महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-14, verse-34

तत आसीत्परामर्दस्तुमुलः शोणितोदकः ।
शूराणां युध्यमानानां सिंहानामिव नर्दताम् ॥३४॥

34. tata āsītparāmardastumulaḥ śoṇitodakaḥ ,
śūrāṇāṁ yudhyamānānāṁ siṁhānāmiva nardatām.

34. tataḥ āsīt parāmardaḥ tumulaḥ śoṇitodakaḥ
śūrāṇām yudhyamānānām siṃhānām iva nardatām

34. tataḥ śoṇitodakaḥ tumulaḥ parāmardaḥ āsīt,
(saḥ) yudhyamānānām nardatām siṃhānām iva śūrāṇām (madhye āsīt)

34. Then there was a tumultuous and fierce battle, with blood flowing like water, among the fighting heroes, who roared like lions.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it was

• परामर्दः (parāmardaḥ) - a fierce battle, great destruction, crushing

• तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, violent, noisy

• शोणितोदकः (śoṇitodakaḥ) - where blood flowed like water (having blood as water)

• शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of the heroes, of the brave

• युध्यमानानाम् (yudhyamānānām) - of those fighting, of those battling

• सिंहानाम् (siṁhānām) - of lions

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of those roaring, shouting

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was, it was

(verb)

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

imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

परामर्दः (parāmardaḥ) - a fierce battle, great destruction, crushing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parāmarda

parāmarda - crushing, violent struggle, fierce battle, destruction

from 'parā' (away, intensive) + 'mṛd' (to crush)

Prefix: parā

Root: mṛd (class 9)

तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous, violent, noisy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - tumultuous, noisy, violent, agitated

शोणितोदकः (śoṇitodakaḥ) - where blood flowed like water (having blood as water)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śoṇitodaka

śoṇitodaka - having blood for water, blood-water

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śoṇita+udaka)

• śoṇita – blood, bloody
  noun (neuter)
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of the heroes, of the brave

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, warrior, brave, valiant

युध्यमानानाम् (yudhyamānānām) - of those fighting, of those battling

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, warring

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

from root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

सिंहानाम् (siṁhānām) - of lions

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

नर्दताम् (nardatām) - of those roaring, shouting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nardat

nardat - roaring, shouting

Present Active Participle

from root 'nard' (to roar, shout)

Root: nard (class 1)