महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-127, verse-26

ततः प्रववृते युद्धं व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपम् ।
तावकानां परैः सार्धं राजन्दुर्मन्त्रिते तव ॥२६॥

26. tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṁ vyatiṣaktarathadvipam ,
tāvakānāṁ paraiḥ sārdhaṁ rājandurmantrite tava.

26. tataḥ pravavṛte yuddham vyatiṣakta-ratha-dvipam
tāvakānām paraiḥ sārdham rājan durmantrite tava

26. rājan tataḥ tava durmantrite vyatiṣakta-ratha-dvipam
yuddham tāvakānām sārdham paraiḥ pravavṛte

26. Saṃjaya said: Then, O King (rājan), the battle began between your forces and the enemies, a battle in which chariots and elephants were intermingled, all due to your misguided counsel.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter, from that

• प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - began, started, ensued, turned towards

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

• व्यतिषक्त-रथ-द्विपम् (vyatiṣakta-ratha-dvipam) - (a battle) where chariots and elephants were intertwined/intermingled

• तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - refers to the Kaurava army/soldiers (of your people, of your soldiers, of your side)

• परैः (paraiḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas and their allies (by/with the enemies, by/with others)

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with, along with

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O King)

• दुर्मन्त्रिते (durmantrite) - refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's poor decisions regarding the Pāṇḍavas. (due to ill counsel, in ill-advised action, in bad policy)

• तव (tava) - possessive, referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (your, of you)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - began, started, ensued, turned towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of vṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, war, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight, combat

Root: yudh (class 4)

व्यतिषक्त-रथ-द्विपम् (vyatiṣakta-ratha-dvipam) - (a battle) where chariots and elephants were intertwined/intermingled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyatiṣakta-ratha-dvipa

vyatiṣakta-ratha-dvipa - having chariots and elephants intertwined/mingled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyatiṣakta+ratha+dvipa)

• vyatiṣakta – intertwined, mingled, joined, engaged
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sañj with prefixes vi- and ati-
  Prefixes: vi+ati
  Root: sañj (class 7)
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• dvipa – elephant (lit. 'two-drinker', referring to its trunk and mouth)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'yuddham'.

तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - refers to the Kaurava army/soldiers (of your people, of your soldiers, of your side)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - yours, belonging to you, your men/people

परैः (paraiḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas and their allies (by/with the enemies, by/with others)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, hostile, enemy, supreme, distant

सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with, along with

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

दुर्मन्त्रिते (durmantrite) - refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's poor decisions regarding the Pāṇḍavas. (due to ill counsel, in ill-advised action, in bad policy)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of durmantrita

durmantrita - bad counsel, ill-advised action, mismanaged policy

Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (dur+mantrita)

• dur – bad, ill, difficult, hard
  prefix/indeclinable
• mantrita – counselled, advised, thought out
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mantr 'to advise, deliberate'
  Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Used here in a causal sense, 'because of/due to bad counsel'.

तव (tava) - possessive, referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you