महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-14, verse-16

मण्डलावर्तमार्गेषु गदाविहरणेषु च ।
निर्विशेषमभूद्युद्धं तयोः पुरुषसिंहयोः ॥१६॥

16. maṇḍalāvartamārgeṣu gadāviharaṇeṣu ca ,
nirviśeṣamabhūdyuddhaṁ tayoḥ puruṣasiṁhayoḥ.

16. maṇḍalāvartamārgeṣu gadāviharaṇeṣu ca
nirviśeṣam abhūt yuddham tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ

16. tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ maṇḍalāvartamārgeṣu
ca gadāviharaṇeṣu yuddham nirviśeṣam abhūt

16. In their circular maneuvers and mace-wielding, the battle between those two lion-like men was perfectly matched.

Words meanings summery:

• मण्डलावर्तमार्गेषु (maṇḍalāvartamārgeṣu) - in the paths of circular movements

• गदाविहरणेषु (gadāviharaṇeṣu) - in the wielding/movements of maces

• च (ca) - and

• निर्विशेषम् (nirviśeṣam) - without difference, indistinguishable, perfectly matched

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two

• पुरुषसिंहयोः (puruṣasiṁhayoḥ) - of the lion-like men, of the best among men

Words meanings and morphology

मण्डलावर्तमार्गेषु (maṇḍalāvartamārgeṣu) - in the paths of circular movements

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of maṇḍalāvartamārga

maṇḍalāvartamārga - path of circular movement

Tatpurusha compound: maṇḍala (circle) + āvarta (whirl, turn) + mārga (path)

Compound type : tatpurusha (maṇḍala+āvarta+mārga)

• maṇḍala – circle, disc
  noun (neuter)
• āvarta – turn, whirling, circle
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt
• mārga – path, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj

गदाविहरणेषु (gadāviharaṇeṣu) - in the wielding/movements of maces

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of gadāviharaṇa

gadāviharaṇa - wielding of maces, mace-play

Tatpurusha compound: gadā (mace) + viharaṇa (wielding, movement)

Compound type : tatpurusha (gadā+viharaṇa)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• viharaṇa – wielding, movement, sport
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root hṛ with prefix vi, meaning to move about, sport.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hṛ

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

निर्विशेषम् (nirviśeṣam) - without difference, indistinguishable, perfectly matched

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirviśeṣa

nirviśeṣa - without distinction, uniform, similar

Avyayībhāva or Bahuvrihi (no difference)

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist

From root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight

Root: yudh

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

पुरुषसिंहयोः (puruṣasiṁhayoḥ) - of the lion-like men, of the best among men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of puruṣasiṃha

puruṣasiṁha - man-lion, best among men

Tatpurusha compound: puruṣa (man) + siṃha (lion) - often used metaphorically for 'best of men'

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+siṃha)

• puruṣa – man, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)