महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-7, verse-44

ततः प्रववृते युद्धं घोररूपं भयानकम् ।
तावकानां परेषां च निघ्नतामितरेतरम् ॥४४॥

44. tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṁ ghorarūpaṁ bhayānakam ,
tāvakānāṁ pareṣāṁ ca nighnatāmitaretaram.

44. tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ ghorarūpaṃ bhayānakam
tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca nighnatām itaretaram

44. tataḥ yuddhaṃ ghorarūpaṃ bhayānakam pravavṛte
tāvakānāṃ ca pareṣāṃ itaretaram nighnatām

44. Then a battle of a terrible and frightening nature commenced, with your people and the enemies striking each other.

Words meanings summery:

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

• प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - it commenced, it began

• युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - battle, war

• घोररूपं (ghorarūpaṁ) - dreadful in form, terrible-looking

• भयानकम् (bhayānakam) - frightening, terrifying

• तावकानां (tāvakānāṁ) - of your people, of yours

• परेषां (pareṣāṁ) - of others, of the enemies

• च (ca) - and

• निघ्नताम् (nighnatām) - striking, killing

• इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other, mutually

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas denoting 'from that'

प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - it commenced, it began

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of vṛt

Perfect Middle 3rd Singular

pra (prefix) + vṛt (root), perfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - battle, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

derived from root yudh 'to fight'

Root: yudh

घोररूपं (ghorarūpaṁ) - dreadful in form, terrible-looking

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - having a terrible form, dreadful-looking

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fierce
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

भयानकम् (bhayānakam) - frightening, terrifying

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhayānaka

bhayānaka - frightening, terrifying, dreadful

from bhaya (fear) + -ānaka (suffix)

तावकानां (tāvakānāṁ) - of your people, of yours

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - your, belonging to you, your people

derived from tu (you)

परेषां (pareṣāṁ) - of others, of the enemies

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of para

para - other, foreign, enemy

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निघ्नताम् (nighnatām) - striking, killing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nighnat

nighnat - striking, killing, slaying

Present Active Participle

from ni-han (to strike, kill), present active participle, masculine plural genitive

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)

compound of itara + itara

Compound type : dvandva (itara+itara)

• itara – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• itara – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)