महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-179, verse-17

गत्वाहं तत्कुरुक्षेत्रं स च रामः प्रतापवान् ।
युद्धाय सहसा राजन्पराक्रान्तौ परस्परम् ॥१७॥

17. gatvāhaṁ tatkurukṣetraṁ sa ca rāmaḥ pratāpavān ,
yuddhāya sahasā rājanparākrāntau parasparam.

17. gatvā aham tat kurukṣetram saḥ ca rāmaḥ pratāpavān
yuddhāya sahasā rājan parākrāntau parasparam

17. rājan aham tat kurukṣetram gatvā ca saḥ pratāpavān
rāmaḥ sahasā yuddhāya parasparam parākrāntau

17. O King, when I arrived at that Kurukṣetra, and that mighty Rama also suddenly appeared, we both furiously engaged in battle with each other.

Words meanings summery:

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - the field of the Kurus

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• च (ca) - and, also

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Balarama, Krishna's elder brother (Rama (a proper noun, a name))

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, powerful, glorious, splendid

• युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle, for war

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcibly, quickly, unexpectedly

• राजन् (rājan) - O king, ruler

• पराक्रान्तौ (parākrāntau) - fiercely engaged (in battle) (attacked, engaged, exerted oneself (dual))

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, with each other

Words meanings and morphology

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root gam + ktvā suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Agreeing with Kurukṣetram

कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - the field of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kurukṣetra

kurukṣetra - the field of the Kurus, a sacred battlefield

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+kṣetra)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king or dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṣetra – field, region, sacred place
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'having gone'

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Subject, referring to Rama

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Balarama, Krishna's elder brother (Rama (a proper noun, a name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - pleasing, charming; name of several mythological figures (e.g., Rama son of Dasaratha, Balarama)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject, referring to Balarama.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, powerful, glorious, splendid

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - mighty, powerful, glorious

Possessive suffix -vat

Note: Qualifies 'rāmaḥ'

युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle, for war

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - fight, battle, war

Past Passive Participle (from yudh) used as a noun

Root yudh + kta

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Purpose: for battle

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcibly, quickly, unexpectedly

(indeclinable)

Instrumental of sahas (force) used adverbially

Note: Adverbial use.

राजन् (rājan) - O king, ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Addressing the listener

पराक्रान्तौ (parākrāntau) - fiercely engaged (in battle) (attacked, engaged, exerted oneself (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of parākrānta

parākrānta - attacked, brave, valorous, overcome

Past Passive Participle

From verb root kram with prefix parā-a-

Prefixes: parā+ā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Refers to both the speaker and Rama.

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, with each other

(indeclinable)

Accusative of paraspara used adverbially

Note: Adverbial.