महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-271, verse-26

ततः प्रावर्तत पुनः संग्रामः कटुकोदयः ।
रामरावणसैन्यानामन्योन्यमभिधावताम् ॥२६॥

26. tataḥ prāvartata punaḥ saṁgrāmaḥ kaṭukodayaḥ ,
rāmarāvaṇasainyānāmanyonyamabhidhāvatām.

26. tataḥ prāvartata punaḥ saṃgrāmaḥ kaṭukodayaḥ
rāmarāvaṇasainyānām anyonyam abhidhāvatām

26. Then, the battle with a bitter outcome between the armies of Rama and Ravana, who were charging at each other, commenced once more.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

• प्रावर्तत (prāvartata) - began (began, commenced, proceeded)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - once more (again, once more, further)

• संग्रामः (saṁgrāmaḥ) - battle (battle, war, conflict)

• कटुकोदयः (kaṭukodayaḥ) - having a bitter outcome (having a bitter outcome, bitter-ending)

• रामरावणसैन्यानाम् (rāmarāvaṇasainyānām) - of the armies of Rama and Ravana

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

• अभिधावताम् (abhidhāvatām) - of those charging (of those attacking, of those rushing)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

प्रावर्तत (prāvartata) - began (began, commenced, proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

Imperfect Middle, 3rd Person Singular

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - once more (again, once more, further)

(indeclinable)

संग्रामः (saṁgrāmaḥ) - battle (battle, war, conflict)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, conflict, fight

Prefix: sam

Root: gram (class 1)

कटुकोदयः (kaṭukodayaḥ) - having a bitter outcome (having a bitter outcome, bitter-ending)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṭukodaya

kaṭukodaya - having a bitter outcome, bitter-ending, resulting in bitterness

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kaṭuka+udaya)

• kaṭuka – bitter, sharp, pungent
  adjective (masculine)
• udaya – rising, ascending, outcome, result, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

रामरावणसैन्यानाम् (rāmarāvaṇasainyānām) - of the armies of Rama and Ravana

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rāmarāvaṇasainya

rāmarāvaṇasainya - army of Rama and Ravana

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (rāma+rāvaṇa+sainya)

• rāma – Rama (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāvaṇa – Ravana (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sainya – army, host, military
  noun (neuter)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage in accusative form.

अभिधावताम् (abhidhāvatām) - of those charging (of those attacking, of those rushing)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of abhidhāvat

abhidhāvat - running towards, rushing upon, attacking

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb root dhāv (to run) with upasarga abhi, present participle form.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Present active participle, genitive plural, modifying the implicit agents within the armies.