महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-35, verse-55

ततः प्रववृते युद्धं घोररूपं विशां पते ।
कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च लिप्सतां सुमहद्यशः ॥५५॥

55. tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṁ ghorarūpaṁ viśāṁ pate ,
kurūṇāṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ ca lipsatāṁ sumahadyaśaḥ.

55. tataḥ pravavṛte yuddham ghorarūpam viśām pate
kurūṇām pāṇḍavānām ca lipsatām sumahat yaśaḥ

55. tataḥ viśām pate kurūṇām pāṇḍavānām ca sumahat
yaśaḥ lipsatām ghorarūpam yuddham pravavṛte

55. Then, O protector of the people, a dreadful battle commenced between the Kurus and the Pandavas, both of whom were eager to attain great glory.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - began, commenced, arose

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

• घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - of dreadful form, terrible, horrible

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master, O protector (vocative)

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

• च (ca) - and, also

• लिप्सताम् (lipsatām) - of those desiring, of those wishing to obtain

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - began, commenced, arose

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect past (lit) of pravṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

past passive participle (often nominalized)

Derived from root yudh, means 'fought', then nominalized to 'battle'

Root: yudh (class 4)

घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - of dreadful form, terrible, horrible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - of dreadful form, terrible, hideous, awful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable
  adjective
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape, nature
  noun (neuter)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community, clan, household

Root: viś (class 6)

पते (pate) - O lord, O master, O protector (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, owner, husband, protector

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - a Kuru, descendant of Kuru (a historical dynasty in ancient India)

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - a Pandava, son of Pāṇḍu (a principal character in the Mahabharata)

Derived from Pāṇḍu

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

लिप्सताम् (lipsatām) - of those desiring, of those wishing to obtain

(participle)

Genitive, plural of lipsat

lipsat - desiring, wishing to obtain, intending to grasp

desiderative present active participle

Derived from the desiderative stem of root labh

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Kurūṇām Pāṇḍavānām

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, mighty, excellent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty, important
  adjective

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown, splendor, praise