महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-81, verse-4

ततः सुतुमुलस्तेषां संग्रामोऽवर्तताद्भुतः ।
पाञ्चालानां कुरूणां च घोरो देवासुरोपमः ॥४॥

4. tataḥ sutumulasteṣāṁ saṁgrāmo'vartatādbhutaḥ ,
pāñcālānāṁ kurūṇāṁ ca ghoro devāsuropamaḥ.

4. tataḥ sutumulaḥ teṣām saṅgrāmaḥ avartata adbhutaḥ
pāñcālānām kurūṇām ca ghoraḥ devāsuropamaḥ

4. tataḥ teṣām pāñcālānām ca kurūṇām sutumulaḥ
adbhutaḥ ghoraḥ devāsuropamaḥ saṅgrāmaḥ avartata

4. Then, a very tumultuous, wondrous, and dreadful battle took place between the Pāñcālas and the Kurus, resembling a conflict between gods and asuras.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सुतुमुलः (sutumulaḥ) - very tumultuous, very fierce, greatly agitated

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the Pāñcālas and Kurus (of them)

• सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle, war, conflict

• अवर्तत (avartata) - took place, happened, existed

• अद्भुतः (adbhutaḥ) - wondrous, astonishing, marvelous, terrible

• पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

• च (ca) - and

• घोरः (ghoraḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fierce

• देवासुरोपमः (devāsuropamaḥ) - like gods and asuras, resembling a battle between gods and demons

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

सुतुमुलः (sutumulaḥ) - very tumultuous, very fierce, greatly agitated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sutumula

sutumula - very tumultuous, greatly agitated

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+tumula)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• tumula – tumultuous, noisy, agitated, fierce
  adjective

Note: Modifies 'saṅgrāmaḥ'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the Pāñcālas and Kurus (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle, war, conflict

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, war, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: gram

अवर्तत (avartata) - took place, happened, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (luṅ) of vṛt

Imperfect Middle

3rd person singular, root vṛt (to be, exist), augmented by 'a' for past tense, middle voice

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अद्भुतः (adbhutaḥ) - wondrous, astonishing, marvelous, terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, astonishing, marvelous, terrible, extraordinary

Note: Modifies 'saṅgrāmaḥ'.

पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - the Pāñcālas (people of the Pañcāla kingdom)

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - the Kurus (descendants of Kuru)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

घोरः (ghoraḥ) - dreadful, terrible, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, formidable, fierce

Note: Modifies 'saṅgrāmaḥ'.

देवासुरोपमः (devāsuropamaḥ) - like gods and asuras, resembling a battle between gods and demons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devāsuropama

devāsuropama - similar to gods and asuras; like the battle of gods and demons

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deva+asura+upama)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
• upama – comparison, resemblance, like, similar to
  adjective

Note: Modifies 'saṅgrāmaḥ'.