महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-42, verse-16

ततो युद्धमतीवासीच्चक्षुःश्रोत्रभयावहम् ।
राजन्घोरं च चित्रं च प्रेक्षणीयं समन्ततः ॥१६॥

16. tato yuddhamatīvāsīccakṣuḥśrotrabhayāvaham ,
rājanghoraṁ ca citraṁ ca prekṣaṇīyaṁ samantataḥ.

16. tataḥ yuddham atīva āsīt cakṣuḥśrotrabhayāvaham
rājan ghoram ca citram ca prekṣaṇīyam samantataḥ

16. rājan tataḥ yuddham atīva cakṣuḥśrotrabhayāvaham
ghoram ca citram ca samantataḥ prekṣaṇīyam āsīt

16. Then, O King, the battle became exceedingly terrifying to the eyes and ears; it was dreadful, yet wonderful and spectacular to behold from all sides.

Words meanings summery:

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

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

• अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly (exceedingly, very much, extremely)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was (it was, it existed)

• चक्षुःश्रोत्रभयावहम् (cakṣuḥśrotrabhayāvaham) - terrifying to the eyes and ears

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible, fearful)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful (fascinating) (wonderful, strange, varied, charming)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्रेक्षणीयम् (prekṣaṇīyam) - spectacular (worth seeing) (worth seeing, spectacular, to be looked at)

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides (from all sides, all around, completely)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) with suffix '-tas'

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, combat

Past Passive Participle used as noun

From root √yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the verb 'āsīt'.

अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly (exceedingly, very much, extremely)

(indeclinable)

From 'ati' (over, beyond) + 'iva' (like, as)

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was (it was, it existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

Imperfect form of root √as (2nd class)

Root: as (class 2)

चक्षुःश्रोत्रभयावहम् (cakṣuḥśrotrabhayāvaham) - terrifying to the eyes and ears

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣuḥśrotrabhayāvaha

cakṣuḥśrotrabhayāvaha - causing fear to the eyes and ears, terrifying to sight and sound

Compound of 'cakṣus' (eye), 'śrotra' (ear), and 'bhayāvaha' (causing fear)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cakṣus+śrotra+bhayāvaha)

• cakṣus – eye, sight
  noun (neuter)
• śrotra – ear, sense of hearing
  noun (neuter)
• bhayāvaha – causing fear, terrifying, dreadful
  adjective
  Formed from 'bhaya' (fear) + √vah (to bear, bring)
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective describing 'yuddham'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Direct address to the narrator's audience (Dhṛtarāṣṭra).

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful (dreadful, terrible, fearful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, formidable

Note: Predicate adjective describing 'yuddham'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful (fascinating) (wonderful, strange, varied, charming)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - wonderful, strange, varied, charming, splendid

Note: Predicate adjective describing 'yuddham'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

प्रेक्षणीयम् (prekṣaṇīyam) - spectacular (worth seeing) (worth seeing, spectacular, to be looked at)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prekṣaṇīya

prekṣaṇīya - worth seeing, fit to be seen, spectacular, beautiful

Gerundive

Derived from root √īkṣ (to see) with upasarga 'pra' and suffix '-anīya'

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective describing 'yuddham'.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides (from all sides, all around, completely)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'samanta' (all-sided) with suffix '-tas'