महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-16

परिघैश्चायसैः पीतैः संनिकर्षे च मुष्टिभिः ।
निघ्नतां समरेऽन्योन्यं शब्दो दिवमिवास्पृशत् ॥१६॥

16. parighaiścāyasaiḥ pītaiḥ saṁnikarṣe ca muṣṭibhiḥ ,
nighnatāṁ samare'nyonyaṁ śabdo divamivāspṛśat.

16. parighaiḥ ca āyasaiḥ pītaiḥ saṃnikarṣe ca muṣṭibhiḥ
nighnatām samare anyonyam śabdaḥ divam iva aspṛśat

16. The sound of those striking each other in battle with iron clubs and with fists in close combat, touched the sky as it were.

Words meanings summery:

• परिघैः (parighaiḥ) - with (their) clubs/maces (with iron clubs, with crowbars)

• च (ca) - and

• आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - with iron (clubs) (with iron (weapons/objects))

• पीतैः (pītaiḥ) - with strong/solid (clubs) (by the strong, by the solid)

• संनिकर्षे (saṁnikarṣe) - in close combat (in proximity, in close contact)

• च (ca) - and

• मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - with fists

• निघ्नताम् (nighnatām) - of those (warriors) striking (each other) (of those who were striking/killing)

• समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (each other, mutually)

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - the sound (of fighting) (sound, noise, word)

• दिवम् (divam) - the sky (the sky, heaven)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

• अस्पृशत् (aspṛśat) - it touched (the sky) (it touched, it reached)

Words meanings and morphology

परिघैः (parighaiḥ) - with (their) clubs/maces (with iron clubs, with crowbars)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parigha

parigha - iron club, mace, bolt (of a door)

from pari-han (to strike around)

Prefix: pari

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - with iron (clubs) (with iron (weapons/objects))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āyasa

āyasa - made of iron, iron

derived from ayas (iron)

Note: Adjective for parighaiḥ (implied)

पीतैः (pītaiḥ) - with strong/solid (clubs) (by the strong, by the solid)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pīta

pīta - yellow, yellowish, firm, solid, strong

Can mean yellow, or firm/solid/strong (related to root pī, to swell/be large)

Root: pī

संनिकर्षे (saṁnikarṣe) - in close combat (in proximity, in close contact)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃnikarṣa

saṁnikarṣa - proximity, nearness, close combat

from sam-ni-kṛṣ (to draw near)

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - with fists

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, handful

Root: muṣ (class 9)

निघ्नताम् (nighnatām) - of those (warriors) striking (each other) (of those who were striking/killing)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nighnat

nighnat - striking, killing

present active participle

from ni-han (to strike down, kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Governs anyonyam

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (each other, mutually)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

Note: Adverbial accusative

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - the sound (of fighting) (sound, noise, word)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word

Root: śabd (class 1)

Note: Subject of aspṛśat

दिवम् (divam) - the sky (the sky, heaven)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Root: div

Note: Object of aspṛśat

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

अस्पृशत् (aspṛśat) - it touched (the sky) (it touched, it reached)

(verb)

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

Root: spṛś (class 6)