महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-72, verse-26

एवं युद्धानि वृत्तानि तत्र तत्र महीपते ।
अर्जुनस्य महीपालैर्नानादेशनिवासिभिः ॥२६॥

26. evaṁ yuddhāni vṛttāni tatra tatra mahīpate ,
arjunasya mahīpālairnānādeśanivāsibhiḥ.

26. evam yuddhāni vṛttāni tatra tatra mahīpate
arjunasya mahīpālaiḥ nānādeśanivāsibhiḥ

26. mahīpate,
evam tatra tatra arjunasya nānādeśanivāsibhiḥ mahīpālaiḥ yuddhāni vṛttāni

26. O king, in this manner, battles took place here and there (in various regions) between Arjuna and kings residing in different countries.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• युद्धानि (yuddhāni) - battles, wars, fights

• वृत्तानि (vṛttāni) - occurred, happened, took place

• तत्र (tatra) - here and there (when repeated) (there, in that place)

• तत्र (tatra) - here and there (when repeated) (there, in that place)

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O lord of the earth

• अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

• महीपालैः (mahīpālaiḥ) - by kings, by protectors of the earth

• नानादेशनिवासिभिः (nānādeśanivāsibhiḥ) - by residents of various countries, by inhabitants of diverse lands

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

युद्धानि (yuddhāni) - battles, wars, fights

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

वृत्तानि (vṛttāni) - occurred, happened, took place

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vṛtta

vṛtta - occurred, happened, taken place, done

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to be, to exist, to happen)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - here and there (when repeated) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - here and there (when repeated) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O lord of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a prominent hero in the Mahabharata)

महीपालैः (mahīpālaiḥ) - by kings, by protectors of the earth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - protector of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

नानादेशनिवासिभिः (nānādeśanivāsibhiḥ) - by residents of various countries, by inhabitants of diverse lands

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānādeśanivāsin

nānādeśanivāsin - resident of various countries

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānādeśa+nivāsin)

• nānādeśa – various countries/regions
  noun (masculine)
• nivāsin – resident, inhabitant, dweller
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Suffix
  Derived from root vas (to dwell) with prefix ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vas (class 1)