महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-66, verse-17

गदाभिरसिभिः प्रासैर्बाणैश्च नतपर्वभिः ।
जघ्नुः परस्परं तत्र क्षत्रियाः कालचोदिताः ॥१७॥

17. gadābhirasibhiḥ prāsairbāṇaiśca nataparvabhiḥ ,
jaghnuḥ parasparaṁ tatra kṣatriyāḥ kālacoditāḥ.

17. gadābhiḥ asibhiḥ prāsaiḥ bāṇaiḥ ca nataparvabhiḥ
jaghnuḥ parasparam tatra kṣatriyāḥ kālacoditāḥ

17. tatra kālacoditāḥ kṣatriyāḥ gadābhiḥ asibhiḥ prāsaiḥ
ca nataparvabhiḥ bāṇaiḥ ca parasparam jaghnuḥ

17. There, the Kṣatriyas (kṣatriya), impelled by time, struck each other with maces, swords, spears, and arrows with bent shafts.

Words meanings summery:

• गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - with maces

• असिभिः (asibhiḥ) - with swords

• प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - with spears, with javelins

• बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

• च (ca) - and

• नतपर्वभिः (nataparvabhiḥ) - describing arrows, meaning 'with bent shafts' (with bent joints/shafts)

• जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they struck, they killed

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kṣatriyas, warriors

• कालचोदिताः (kālacoditāḥ) - impelled by time, driven by fate/destiny

Words meanings and morphology

गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - with maces

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of gadā

gadā - mace, club

असिभिः (asibhiḥ) - with swords

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of asi

asi - sword, scimitar

प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - with spears, with javelins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāsa

prāsa - spear, javelin, dart

Derived from root √as (to throw) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: √as (class 4)

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नतपर्वभिः (nataparvabhiḥ) - describing arrows, meaning 'with bent shafts' (with bent joints/shafts)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nataparvan

nataparvan - having bent joints/knots (referring to arrows' shafts), arrows with bent shafts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nata+parvan)

• nata – bent, bowed, humbled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √nam (to bend, bow).
  Root: √nam (class 1)
• parvan – knot, joint, section (of a reed or bamboo), shaft
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇaiḥ'.

जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they struck, they killed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of han

Perfect Active

3rd person plural, perfect indicative, active voice (reduplicated form).

Root: √han (class 2)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paraspara

paraspara - mutual, reciprocal, each other

Formed from 'para' (other) + 'para' (other).

Note: Functions adverbially, 'mutually'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form derived from the pronominal stem 'tad'.

Root: tad

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kṣatriyas, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - member of the warrior/ruling class, warrior, noble

Derived from 'kṣatra' (rule, power).

Note: Subject of 'jaghnuḥ'.

कालचोदिताः (kālacoditāḥ) - impelled by time, driven by fate/destiny

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kālacodita

kālacodita - impelled by time, driven by fate, urged by destiny

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+codita)

• kāla – time, fate, destiny, death
  noun (masculine)
• codita – impelled, urged, directed, commanded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the causative of root √cud (to urge, impel).
  Root: √cud (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatriyāḥ'.