महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-122, verse-21

परस्परं विलुम्पन्ते सारमेया इवामिषम् ।
अबलं बलिनो जघ्नुर्निर्मर्यादमवर्तत ॥२१॥

21. parasparaṁ vilumpante sārameyā ivāmiṣam ,
abalaṁ balino jaghnurnirmaryādamavartata.

21. parasparam vilumpante sārameyāḥ iva āmiṣam
abalam balinaḥ jaghnuḥ nirmaryādam avartata

21. sārameyāḥ iva āmiṣam parasparam vilumpante
balinaḥ abalam jaghnuḥ nirmaryādam avartata

21. They plundered each other like dogs fighting over a piece of meat. The strong struck down the weak, and the situation became entirely lawless.

Words meanings summery:

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other (each other, mutually)

• विलुम्पन्ते (vilumpante) - they plunder (they plunder, they rob, they destroy)

• सारमेयाः (sārameyāḥ) - dogs

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, similar to)

• आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - piece of meat (meat, flesh, prey, object of desire)

• अबलम् (abalam) - the weak (the weak, powerless)

• बलिनः (balinaḥ) - the strong (the strong, powerful)

• जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they struck down (they struck, they killed, they smote)

• निर्मर्यादम् (nirmaryādam) - lawless, without any limit (without boundary, without limit, lawless, unrestrained)

• अवर्तत (avartata) - it became, it turned out (it happened, it occurred, it existed, it turned out)

Words meanings and morphology

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other (each other, mutually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially

विलुम्पन्ते (vilumpante) - they plunder (they plunder, they rob, they destroy)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of √LUP

Present Middle

6th class verb, present tense, middle voice, 3rd person plural

Prefix: vi

Root: LUP (class 6)

सारमेयाः (sārameyāḥ) - dogs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sārameya

sārameya - dog (descendant of Saramā, mythical dog)

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - piece of meat (meat, flesh, prey, object of desire)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āmiṣa

āmiṣa - meat, flesh, prey, object of desire

Note: Object of plunder

अबलम् (abalam) - the weak (the weak, powerless)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abala

abala - weak, powerless, feeble

From 'a' (privative) + 'bala' (strength)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+bala)

• a – not, non, un-
  indeclinable
  privative prefix
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'jaghnuḥ'

बलिनः (balinaḥ) - the strong (the strong, powerful)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

Derived with 'in' suffix indicating possession of 'bala' (strength)

Note: Subject of 'jaghnuḥ'

जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they struck down (they struck, they killed, they smote)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of √HAN

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person plural

Root: HAN (class 2)

निर्मर्यादम् (nirmaryādam) - lawless, without any limit (without boundary, without limit, lawless, unrestrained)

(indeclinable)

From 'nir' (without) + 'maryādā' (boundary, limit)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+maryādā)

• nir – without, out, forth
  indeclinable
  prefix
• maryādā – boundary, limit, moral law, rule
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adverb modifying 'avartata'

अवर्तत (avartata) - it became, it turned out (it happened, it occurred, it existed, it turned out)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of √VṚT

Imperfect Middle

1st class verb, imperfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular

Root: VṚT (class 1)