महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-16, verse-37

अपरे पुनरालिङ्ग्य गदाः परिघबाहवः ।
शेरतेऽभिमुखाः शूरा दयिता इव योषितः ॥३७॥

37. apare punarāliṅgya gadāḥ parighabāhavaḥ ,
śerate'bhimukhāḥ śūrā dayitā iva yoṣitaḥ.

37. apare punaḥ āliṅgya gadāḥ parighabāhavaḥ
śerate abhimukhāḥ śūrāḥ dayitāḥ iva yoṣitaḥ

37. punaḥ apare śūrāḥ parighabāhavaḥ gadāḥ
āliṅgya abhimukhāḥ dayitāḥ yoṣitaḥ iva śerate

37. Furthermore, other brave warriors, with arms like iron bars (parigha), lie embracing their maces, facing forward, just as beloved women would embrace their lovers.

Words meanings summery:

• अपरे (apare) - other fallen warriors (others)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - moreover, again, further

• आलिङ्ग्य (āliṅgya) - having embraced

• गदाः (gadāḥ) - maces, clubs

• परिघबाहवः (parighabāhavaḥ) - describing the strong, rigid, or mace-entwined arms of the fallen warriors (with arms like iron bars/maces)

• शेरते (śerate) - they lie dead on the battlefield (they lie, they repose)

• अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - facing the enemy, even in death (facing, with face turned towards)

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave warriors, heroes

• दयिताः (dayitāḥ) - beloved women (beloved ones, dear ones)

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women

Words meanings and morphology

अपरे (apare) - other fallen warriors (others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent

पुनः (punaḥ) - moreover, again, further

(indeclinable)

आलिङ्ग्य (āliṅgya) - having embraced

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Absolutive (gerund) form of root liṅg (to embrace) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: liṅg (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) verb form

गदाः (gadāḥ) - maces, clubs

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of gadā

gadā - mace, club

परिघबाहवः (parighabāhavaḥ) - describing the strong, rigid, or mace-entwined arms of the fallen warriors (with arms like iron bars/maces)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parighabāhu

parighabāhu - having arms like iron bars or maces

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parigha+bāhu)

• parigha – iron bar, bolt, mace, club
  noun (masculine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

शेरते (śerate) - they lie dead on the battlefield (they lie, they repose)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of śī

Root: śī (class 2)

अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - facing the enemy, even in death (facing, with face turned towards)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, turned towards, confronting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhi+mukha)

• abhi – towards, facing
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave warriors, heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, hero, warrior

दयिताः (dayitāḥ) - beloved women (beloved ones, dear ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, desired

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root day (to love, pity).

Root: day (class 1)

Note: Past passive participle used as an adjective/noun

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, wife