महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-108, verse-32

प्रहसन्तौ तथान्योन्यं भर्त्सयन्तौ मुहुर्मुहुः ।
शङ्खशब्दं च कुर्वाणौ युयुधाते परस्परम् ॥३२॥

32. prahasantau tathānyonyaṁ bhartsayantau muhurmuhuḥ ,
śaṅkhaśabdaṁ ca kurvāṇau yuyudhāte parasparam.

32. prahasantau tathā anyonyam bhartsayantau muhurmuhuḥ
śaṅkhaśabdam ca kurvāṇau yuyudhāte parasparam

32. prahasantau tathā anyonyam bhartsayantau muhurmuhuḥ
ca śaṅkhaśabdam kurvāṇau parasparam yuyudhāte

32. Laughing at each other and repeatedly rebuking one another, they also sounded their conches. Thus, they engaged in mutual combat.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रहसन्तौ (prahasantau) - laughing, smiling

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and, also

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other

• भर्त्सयन्तौ (bhartsayantau) - rebuking, scolding, threatening

• मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again, frequently

• शङ्खशब्दम् (śaṅkhaśabdam) - sound of a conch, conch-sound

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• कुर्वाणौ (kurvāṇau) - making (sound) (doing, making, performing)

• युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - they two fought

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other, reciprocally

Words meanings and morphology

प्रहसन्तौ (prahasantau) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prahasant

prahasant - laughing, smiling, making fun

Present Active Participle

From root 'has' (to laugh) with 'pra' prefix. Participle suffix 'śatṛ'.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - mutually, one another, each other

Note: Functions as an object of 'bhartsayantau'.

भर्त्सयन्तौ (bhartsayantau) - rebuking, scolding, threatening

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhartsayant

bhartsayant - rebuking, scolding, threatening, reproaching

Present Active Participle (Causative)

From the causative stem of root 'bharts' (to revile, threaten). Participle suffix 'śatṛ'.

Root: bharts (class 10)

मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again, frequently

(indeclinable)

शङ्खशब्दम् (śaṅkhaśabdam) - sound of a conch, conch-sound

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṅkhaśabda

śaṅkhaśabda - conch sound, sound of a conch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaṅkha+śabda)

• śaṅkha – conch, conch shell
  noun (masculine)
• śabda – sound, word, voice
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

कुर्वाणौ (kurvāṇau) - making (sound) (doing, making, performing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kurvāṇa

kurvāṇa - doing, making, performing

Present Middle Participle (Śānac)

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with the 'śānac' suffix for middle voice present participle.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - they two fought

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (Lit) of yuyudh

Perfect tense (Lit) middle voice form of root 'yudh'.

Root: yudh (class 4)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other, reciprocally

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paraspara

paraspara - mutual, reciprocal

Note: Used adverbially to indicate mutual action with 'yuyudhāte'.