महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-36, verse-33

क्रव्यादानां नरव्याघ्र नर्दतां तत्र तत्र ह ।
घोरमायोधनं जज्ञे प्रेतराजपुरोपमम् ॥३३॥

33. kravyādānāṁ naravyāghra nardatāṁ tatra tatra ha ,
ghoramāyodhanaṁ jajñe pretarājapuropamam.

33. kravyādānām naravyāghra nardatām tatra tatra
ha ghoram āyodhanam jajñe pretarājapuropamam

33. naravyāghra tatra tatra ha nardatām kravyādānām
ghoram pretarājapuropamam āyodhanam jajñe

33. O tiger among men, there, amidst the roaring flesh-eaters, a terrible battle arose, resembling the city of the lord of spirits.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रव्यादानाम् (kravyādānām) - of the flesh-eaters, of the carnivores, of the scavengers

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

• नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of the roaring ones, of those who are roaring

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battle, combat, battlefield

• जज्ञे (jajñe) - arose, was born, came into being

• प्रेतराजपुरोपमम् (pretarājapuropamam) - resembling the city of the lord of spirits (Yama)

Words meanings and morphology

क्रव्यादानाम् (kravyādānām) - of the flesh-eaters, of the carnivores, of the scavengers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kravyāda

kravyāda - flesh-eater, carnivore, scavenger

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (kravya+ada)

• kravya – raw flesh, gore
  noun (neuter)
• ada – eating, eater, devourer
  noun (masculine)
  From root ad (to eat)
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Refers to various predatory animals or demons feasting on the dead.

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, excellent man, hero (an epithet)

Compound type : upamāna-purvapadī-tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address to a powerful male character, likely Arjuna or Yudhishthira.

नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of the roaring ones, of those who are roaring

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nardat

nardat - roaring, shouting, bellowing

Present Active Participle

Masculine/neuter genitive plural of present active participle of root nard (to roar)

Root: nard (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis to the location.

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, awful, formidable

Note: Agrees with 'āyodhanam'.

आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battle, combat, battlefield

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyodhana

āyodhana - battle, combat, conflict, battlefield

Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight) with upasarga 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'jajñe'.

जज्ञे (jajñe) - arose, was born, came into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of jan

Perfect Middle

Third person singular perfect middle of root jan

Root: jan (class 4)

प्रेतराजपुरोपमम् (pretarājapuropamam) - resembling the city of the lord of spirits (Yama)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pretarājapuropama

pretarājapuropama - resembling the city of the king of ghosts/dead

Compound type : upama-tatpuruṣa (pretarāja+pura+upama)

• preta – departed spirit, ghost, dead
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• pura – city, town, stronghold
  noun (neuter)
• upama – similar, resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)