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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-124, verse-32

तौ प्रदक्षिणसव्यानि मण्डलानि महाबलौ ।
चेरतुर्निर्मलगदौ समदाविव गोवृषौ ॥३२॥
32. tau pradakṣiṇasavyāni maṇḍalāni mahābalau ,
ceraturnirmalagadau samadāviva govṛṣau.
32. tau pradakṣiṇasavyāni maṇḍalāni mahābalau
ceratuḥ nirmalagadau samadau iva govr̥ṣau
32. Those two mighty warriors moved in clockwise and counter-clockwise circles with their shining maces, like two rutting bulls.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तौ (tau) - those two
  • प्रदक्षिणसव्यानि (pradakṣiṇasavyāni) - clockwise and counter-clockwise
  • मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular movements, regions, orbits
  • महाबलौ (mahābalau) - of great strength, mighty, powerful
  • चेरतुः (ceratuḥ) - they moved, they roamed, they performed
  • निर्मलगदौ (nirmalagadau) - with shining maces, having pure maces
  • समदौ (samadau) - rutting, intoxicated, passionate
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
  • गोव्र्̥षौ (govr̥ṣau) - bulls (dual), excellent bulls

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to Suyodhana and Vṛkodara.
प्रदक्षिणसव्यानि (pradakṣiṇasavyāni) - clockwise and counter-clockwise
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of pradakṣiṇasavya
pradakṣiṇasavya - clockwise and counter-clockwise, right and left
Compound type : dvandva (pradakṣiṇa+savya)
  • pradakṣiṇa – clockwise, auspicious, right-hand
    adjective (neuter)
  • savya – left, left-hand, reverse, counter-clockwise
    adjective (neuter)
मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular movements, regions, orbits
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala
maṇḍala - circle, disc, orb, region, territory, circular movement
महाबलौ (mahābalau) - of great strength, mighty, powerful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābala
mahābala - of great strength, mighty, powerful
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)
  • mahā – great, mighty, large
    adjective (feminine)
  • bala – strength, power, force
    noun (neuter)
चेरतुः (ceratuḥ) - they moved, they roamed, they performed
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of car
Root: car (class 1)
निर्मलगदौ (nirmalagadau) - with shining maces, having pure maces
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of nirmalagadā
nirmalagadā - having a shining/pure mace
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirmala+gadā)
  • nirmala – pure, spotless, clean, clear, shining
    adjective (masculine)
    From `nis-` (without) + `mala` (dirt, impurity).
    Prefix: nis
  • gadā – mace, club
    noun (feminine)
समदौ (samadau) - rutting, intoxicated, passionate
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of samada
samada - rutting, intoxicated, passionate, proud, furious
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+mada)
  • sa – with, together with
    indeclinable
  • mada – rut, intoxication, passion, pride, arrogance
    noun (masculine)
    Root: mad (class 4)
इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
(indeclinable)
गोव्र्̥षौ (govr̥ṣau) - bulls (dual), excellent bulls
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of govr̥ṣa
govr̥ṣa - bull, an excellent bull, chief of bulls
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+vṛṣa)
  • go – cow, cattle
    noun (masculine)
  • vṛṣa – bull, male of any animal, chief, excellent
    noun (masculine)