महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-56, verse-16

आवर्तमानान्यभिवर्तमानैर्बाणैः क्षतान्यद्भुतदर्शनानि ।
प्रासैश्च खड्गैश्च समाहतानि सदश्ववृन्दानि सदश्ववृन्दैः ॥१६॥

16. āvartamānānyabhivartamānai;rbāṇaiḥ kṣatānyadbhutadarśanāni ,
prāsaiśca khaḍgaiśca samāhatāni; sadaśvavṛndāni sadaśvavṛndaiḥ.

16. āvartamānāni abhivartamānaiḥ
bāṇaiḥ kṣatāni adbhutadarśanāni
prāsaiḥ ca khaḍgaiḥ ca samāhatāni
sadaśvavṛndāni sadaśvavṛndaiḥ

16. āvartamānāni abhivartamānaiḥ
sadashvavṛndaiḥ bāṇaiḥ kṣatāni prāsaiḥ
ca khaḍgaiḥ ca samāhatāni
adbhutadarśanāni sadaśvavṛndāni (āsan)

16. There were groups of excellent horses, some whirling, some wounded by the arrows of other attacking horse groups, some terrible to behold, and still others struck by javelins and swords, [all clashing] with other groups of excellent horses.

Words meanings summery:

• आवर्तमानानि (āvartamānāni) - whirling, revolving, moving around

• अभिवर्तमानैः (abhivartamānaiḥ) - by attacking horse groups (by those attacking, by those engaged in battle)

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

• क्षतानि (kṣatāni) - wounded, injured

• अद्भुतदर्शनानि (adbhutadarśanāni) - of wondrous appearance, terrible to behold, astonishing to see

• प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - by javelins, by lances

• च (ca) - and

• खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - by swords

• च (ca) - and

• समाहतानि (samāhatāni) - struck down, severely hit, wounded

• सदश्ववृन्दानि (sadaśvavṛndāni) - groups of excellent horses

• सदश्ववृन्दैः (sadaśvavṛndaiḥ) - by other groups of excellent horses (who are attacking) (by groups of excellent horses)

Words meanings and morphology

आवर्तमानानि (āvartamānāni) - whirling, revolving, moving around

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, plural of āvartamāna

āvartamāna - whirling, revolving, moving around

Present Middle Participle

from √vṛt with ā

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Describes 'sadaśvavṛndāni'.

अभिवर्तमानैः (abhivartamānaiḥ) - by attacking horse groups (by those attacking, by those engaged in battle)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of abhivartamāna

abhivartamāna - attacking, engaging in battle

Present Middle Participle

from √vṛt with abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Describes 'sadaśvavṛndaiḥ' (the instrumental groups of horses).

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Instrument of wounding for 'kṣatāni'.

क्षतानि (kṣatāni) - wounded, injured

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kṣata

kṣata - wounded, injured

Past Passive Participle

from √kṣan

Root: kṣan (class 8)

Note: Describes 'sadaśvavṛndāni'.

अद्भुतदर्शनानि (adbhutadarśanāni) - of wondrous appearance, terrible to behold, astonishing to see

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of adbhutadarśana

adbhutadarśana - of wondrous appearance, terrible to behold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adbhuta+darśana)

• adbhuta – wonderful, amazing, terrible
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – sight, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  from √dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Describes 'sadaśvavṛndāni'.

प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - by javelins, by lances

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāsa

prāsa - javelin, spear, lance

Note: Instrument of striking for 'samāhatāni'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'prāsaiḥ' and 'khaḍgaiḥ'.

खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - by swords

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword

Note: Instrument of striking for 'samāhatāni'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the series of instruments.

समाहतानि (samāhatāni) - struck down, severely hit, wounded

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, plural of samāhata

samāhata - struck down, severely hit

Past Passive Participle

from √han with sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Describes 'sadaśvavṛndāni'.

सदश्ववृन्दानि (sadaśvavṛndāni) - groups of excellent horses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sadaśvavṛnda

sadaśvavṛnda - group of excellent horses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+aśva+vṛnda)

• sat – good, excellent
  adjective (neuter)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• vṛnda – group, multitude
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the implied sentence (e.g., 'were seen' or 'were clashing').

सदश्ववृन्दैः (sadaśvavṛndaiḥ) - by other groups of excellent horses (who are attacking) (by groups of excellent horses)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sadaśvavṛnda

sadaśvavṛnda - group of excellent horses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+aśva+vṛnda)

• sat – good, excellent
  adjective (neuter)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• vṛnda – group, multitude
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates interaction or agency of other horse groups.