वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-91, verse-5

ततः समभवद् युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् ।
सप्तरात्रं महाभीमं न चान्यतरयोर्जयः ॥५॥

5. tataḥ samabhavad yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam ,
saptarātraṃ mahābhīmaṃ na cānyatarayorjayaḥ.

5. tataḥ samabhavat yuddham tumulam lomaharṣaṇam
saptarātram mahābhīmam na ca anyatarayoḥ jayaḥ

5. A tumultuous, hair-raising battle then ensued, exceedingly dreadful for seven nights, yet neither side achieved victory.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereupon, after that

• समभवत् (samabhavat) - occurred, arose, happened, ensued

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

• तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous, fierce, noisy, mighty

• लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising, causing goosebumps, terrifying, horrible

• सप्तरात्रम् (saptarātram) - for seven nights, lasting seven nights, a period of seven nights

• महाभीमम् (mahābhīmam) - exceedingly dreadful, very terrible, extremely formidable

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्यतरयोः (anyatarayoḥ) - of either side (of the battle) (of either of the two, of one or the other)

• जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph, success

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereupon, after that

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad' (that) with the suffix '-tas'

समभवत् (samabhavat) - occurred, arose, happened, ensued

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of sam-bhū

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Derived from the root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

तुमुलम् (tumulam) - tumultuous, fierce, noisy, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tumula

tumula - noisy, tumultuous, fierce, violent

Note: Agrees with 'yuddham'

लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising, causing goosebumps, terrifying, horrible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lomaharṣaṇa

lomaharṣaṇa - causing the hair to stand on end, terrifying, thrilling

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loman+harṣaṇa)

• loman – hair, fur
  noun (neuter)
• harṣaṇa – causing excitement, causing erection (of hair), thrilling
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from the causative of root 'hṛṣ' with suffix '-ana'
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yuddham'

सप्तरात्रम् (saptarātram) - for seven nights, lasting seven nights, a period of seven nights

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saptarātra

saptarātra - a period of seven nights, lasting seven nights

Compound type : dvigu (saptan+rātra)

• saptan – seven
  numeral
• rātra – night
  noun (neuter)

Note: Denotes duration of time

महाभीमम् (mahābhīmam) - exceedingly dreadful, very terrible, extremely formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahābhīma

mahābhīma - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhīma)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bhīma – dreadful, terrible, formidable
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'yuddham'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्यतरयोः (anyatarayoḥ) - of either side (of the battle) (of either of the two, of one or the other)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of anyatara

anyatara - either (of two), one of two, one or the other

जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph, success

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest

Derived from the root 'ji' (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)