महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-70, verse-3

तद्युद्धमभवद्घोरं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् ।
पाञ्चालानां कुरूणां च व्यूहस्य पुरतोऽद्भुतम् ॥३॥

3. tadyuddhamabhavadghoraṁ tumulaṁ lomaharṣaṇam ,
pāñcālānāṁ kurūṇāṁ ca vyūhasya purato'dbhutam.

3. tat yuddham abhavat ghoram tumulam lomaharṣaṇam
pāñcālānām kurūṇām ca vyūhasya purataḥ adbhutam

3. tat ghoram tumulam lomaharṣaṇam adbhutam yuddham
pāñcālānām kurūṇām ca vyūhasya purataḥ abhavat

3. That terrible, tumultuous, hair-raising, and astonishing battle occurred in front of the battle formation of the Pāñcālas and the Kurus.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

• अभवत् (abhavat) - occurred, became, was

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful

• तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous, noisy, confused

• लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising, thrilling

• पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

• च (ca) - and

• व्यूहस्य (vyūhasya) - of the formation, of the array

• पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front of, before

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, astonishing, amazing

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'yuddham'.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle (secondary noun)

Derived from root yudh- 'to fight'.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the verb 'abhavat'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - occurred, became, was

(verb)

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

Imperfect

3rd person singular imperfect active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fearful, formidable

Note: Agrees with 'yuddham'.

तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous, noisy, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, agitated, noisy, confused, boisterous

Note: Agrees with 'yuddham'.

लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising, thrilling

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lomaharṣaṇa

lomaharṣaṇa - hair-raising, causing horripilation, thrilling, exciting

Compound of loman (hair) and harṣaṇa (causing thrill).

Compound type : tatpurusha (loman+harṣaṇa)

• loman – hair
  noun (neuter)
• harṣaṇa – causing thrill, exciting, gladdening
  adjective (masculine)
  causative derivative
  Derived from root hṛṣ 'to thrill, to be excited'.
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yuddham'.

पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - pertaining to the Pañcālas; a king of the Pañcālas; (plural) the people of Pañcāla

Note: Refers to the warriors from the Pañcāla kingdom.

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - a member of the Kuru dynasty; the Kuru kingdom

Note: Refers to the warriors from the Kuru dynasty.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction connecting 'pāñcālānām' and 'kurūṇām'.

व्यूहस्य (vyūhasya) - of the formation, of the array

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyūha

vyūha - military array, formation, disposition; arrangement

Derived from vi + ūh (root vah) 'to arrange'.

Prefix: vi

Root: ūh (class 1)

Note: Possessive case, refers to the battle formation.

पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front of, before

(indeclinable)

Derived from pura (front) with suffix -tas.

Note: Governs the genitive case 'vyūhasya'.

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, astonishing, amazing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, astonishing, amazing, marvelous, prodigious

Note: Agrees with 'yuddham'.