महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-62, verse-23

यथा तु पुरुषव्याघ्रैर्युद्धं परमसङ्कटम् ।
कुरूणां पाण्डवैः सार्धं तत्सर्वं शृणु तत्त्वतः ॥२३॥

23. yathā tu puruṣavyāghrairyuddhaṁ paramasaṅkaṭam ,
kurūṇāṁ pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhaṁ tatsarvaṁ śṛṇu tattvataḥ.

23. yathā tu puruṣavyāghraiḥ yuddham paramasaṅkaṭam
kurūṇām pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdham tat sarvam śṛṇu tattvataḥ

23. tu puruṣavyāghraiḥ kurūṇām pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdham yathā
paramasaṅkaṭam yuddham (abhūt) tat sarvam tattvataḥ śṛṇu

23. Now, listen to me in detail about how that exceedingly dangerous battle between the Kurus and the Pandavas, fought by those tiger-like men, truly unfolded.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, how, just as, in what manner

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• पुरुषव्याघ्रैः (puruṣavyāghraiḥ) - by the tiger-like men, by the best of men

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, combat

• परमसङ्कटम् (paramasaṅkaṭam) - exceedingly dangerous, most difficult, extremely critical

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

• पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, along with

• तत् (tat) - that, all that

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear! listen!

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in detail, in reality, according to the truth

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, how, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

पुरुषव्याघ्रैः (puruṣavyāghraiḥ) - by the tiger-like men, by the best of men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - a tiger among men, an eminent man, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, male, person, spirit (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, combat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'yudh'

Root: yudh (class 4)

परमसङ्कटम् (paramasaṅkaṭam) - exceedingly dangerous, most difficult, extremely critical

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paramasaṅkaṭa

paramasaṅkaṭa - most dangerous, extremely difficult, supreme distress

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+saṅkaṭa)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent, utmost
  adjective (masculine)
• saṅkaṭa – difficult, dangerous, perilous; a difficulty, danger
  adjective (neuter)

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - name of an ancient king; name of a kingdom; a member of the Kuru dynasty

पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Patronymic from Pāṇḍu

सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with, along with

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, all that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear! listen!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in detail, in reality, according to the truth

(indeclinable)