महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-71, verse-20

ततस्तौ समरे शूरौ योधयन्तौ परस्परम् ।
ददृशुः सर्वभूतानि शक्रजम्भौ यथा पुरा ॥२०॥

20. tatastau samare śūrau yodhayantau parasparam ,
dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni śakrajambhau yathā purā.

20. tataḥ tau samare śūrau yodhayantau parasparam
dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni śakrajambhau yathā purā

20. tataḥ sarvabhūtāni tau śūrau parasparam
yodhayantau yathā purā śakrajambhau dadṛśuḥ

20. Then, all beings witnessed those two heroes fighting each other in battle, just as Indra and Jambha did in ancient times.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• तौ (tau) - those two

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• शूरौ (śūrau) - two heroes, two brave ones

• योधयन्तौ (yodhayantau) - those two fighting, those two causing to fight

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually, reciprocally

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, they beheld

• सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

• शक्रजम्भौ (śakrajambhau) - Indra and Jambha

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, of old

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base 'tad', ablative ending 'tas'

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

शूरौ (śūrau) - two heroes, two brave ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śūra

śūra - hero, brave, valiant

योधयन्तौ (yodhayantau) - those two fighting, those two causing to fight

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yodhaya

yodhaya - to cause to fight, to fight

Present Active Participle

Causative stem of root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Used as an adjective, modifying 'tau śūrau'

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually, reciprocally

(indeclinable)

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, they beheld

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect Tense (Lit)

3rd person, plural, active voice

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings, all creatures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, existed, happened
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, to exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

शक्रजम्भौ (śakrajambhau) - Indra and Jambha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śakrajambha

śakrajambha - Indra and Jambha (mythological figures)

Compound type : dvandva (śakra+jambha)

• śakra – Indra (name of a deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• jambha – Jambha (name of a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, of old

(indeclinable)