महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-14, verse-27

आपेततुर्महावेगौ समुच्छ्रितमहागदौ ।
पुनरन्तरमार्गस्थौ मण्डलानि विचेरतुः ॥२७॥

27. āpetaturmahāvegau samucchritamahāgadau ,
punarantaramārgasthau maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ.

27. āpetatuḥ mahāvegau samucchritamahāgadau
punaḥ antaramārgasthau maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ

27. mahāvegau samucchritamahāgadau punaḥ
antaramārgasthau āpetatuḥ maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ

27. The two, moving with great speed and having raised their mighty maces, approached each other. Again, maintaining their positions in the intermediate path, they circled around.

Words meanings summery:

• आपेततुः (āpetatuḥ) - they approached, they met, they came together

• महावेगौ (mahāvegau) - with great speed, having great velocity

• समुच्छ्रितमहागदौ (samucchritamahāgadau) - with uplifted mighty maces, holding high great clubs

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, moreover

• अन्तरमार्गस्थौ (antaramārgasthau) - standing in the intermediate path, remaining in the middle course

• मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular movements

• विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - they moved about, they roamed, they wandered

Words meanings and morphology

आपेततुः (āpetatuḥ) - they approached, they met, they came together

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of ā-i

perfect tense

3rd person dual perfect active

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

महावेगौ (mahāvegau) - with great speed, having great velocity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāvega

mahāvega - great speed, great velocity

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impetuosity
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vij (to tremble, to be strong) or vi-gam (to go quickly).
  Root: vij (class 3)

Note: Refers to the two warriors.

समुच्छ्रितमहागदौ (samucchritamahāgadau) - with uplifted mighty maces, holding high great clubs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samucchritamahāgada

samucchritamahāgada - having uplifted mighty maces

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samucchrita+mahāgada)

• sam-ud-śri – uplifted, raised high, elevated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śri (to resort to, to lean on) with prefixes sam and ud.
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: śri (class 1)
• mahāgada – great mace, mighty club
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the two warriors.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, moreover

(indeclinable)

अन्तरमार्गस्थौ (antaramārgasthau) - standing in the intermediate path, remaining in the middle course

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of antaramārgastha

antaramārgastha - standing/remaining in the intermediate path/middle course

Formed with stha (standing) at the end of a compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antara+mārga+stha)

• antara – intermediate, inner, interior, middle
  adjective (neuter)
• mārga – path, way, road, course
  noun (masculine)
  From root mṛj (to rub, to clear)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• stha – standing, situated, remaining, being
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two warriors.

मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular movements

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, orb, circular array, circular movement

Note: Object of the verb viceratuḥ.

विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - they moved about, they roamed, they wandered

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of vi-car

perfect tense

3rd person dual perfect active

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)