महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-25, verse-21

महदासीत्तयोर्युद्धं चित्ररूपं भयानकम् ।
यादृशं समरे पूर्वं जम्भवासवयोरभूत् ॥२१॥

21. mahadāsīttayoryuddhaṁ citrarūpaṁ bhayānakam ,
yādṛśaṁ samare pūrvaṁ jambhavāsavayorabhūt.

21. mahat āsīt tayoḥ yuddhaṃ citrarūpaṃ bhayānakam
yādṛśaṃ samare pūrvaṃ jambhavāsavayoḥ abhūt

21. tayoḥ mahat bhayānakam citrarūpaṃ yuddham āsīt
pūrvaṃ samare jambha-vāsavayoḥ yādṛśaṃ abhūt

21. A great and terrifying battle, wonderful to behold, took place between them, just like the ancient combat between Jambha and Indra (king of the gods).

Words meanings summery:

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

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

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

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, combat, war

• चित्ररूपम् (citrarūpam) - wonderful to behold (having a wonderful form, variegated, astonishing)

• भयानकम् (bhayānakam) - terrifying, fearful, dreadful

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - just like (which sort, as, like which)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war, in combat

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - anciently, formerly (formerly, previously, in the past)

• जम्भवासवयोः (jambhavāsavayoḥ) - between Jambha and Indra (of Jambha and Vāsava (Indra))

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was, occurred

Words meanings and morphology

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

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, vast

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

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

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, combat, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, combat, war

Past Passive Participle

from yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

चित्ररूपम् (citrarūpam) - wonderful to behold (having a wonderful form, variegated, astonishing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citrarūpa

citrarūpa - having a wonderful form, variegated, wondrous

bahuvrihi compound of citra and rūpa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (citra+rūpa)

• citra – bright, variegated, wonderful
  adjective (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

भयानकम् (bhayānakam) - terrifying, fearful, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhayānaka

bhayānaka - terrifying, fearful, dreadful

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - just like (which sort, as, like which)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - what kind of, like which, as

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, encounter

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - anciently, formerly (formerly, previously, in the past)

(adverb)

Note: used adverbially

जम्भवासवयोः (jambhavāsavayoḥ) - between Jambha and Indra (of Jambha and Vāsava (Indra))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of jambhavāsava

jambhavāsava - Jambha and Vāsava (Indra)

dvandva compound of jambha and vāsava

Compound type : dvandva (jambha+vāsava)

• jambha – Jambha (name of a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vāsava – Vāsava (epithet of Indra)
  proper noun (masculine)

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was, occurred

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

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