महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-38, verse-32

तदभूत्तुमुलं युद्धं वृष्णिपार्षतयो रणे ।
आमिषार्थे यथा युद्धं श्येनयोर्गृद्धयोर्नृप ॥३२॥

32. tadabhūttumulaṁ yuddhaṁ vṛṣṇipārṣatayo raṇe ,
āmiṣārthe yathā yuddhaṁ śyenayorgṛddhayornṛpa.

32. tad abhūt tumulam yuddham vṛṣṇipārṣatayoḥ raṇe
āmiṣārthe yathā yuddham śyenayoḥ gṛddhayoḥ nṛpa

32. nṛpa,
tad raṇe vṛṣṇipārṣatayoḥ tumulam yuddham abhūt; yathā āmiṣārthe śyenayoḥ gṛddhayoḥ yuddham (bhūt)

32. Then, O king, a tumultuous battle ensued on the battlefield between the Vṛṣṇi (Kṛtavarmā) and the Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna), just like a battle between two hawks or two vultures fighting over a piece of meat.

Words meanings summery:

• तद् (tad) - then (that, then)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - ensued, there was (there was, it happened, became)

• तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous (tumultuous, fierce, noisy)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, fight, war)

• वृष्णिपार्षतयोः (vṛṣṇipārṣatayoḥ) - between the Vṛṣṇi (Kṛtavarmā) and the Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna) (of the Vṛṣṇi and the Pārṣata)

• रणे (raṇe) - on the battlefield (in battle, on the battlefield)

• आमिषार्थे (āmiṣārthe) - over a piece of meat (for the sake of meat/prey)

• यथा (yathā) - just like (as, just as, like)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - a battle (battle, fight, war)

• श्येनयोः (śyenayoḥ) - between two hawks (of two hawks)

• गृद्धयोः (gṛddhayoḥ) - or two vultures (of two vultures)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king (king, monarch)

Words meanings and morphology

तद् (tad) - then (that, then)

(indeclinable)

अभूत् (abhūt) - ensued, there was (there was, it happened, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Tense, 3rd Person Singular

From root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous (tumultuous, fierce, noisy)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, noisy, wild, fierce

Note: Qualifies "yuddham".

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (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 "abhūt".

वृष्णिपार्षतयोः (vṛṣṇipārṣatayoḥ) - between the Vṛṣṇi (Kṛtavarmā) and the Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna) (of the Vṛṣṇi and the Pārṣata)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vṛṣṇipārṣata

vṛṣṇipārṣata - the Vṛṣṇi and the Pārṣata

Compound type : dvandva (vṛṣṇi+pārṣata)

• vṛṣṇi – a member of the Vṛṣṇi clan (Kṛtavarmā)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pārṣata – descendant of Pṛṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates relationship or involvement in the battle.

रणे (raṇe) - on the battlefield (in battle, on the battlefield)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict

आमिषार्थे (āmiṣārthe) - over a piece of meat (for the sake of meat/prey)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āmiṣārtha

āmiṣārtha - for the sake of meat, for the purpose of prey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āmiṣa+artha)

• āmiṣa – meat, prey, object of desire
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates purpose or cause.

यथा (yathā) - just like (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

Note: particle of comparison.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - a battle (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: Part of the comparison.

श्येनयोः (śyenayoḥ) - between two hawks (of two hawks)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śyena

śyena - hawk, falcon

Note: Part of the comparison.

गृद्धयोः (gṛddhayoḥ) - or two vultures (of two vultures)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of gṛddha

gṛddha - vulture, greedy

Note: Part of the comparison.

नृप (nṛpa) - O king (king, monarch)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.