महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-77, verse-23

बिभित्सवस्ततो व्यूहं निर्ययुर्युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः ।
इतरेतरतः शूराः सहसैन्याः प्रहारिणः ॥२३॥

23. bibhitsavastato vyūhaṁ niryayuryuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ,
itaretarataḥ śūrāḥ sahasainyāḥ prahāriṇaḥ.

23. bibhitsavaḥ tataḥ vyūham niryayuḥ yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
itaretarataḥ śūrāḥ sahasainyāḥ prahāriṇaḥ

23. ततः शूराः सहसैन्याः युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः
प्रहारिणः बिभित्सवः व्यूहम् इतरेतरतः निर्ययुः

23. Then, the brave warriors, eager for battle and accompanied by their forces, sallied forth, striking one another, desirous of breaking the formation.

Words meanings summery:

• बिभित्सवः (bibhitsavaḥ) - desirous of breaking (desirous of breaking, wishing to pierce, intending to destroy)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from there, thereupon)

• व्यूहम् (vyūham) - the formation (of the enemy) (formation, array, battle array)

• निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - they sallied forth (they went out, they sallied forth, they departed)

• युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः (yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - eager for battle (desirous of battle, eager for war)

• इतरेतरतः (itaretarataḥ) - striking one another (reciprocally) (mutually, from one another, against each other, reciprocally)

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave warriors (heroes, brave men, warriors)

• सहसैन्याः (sahasainyāḥ) - accompanied by their forces (with their armies, accompanied by forces)

• प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - attacking (strikers, assailants, attackers)

Words meanings and morphology

बिभित्सवः (bibhitsavaḥ) - desirous of breaking (desirous of breaking, wishing to pierce, intending to destroy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bibhitsu

bibhitsu - desire to break, desire to pierce; desirous of breaking

Desiderative Agent Noun

From desiderative stem of root bhid (to break, to split) + suffix -u.

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing the warriors.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from there, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) with suffix -tas.

व्यूहम् (vyūham) - the formation (of the enemy) (formation, array, battle array)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyūha

vyūha - formation, array, battle array, arrangement

Note: Object of bibhitsavaḥ.

निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - they sallied forth (they went out, they sallied forth, they departed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of niryā

perfect

Perfect, 3rd person plural, active voice. From prefix nir- + root yā (to go).

Prefix: nir

Root: yā (class 2)

युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः (yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - eager for battle (desirous of battle, eager for war)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuddhakāṅkṣin

yuddhakāṅkṣin - desirous of battle, eager for war

Formed from yuddha (battle) + kāṅkṣin (desiring).

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuddha+kāṅkṣin)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• kāṅkṣin – desiring, wishing for
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root kāṅkṣ + suffix -in
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Adjective for śūrāḥ.

इतरेतरतः (itaretarataḥ) - striking one another (reciprocally) (mutually, from one another, against each other, reciprocally)

(indeclinable)

From itaretara (each other) + suffix -tas.

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave warriors (heroes, brave men, warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave man, warrior

Root: śū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb niryayuḥ.

सहसैन्याः (sahasainyāḥ) - accompanied by their forces (with their armies, accompanied by forces)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahasainya

sahasainya - accompanied by soldiers, with one's army

Bahuvrīhi compound. 'Having an army with oneself.'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+sainya)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• sainya – army, host, forces, belonging to an army
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective for śūrāḥ.

प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - attacking (strikers, assailants, attackers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahārin

prahārin - striker, assailant, attacker

Agent Noun

From prefix pra- + root hṛ (to strike, to carry) + suffix -in.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Adjective for śūrāḥ.