महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-30, verse-18

तदद्भुतमभूद्युद्धं द्रोणपाञ्चाल्ययोस्तदा ।
नैव तस्योपमा काचित्संभवेदिति मे मतिः ॥१८॥

18. tadadbhutamabhūdyuddhaṁ droṇapāñcālyayostadā ,
naiva tasyopamā kācitsaṁbhavediti me matiḥ.

18. tat adbhutam abhūt yuddham droṇapāñcālyayoḥ tadā
na eva tasya upamā kācit saṃbhavet iti me matiḥ

18. tadā droṇapāñcālyayoḥ tat adbhutam yuddham abhūt.
tasya kācit upamā na eva saṃbhavet iti me matiḥ.

18. That battle between Drona and Drupada's son (Dhrishtadyumna) was amazing at that time. Indeed, no comparison to it could possibly exist – that is my thought.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the battle being described. (that)

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, amazing, marvelous

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

• द्रोणपाञ्चाल्ययोः (droṇapāñcālyayoḥ) - of Drona and Panchalya (Dhrishtadyumna)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• तस्य (tasya) - Of that battle (of that)

• उपमा (upamā) - comparison, simile

• काचित् (kācit) - any, some

• संभवेत् (saṁbhavet) - may be, could exist, might occur

• इति (iti) - Introduces the speaker's opinion. (thus, so, to this effect)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, understanding

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - Refers to the battle being described. (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the battle.

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, amazing, marvelous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, marvelous, amazing

Note: Qualifies yuddham.

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of abhūt

Aorist (Luṅ)

3rd person singular aorist active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle (often used as noun)

From root yudh (to fight) with kta suffix.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

द्रोणपाञ्चाल्ययोः (droṇapāñcālyayoḥ) - of Drona and Panchalya (Dhrishtadyumna)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of droṇapāñcālya

droṇapāñcālya - Drona and Dhrishtadyumna

Dvandva compound of Drona and Pāñcālya (son of Panchala, i.e., Dhrishtadyumna).

Compound type : dvandva (droṇa+pāñcālya)

• droṇa – Drona
  proper noun (masculine)
• pāñcālya – Dhrishtadyumna (son of Panchala)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Descendant of Pañcāla

Note: Specifies the participants of the battle.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from tad.

Note: Modifies abhūt.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

तस्य (tasya) - Of that battle (of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Qualifies upamā.

उपमा (upamā) - comparison, simile

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upamā

upamā - comparison, simile, resemblance

From upa-mā (to compare).

Prefix: upa

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

काचित् (kācit) - any, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - any, some, a certain (indefinite pronoun/adjective)

Compound of kim (what) and cid (particle).

Note: Qualifies upamā.

संभवेत् (saṁbhavet) - may be, could exist, might occur

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of saṃbhavet

Optative

From sam-bhū (to exist, be possible). 3rd person singular optative active.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.

इति (iti) - Introduces the speaker's opinion. (thus, so, to this effect)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces me matiḥ.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

asmad - I (pronoun)

Enclitic form of asmad.

Note: Possessive, qualifies matiḥ.

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - opinion, thought, mind, understanding

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the concluding phrase.