महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-14, verse-30

स संनिपातस्तुमुलो बभूवाद्भुतदर्शनः ।
सात्यकेश्चैव शूरस्य मद्राणामधिपस्य च ।
यादृशो वै पुरा वृत्तः शम्बरामरराजयोः ॥३०॥

30. sa saṁnipātastumulo babhūvādbhutadarśanaḥ ,
sātyakeścaiva śūrasya madrāṇāmadhipasya ca ,
yādṛśo vai purā vṛttaḥ śambarāmararājayoḥ.

30. saḥ saṃnipātaḥ tumulaḥ babhūva
adbhutadarśanaḥ sātyakeḥ ca eva
śūrasya madrāṇām adhipasya ca yādṛśaḥ
vai purā vṛttaḥ śambarāmararājayoh

30. saḥ tumulaḥ adbhutadarśanaḥ saṃnipātaḥ ca eva śūrasya sātyakeḥ madrāṇām adhipasya ca babhūva,
yādṛśaḥ vai purā śambarāmararājayoh vṛttaḥ

30. That tumultuous encounter, wonderful to behold, took place between the heroic Satyaki and the lord of the Madras, just as one had previously occurred between Śambara and the king of the gods (Indra).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (masc. nom. sg.)

• संनिपातः (saṁnipātaḥ) - encounter, clash, confluence

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, fierce, noisy

• बभूव (babhūva) - it was, it became, it happened

• अद्भुतदर्शनः (adbhutadarśanaḥ) - wonderful to behold, of marvelous appearance

• सात्यकेः (sātyakeḥ) - of Satyaki

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of the hero, of the valiant one

• मद्राणाम् (madrāṇām) - of the Madras (people/country)

• अधिपस्य (adhipasya) - of the lord, of the king

• च (ca) - and

• यादृशः (yādṛśaḥ) - such as, like which, of what kind

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• वृत्तः (vṛttaḥ) - happened, occurred, transpired

• शम्बरामरराजयोह् (śambarāmararājayoh) - of Śambara and the king of the gods (Indra)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (masc. nom. sg.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Qualifies 'saṃnipātaḥ'.

संनिपातः (saṁnipātaḥ) - encounter, clash, confluence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃnipāta

saṁnipāta - encounter, clash, collision, confluence

From prefix SAM + NI + root PAT 'to fall'.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, fierce, noisy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, fierce, noisy, confused

Note: Qualifies 'saṃnipātaḥ'.

बभूव (babhūva) - it was, it became, it happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect tense

Perfect 3rd person singular of root BHŪ 'to be'

Root: bhū (class 1)

अद्भुतदर्शनः (adbhutadarśanaḥ) - wonderful to behold, of marvelous appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adbhutadarśana

adbhutadarśana - wonderful to behold, of marvelous appearance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (adbhuta+darśana)

• adbhuta – wonderful, marvelous, astonishing
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From root DṚŚ 'to see'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saṃnipātaḥ'.

सात्यकेः (sātyakeḥ) - of Satyaki

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sātyaki

sātyaki - Satyaki

Note: Possessive, indicating one party of the encounter.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Intensifier.

शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of the hero, of the valiant one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, valiant, brave

Root: śūr (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Satyaki.

मद्राणाम् (madrāṇām) - of the Madras (people/country)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of madra

madra - Madra (name of a country/people)

Note: Possessive, 'of the Madras' king'.

अधिपस्य (adhipasya) - of the lord, of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of adhipa

adhipa - lord, ruler, chief, king

Prefix ADHI + root PĀ 'to protect' or PĀ 'to drink'

Prefix: adhi

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Possessive, indicating the other party of the encounter.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

यादृशः (yādṛśaḥ) - such as, like which, of what kind

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - such as, like which, of what kind

Correlative pronoun to TĀDṚŚA (such)

Note: Qualifies 'saṃnipātaḥ' by comparison.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time

वृत्तः (vṛttaḥ) - happened, occurred, transpired

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - happened, occurred, transpired, taken place

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root VṚT 'to turn, to exist, to happen'

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'encounter'.

शम्बरामरराजयोह् (śambarāmararājayoh) - of Śambara and the king of the gods (Indra)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śambarāmararāja

śambarāmararāja - Śambara and the king of the gods

Dvandva compound meaning 'Śambara and the king of gods'.

Compound type : dvandva (śambara+amararāja)

• śambara – Śambara (name of a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• amararāja – king of the gods (Indra)
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound: amara (immortal/god) + rāja (king).

Note: Indicates the parties involved in the earlier comparison event.