महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-21, verse-31

तयोर्युद्धं महच्चासीत्संग्रामे भरतर्षभ ।
प्रभिन्नयोर्यथा सक्तं मत्तयोर्वरहस्तिनोः ॥३१॥

31. tayoryuddhaṁ mahaccāsītsaṁgrāme bharatarṣabha ,
prabhinnayoryathā saktaṁ mattayorvarahastinoḥ.

31. tayoḥ yuddham mahat ca āsīt saṅgrāme bharatarṣabha
prabhinnayoḥ yathā saktam mattayoḥ varahastinoḥ

31. bharatarṣabha tayoḥ mahat yuddham saṅgrāme ca āsīt
yathā prabhinnayoḥ mattayoḥ varahastinoḥ saktam

31. O bull among the Bharatas, a great battle ensued between the two of them in that conflict, just as two rutting, intoxicated, best elephants might fiercely engage each other.

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two warriors (of them two, of those two)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty, important

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle, in conflict

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - An address to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra or another prominent figure in the Mahabharata narrative. (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)

• प्रभिन्नयोः (prabhinnayoḥ) - of two elephants whose temporal glands are exuding fluid due to being in rut. (of two having broken forth, of two in rut)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• सक्तम् (saktam) - engaged in combat (engaged, attached, fixed, capable)

• मत्तयोः (mattayoḥ) - of two elephants, in a state of excitement or rut (of two intoxicated, of two in rut)

• वरहस्तिनोः (varahastinoḥ) - of two excellent elephants, of two best elephants

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two warriors (of them two, of those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: masculine dual genitive of tad

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yudh- 'to fight'

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Past Passive Participle used as a noun

महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty, important

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Nominative singular neuter, modifying yuddham

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

Note: 3rd person singular imperfect active of root 'as'

सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, war, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: gram (class 1)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - An address to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra or another prominent figure in the Mahabharata narrative. (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bharata (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound word in vocative case

प्रभिन्नयोः (prabhinnayoḥ) - of two elephants whose temporal glands are exuding fluid due to being in rut. (of two having broken forth, of two in rut)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of prabhinna

prabhinna - broken forth, burst, in rut

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhid- 'to break' with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Past Passive Participle used as an adjective, modifying varahastinoḥ

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

सक्तम् (saktam) - engaged in combat (engaged, attached, fixed, capable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sakta

sakta - attached, engaged, devoted, capable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sañj- 'to cling, attach'

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle used as an adjective (or predicate nominative)

मत्तयोः (mattayoḥ) - of two elephants, in a state of excitement or rut (of two intoxicated, of two in rut)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of matta

matta - intoxicated, mad, furious, rutting (elephant)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mad- 'to be drunk, rejoice'

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Past Passive Participle used as an adjective, modifying varahastinoḥ

वरहस्तिनोः (varahastinoḥ) - of two excellent elephants, of two best elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of varahastin

varahastin - best elephant, excellent elephant

Compound type : karma dhāraya (vara+hastin)

• vara – excellent, best, choicest
  adjective
• hastin – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Genitive dual, coordinated with prabhinnayoḥ and mattayoḥ