महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-89, verse-28

नानाविधानि शस्त्राणि विसृजन्तो महारथाः ।
अन्योन्यमभिधावन्तः संप्रहारं प्रचक्रिरे ॥२८॥

28. nānāvidhāni śastrāṇi visṛjanto mahārathāḥ ,
anyonyamabhidhāvantaḥ saṁprahāraṁ pracakrire.

28. nānāvidhāni śastrāṇi visṛjantaḥ mahārathāḥ
anyonyam abhidhāvantaḥ saṃprahāram pracakrire

28. nānāvidhāni śastrāṇi visṛjantaḥ anyonyam
abhidhāvantaḥ mahārathāḥ saṃprahāram pracakrire

28. The great warriors, discharging various kinds of weapons and rushing towards each other, engaged in fierce combat.

Words meanings summery:

• नानाविधानि (nānāvidhāni) - of various kinds, diverse

• शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons

• विसृजन्तः (visṛjantaḥ) - discharging weapons (discharging, throwing, emitting)

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors, great charioteers

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• अभिधावन्तः (abhidhāvantaḥ) - rushing towards, attacking

• संप्रहारम् (saṁprahāram) - a great strike, fierce combat, mutual attack

• प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - engaged in combat (performed, did, engaged in)

Words meanings and morphology

नानाविधानि (nānāvidhāni) - of various kinds, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of nānāvidha

nānāvidha - various, diverse, of many kinds

Compound of 'nānā' (various) and 'vidha' (kind). Neuter plural nominative/accusative.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+vidha)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, type
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'śastrāṇi'.

शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, knife, instrument

From root 'śaṃs' (to praise) or 'śas' (to cut).

Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Object of 'visṛjantaḥ'.

विसृजन्तः (visṛjantaḥ) - discharging weapons (discharging, throwing, emitting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of visṛjat

visṛjat - discharging, releasing, creating

present active participle

Derived from root 'sṛj' (6th class) with prefix 'vi' + present participle suffix 'at'. Masculine plural nominative.

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors, great charioteers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - a great charioteer, a great warrior

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ratha' (chariot/warrior).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ramh

Note: Subject of 'pracakrire'.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

Compound of 'anya' and 'anya'. Neuter singular accusative.

Note: Object of action 'abhidhāvantaḥ'.

अभिधावन्तः (abhidhāvantaḥ) - rushing towards, attacking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhidhāvat

abhidhāvat - rushing towards, attacking

present active participle

Derived from root 'dhāv' (1st class) with prefix 'abhi' + present participle suffix 'at'. Masculine plural nominative.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

संप्रहारम् (saṁprahāram) - a great strike, fierce combat, mutual attack

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃprahāra

saṁprahāra - mutual striking, conflict, battle, fight

From root 'hṛ' (to seize, strike) with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - engaged in combat (performed, did, engaged in)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of pra-kṛ

perfect

Root kṛ (8th class), perfect 3rd plural middle voice. With prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The middle voice suggests action performed for oneself or reciprocally.