महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-3, verse-9

प्रतिमाश्चालिखन्त्यन्ये सशस्त्राः कालचोदिताः ।
अन्योन्यमभिधावन्ति शिशवो दण्डपाणयः ।
उपरुन्धन्ति कृत्वा च नगराणि युयुत्सवः ॥९॥

9. pratimāścālikhantyanye saśastrāḥ kālacoditāḥ ,
anyonyamabhidhāvanti śiśavo daṇḍapāṇayaḥ ,
uparundhanti kṛtvā ca nagarāṇi yuyutsavaḥ.

9. pratimāḥ ca ālikhanti anye saśastrāḥ
kālacoditāḥ anyonyam abhidhāvanti
śiśavaḥ daṇḍapāṇayaḥ uparundhanti
kṛtvā ca nagarāṇi yuyutsavaḥ

9. anye kālacoditāḥ saśastrāḥ pratimāḥ
ca ālikhanti daṇḍapāṇayaḥ śiśavaḥ
anyonyam abhidhāvanti ca
yuyutsavaḥ nagarāṇi kṛtvā uparundhanti

9. Others, driven by fate, draw images of armed figures. Children, staffs in hand, attack each other. And belligerent individuals, having taken over cities, lay siege to them.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिमाः (pratimāḥ) - images, idols, statues

• च (ca) - and

• आलिखन्ति (ālikhanti) - they draw, they paint, they sketch

• अन्ये (anye) - others, other people

• सशस्त्राः (saśastrāḥ) - armed, bearing weapons

• कालचोदिताः (kālacoditāḥ) - driven by time (or fate, destiny), urged by time

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• अभिधावन्ति (abhidhāvanti) - they run towards, they attack, they charge

• शिशवः (śiśavaḥ) - children, infants

• दण्डपाणयः (daṇḍapāṇayaḥ) - holding staffs in their hands, staff-bearers

• उपरुन्धन्ति (uparundhanti) - they besiege, they obstruct, they block

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having taken over (having done, having made, having performed, having established)

• च (ca) - and

• नगराणि (nagarāṇi) - cities, towns

• युयुत्सवः (yuyutsavaḥ) - desirous of fighting, belligerent, warriors

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिमाः (pratimāḥ) - images, idols, statues

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of pratimā

pratimā - image, idol, statue, likeness

Derived from prefix 'prati' and root 'mā' (to measure, form).

Prefix: prati

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'ālikhanti'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses or items.

आलिखन्ति (ālikhanti) - they draw, they paint, they sketch

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ā-likh

Prefix: ā

Root: likh (class 6)

Note: Root 'likh' (6th class) with prefix 'ā'.

अन्ये (anye) - others, other people

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Functions as the subject for 'ālikhanti'.

सशस्त्राः (saśastrāḥ) - armed, bearing weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saśastra

saśastra - armed, weapon-bearing

Bahuvrīhi compound of 'sa' (with) and 'śastra' (weapon).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śastra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śastra – weapon, arm, tool
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'anye'.

कालचोदिताः (kālacoditāḥ) - driven by time (or fate, destiny), urged by time

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kālacodita

kālacodita - driven by time, impelled by fate

Compound of 'kāla' (time, fate) and 'codita' (impelled, urged, driven - past passive participle of 'cud' to impel).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+codita)

• kāla – time, period, fate, destiny
  noun (masculine)
• codita – impelled, urged, driven, instigated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'cud' (to impel, urge)
  Root: cud (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'anye'.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - mutual, each other

Reduplication of 'anya' (other).

Note: Functions adverbially, 'mutually'.

अभिधावन्ति (abhidhāvanti) - they run towards, they attack, they charge

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of abhi-dhāv

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Root 'dhāv' (1st class) with prefix 'abhi'.

शिशवः (śiśavaḥ) - children, infants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiśu

śiśu - child, infant, young animal

Note: Subject of 'abhidhāvanti'.

दण्डपाणयः (daṇḍapāṇayaḥ) - holding staffs in their hands, staff-bearers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daṇḍapāṇi

daṇḍapāṇi - one who has a staff in hand

Bahuvrīhi compound: daṇḍa (staff) in pāṇi (hand).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daṇḍa+pāṇi)

• daṇḍa – staff, stick, rod, punishment
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'śiśavaḥ'.

उपरुन्धन्ति (uparundhanti) - they besiege, they obstruct, they block

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of upa-rudh

Prefix: upa

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Root 'rudh' (7th class) with prefix 'upa'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having taken over (having done, having made, having performed, having established)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'kṛ' with suffix 'tvā'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates a prior action.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

नगराणि (nagarāṇi) - cities, towns

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā' and 'uparundhanti'.

युयुत्सवः (yuyutsavaḥ) - desirous of fighting, belligerent, warriors

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuyutsu

yuyutsu - desirous of fighting, belligerent

Desiderative noun/adjective

Derived from desiderative of root 'yudh' (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'uparundhanti'.