महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-71, verse-28

तयोर्युद्धं महाराज चित्ररूपमिवाभवत् ।
यादृशं हि पुरा वृत्तं रामरावणयोर्मृधे ॥२८॥

28. tayoryuddhaṁ mahārāja citrarūpamivābhavat ,
yādṛśaṁ hi purā vṛttaṁ rāmarāvaṇayormṛdhe.

28. tayoḥ yuddham mahārāja chitrarūpam iva abhavat
yādṛśam hi purā vṛttam rāmarāvaṇayoḥ mṛdhe

28. mahārāja tayoḥ yuddham yādṛśam hi purā rāmarāvaṇayoḥ
mṛdhe vṛttam (āsīt) chitrarūpam iva abhavat

28. O great king, their battle was indeed extraordinary, like that which previously occurred between Rama and Ravana in combat.

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them (dual), their

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• छित्ररूपम् (chitrarūpam) - of wonderful form, wondrous, extraordinary

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became, occurred

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - such as, of which kind

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - occurred, happened, undertaken

• रामरावणयोः (rāmarāvaṇayoḥ) - of Rama and Ravana, between Rama and Ravana

• मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them (dual), their

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two combatants mentioned previously.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle

From root yudh- (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing the listener.

छित्ररूपम् (chitrarūpam) - of wonderful form, wondrous, extraordinary

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of chitrarūpa

chitrarūpa - of wonderful form, beautiful, various-formed

Compound type : karmadhāraya (chitra+rūpa)

• chitra – bright, clear, distinct, wonderful, diverse
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'yuddham'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became, occurred

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Third person singular imperfect of the root 'bhū'.

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - such as, of which kind

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - such as, of what kind, like which

Note: Refers to 'yuddham'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - occurred, happened, undertaken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - occurred, happened, existed, behaved

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛt- (to turn, to exist, to happen)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'yuddham' (battle).

रामरावणयोः (rāmarāvaṇayoḥ) - of Rama and Ravana, between Rama and Ravana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of rāmarāvaṇa

rāmarāvaṇa - Rama and Ravana

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+rāvaṇa)

• rāma – Rama (a proper name, hero of Ramayana)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāvaṇa – Ravana (a proper name, demon king of Lanka)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Specifies the participants of the previous battle.

मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mṛdh

mṛdh - battle, combat, fight, hostile encounter

Note: Location of the battle.