महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-114, verse-71

आसीद्गाङ्ग इवावर्तो मुहूर्तमुदधेरिव ।
सैन्यानां युध्यमानानां निघ्नतामितरेतरम् ॥७१॥

71. āsīdgāṅga ivāvarto muhūrtamudadheriva ,
sainyānāṁ yudhyamānānāṁ nighnatāmitaretaram.

71. āsīt gāṅgaḥ iva āvartaḥ muhūrtam udadheḥ iva
sainyānām yudhyamānānām nighnatām itaretaram

71. sainyānām yudhyamānānām itaretaram nighnatām
muhūrtam gāṅgaḥ iva udadheḥ iva āvartaḥ āsīt

71. For a moment, it was like a whirlpool, whether of the Gaṅgā or the ocean, caused by the armies fighting and striking each other.

Words meanings summery:

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• गाङ्गः (gāṅgaḥ) - like the Gaṅgā (river) (belonging to the Ganga, like the Ganga)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आवर्तः (āvartaḥ) - whirlpool, eddy, turning

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, an instant

• उदधेः (udadheḥ) - of the ocean

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies, of the soldiers

• युध्यमानानाम् (yudhyamānānām) - of those fighting, of those battling

• निघ्नताम् (nighnatām) - of those striking, of those killing

• इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other, mutually

Words meanings and morphology

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

गाङ्गः (gāṅgaḥ) - like the Gaṅgā (river) (belonging to the Ganga, like the Ganga)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gāṅga

gāṅga - relating to the Gaṅgā, born of the Gaṅgā

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आवर्तः (āvartaḥ) - whirlpool, eddy, turning

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āvarta

āvarta - whirlpool, eddy, turning, revolution

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, an instant

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, short period of time

उदधेः (udadheḥ) - of the ocean

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of udadhi

udadhi - ocean, sea

Prefixes: ud+a

Root: dhā (class 3)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies, of the soldiers

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sainya

sainya - relating to an army, army, troop

युध्यमानानाम् (yudhyamānānām) - of those fighting, of those battling

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, battling (present middle participle)

Present Middle Participle

Root: yudh (class 4)

निघ्नताम् (nighnatām) - of those striking, of those killing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nighnat

nighnat - striking, killing (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)