battle was terrible and increased the delight of the onlookers, resembling a fight between lions, tigers, and hyenas against elephants, buffaloes, and bulls.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful

• ईक्षितृप्रीतिवर्धनम् (īkṣitṛprītivardhanam) - increasing the delight of the onlookers

• सिंहव्याघ्रतरक्षूणाम् (siṁhavyāghratarakṣūṇām) - of lions, tigers, and hyenas

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• इभमहिषर्षभैः (ibhamahiṣarṣabhaiḥ) - with elephants, buffaloes, and bulls

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

अभवत् (abhavat) - it became, it was

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active 3rd singular

augment 'a-' + root 'bhū' + 3rd person singular ending 't'

Root: bhū (class 1)

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, awful, fearful

Note: Modifies 'yuddham'

ईक्षितृप्रीतिवर्धनम् (īkṣitṛprītivardhanam) - increasing the delight of the onlookers

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īkṣitṛprītivardhana

īkṣitṛprītivardhana - increasing the joy/pleasure of spectators

Compound type : tatpurusha (īkṣitṛ+prīti+vardhana)

• īkṣitṛ – onlooker, spectator
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root īkṣ (to see, to behold) with agent suffix
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)
• prīti – delight, pleasure, love
  noun (feminine)
• vardhana – increasing, causing to grow
  adjective (neuter)
  Kṛt suffix 'ana'
  Derived from root vṛdh (to grow, to increase) with kṛt suffix 'ana'
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'yuddham'

सिंहव्याघ्रतरक्षूणाम् (siṁhavyāghratarakṣūṇām) - of lions, tigers, and hyenas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of siṃhavyāghratarakṣu

siṁhavyāghratarakṣu - lion, tiger, hyena (collective)

Compound type : dvandva (siṃha+vyāghra+tarakṣu)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)
• tarakṣu – hyena
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

इभमहिषर्षभैः (ibhamahiṣarṣabhaiḥ) - with elephants, buffaloes, and bulls

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ibhamahiṣarṣabha

ibhamahiṣarṣabha - elephant, buffalo, bull (collective)

Compound type : dvandva (ibha+mahiṣa+ṛṣabha)

• ibha – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• mahiṣa – buffalo
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)