महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-31, verse-68

इति संवदतोरेव तयोः पुरुषसिंहयोः ।
ते सेने समसज्जेतां गङ्गायमुनवद्भृशम् ॥६८॥

68. iti saṁvadatoreva tayoḥ puruṣasiṁhayoḥ ,
te sene samasajjetāṁ gaṅgāyamunavadbhṛśam.

68. iti saṃvadatoḥ eva tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ te
sene samasajjetām gaṅgāyamunavat bhṛśam

68. iti tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ saṃvadatoḥ eva te
sene gaṅgāyamunavat bhṛśam samasajjetām

68. Thus, even as those two lion-like men (puruṣasiṃha) were speaking, those two armies swiftly arrayed themselves like the confluence of the Gaṅgā and Yamunā rivers.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, as follows

• संवदतोः (saṁvadatoḥ) - of the two speaking, while the two were speaking

• एव (eva) - even, indeed, only, just

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - Referring to two great warriors/leaders. (of those two)

• पुरुषसिंहयोः (puruṣasiṁhayoḥ) - of the two lion-like men, of the two best among men, of the two great warriors

• ते (te) - Referring to the two armies mentioned next. (those two)

• सेने (sene) - The Kaurava and Pāṇḍava armies. (two armies)

• समसज्जेताम् (samasajjetām) - The armies positioned themselves for the fight. (became arrayed, prepared for battle, united)

• गङ्गायमुनवत् (gaṅgāyamunavat) - Like the powerful and vast confluence of the Gaṅgā and Yamunā rivers, implying a large, impressive gathering. (like the Gaṅgā and Yamunā (rivers))

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - The armies were swiftly and intensely arrayed. (greatly, intensely, swiftly, very much)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, as follows

(indeclinable)

संवदतोः (saṁvadatoḥ) - of the two speaking, while the two were speaking

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, dual of saṃvadat

saṁvadat - speaking, conversing, talking (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

From √vad (to speak) with prefix saṃ- (together)

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Can also be locative dual. Here it qualifies 'tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ'.

एव (eva) - even, indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - Referring to two great warriors/leaders. (of those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Can also be locative dual.

पुरुषसिंहयोः (puruṣasiṁhayoḥ) - of the two lion-like men, of the two best among men, of the two great warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of puruṣasiṃha

puruṣasiṁha - lion-like man, best among men, a great warrior

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+siṃha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Can also be locative dual.

ते (te) - Referring to the two armies mentioned next. (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with 'sene'.

सेने (sene) - The Kaurava and Pāṇḍava armies. (two armies)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of senā

senā - army, host, force

समसज्जेताम् (samasajjetām) - The armies positioned themselves for the fight. (became arrayed, prepared for battle, united)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of samasajj

Imperfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person dual

Root √sajj (to be ready, to be furnished) with prefix saṃ- (together, completely). From root √saj (to adhere, to cling, to be prepared).

Prefix: sam

Root: saj (class 1)

गङ्गायमुनवत् (gaṅgāyamunavat) - Like the powerful and vast confluence of the Gaṅgā and Yamunā rivers, implying a large, impressive gathering. (like the Gaṅgā and Yamunā (rivers))

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -vat (like, similar to) from the compound Gaṅgā-Yamunā.

Compound type : dvandva (gaṅgā+yamunā)

• gaṅgā – the Gaṅgā river
  proper noun (feminine)
• yamunā – the Yamunā river
  proper noun (feminine)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - The armies were swiftly and intensely arrayed. (greatly, intensely, swiftly, very much)

(indeclinable)