महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-72

एवं सुकलिलं युद्धमासीत्क्रव्यादहर्षणम् ।
महद्भिस्तैरभीतानां यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम् ॥७२॥

72. evaṁ sukalilaṁ yuddhamāsītkravyādaharṣaṇam ,
mahadbhistairabhītānāṁ yamarāṣṭravivardhanam.

72. evam sukalilam yuddham āsīt kravyādaharṣaṇam
mahadbhiḥ taiḥ abhītānām yamarāṣṭravivardhanam

72. evam yuddham sukalilam kravyādaharṣaṇam āsīt
mahadbhiḥ taiḥ abhītānām yamarāṣṭravivardhanam

72. Thus, the battle was greatly confused, exhilarating for flesh-eaters, and it increased the realm of Yama (god of death) for those great, fearless warriors.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• सुकलिलम् (sukalilam) - very confused, greatly mixed, intricate

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• क्रव्यादहर्षणम् (kravyādaharṣaṇam) - exhilarating for flesh-eaters, gladdening to scavengers

• महद्भिः (mahadbhiḥ) - Refers to the powerful warriors. (by the great ones, by mighty ones)

• तैः (taiḥ) - Refers to the warriors, in conjunction with 'mahadbhiḥ' and 'abhītānām'. (by them, by those)

• अभीतानाम् (abhītānām) - Refers to the brave warriors in the battle. (of the fearless ones, for the fearless ones)

• यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम् (yamarāṣṭravivardhanam) - The battle caused many deaths, thus expanding the domain of the god of death. (increasing Yama's realm (realm of death))

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

सुकलिलम् (sukalilam) - very confused, greatly mixed, intricate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukalila

sukalila - very confused, greatly mixed, intricate, dense

Compound of su- (very, well) and kalila (confused, dense).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kalila)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• kalila – confused, dense, intricate, impenetrable
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Sandhi 'm' (yuddham) from 'ṃ'.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight, combat

Past Passive Participle

From root √yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Sandhi 'm' (yuddhamāsīt) from 'ṃ'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

From root √as (to be), third person singular, imperfect tense.

Root: as (class 2)

क्रव्यादहर्षणम् (kravyādaharṣaṇam) - exhilarating for flesh-eaters, gladdening to scavengers

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kravyādaharṣaṇa

kravyādaharṣaṇa - gladdening to flesh-eaters, delighting scavengers

Compound of kravyāda (flesh-eater, scavenger) and harṣaṇa (gladdening, exhilarating).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kravyāda+harṣaṇa)

• kravyāda – flesh-eater, carnivore, scavenger
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: kravya (raw flesh) + ada (eater, from √ad 'to eat').
  Root: ad (class 2)
• harṣaṇa – causing joy, exhilarating, thrilling
  adjective (neuter)
  From root √hṛṣ (to be excited, to rejoice).
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

महद्भिः (mahadbhiḥ) - Refers to the powerful warriors. (by the great ones, by mighty ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, mighty, large, eminent

Present Active Participle

From root √mah (to be great) or simply a stem.

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Sandhi 's' (mahadbhis) from 'ḥ'.

तैः (taiḥ) - Refers to the warriors, in conjunction with 'mahadbhiḥ' and 'abhītānām'. (by them, by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Sandhi 'r' (tair) from 'ḥ'.

अभीतानाम् (abhītānām) - Refers to the brave warriors in the battle. (of the fearless ones, for the fearless ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of abhīta

abhīta - fearless, unafraid

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'a-' (not) and root √bhī (to fear) + past participle suffix -ta.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+bhīta)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• bhīta – frightened, scared
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhī (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Sandhi 'ṃ' (abhītānāṃ) from 'm'.

यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम् (yamarāṣṭravivardhanam) - The battle caused many deaths, thus expanding the domain of the god of death. (increasing Yama's realm (realm of death))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yamarāṣṭravivardhana

yamarāṣṭravivardhana - increasing the realm of Yama (death)

Compound: yama (god of death) + rāṣṭra (realm, kingdom) + vivardhana (increasing).

Compound type : tatpurusha (yama+rāṣṭra+vivardhana)

• yama – god of death, restraint
  noun (masculine)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, nation
  noun (neuter)
• vivardhana – increasing, enlarging, causing to grow
  adjective (neuter)
  Agent noun / Noun of action
  From prefix 'vi-' and root √vṛdh (to grow, increase) + suffix -ana.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)