महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-152, verse-44

गदाविमुक्तौ तौ भूयः समासाद्येतरेतरम् ।
मुष्टिभिर्वज्रसंह्रादैरन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः ॥४४॥

44. gadāvimuktau tau bhūyaḥ samāsādyetaretaram ,
muṣṭibhirvajrasaṁhrādairanyonyamabhijaghnatuḥ.

44. gadāvimuktau tau bhūyaḥ samāsādya itaretaram
muṣṭibhiḥ vajrasaṃhrādaiḥ anyonyam abhijaghñatuḥ

44. tau gadāvimuktau bhūyaḥ itaretaram samāsādya
vajrasaṃhrādaiḥ muṣṭibhiḥ anyonyam abhijaghñatuḥ

44. Having abandoned their maces, those two again confronted each other. With fists that resounded like thunderbolts, they struck one another.

Words meanings summery:

• गदाविमुक्तौ (gadāvimuktau) - having abandoned maces, those who let go of maces

• तौ (tau) - those two

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having met, having approached, having obtained

• इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other, one another

• मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - with fists

• वज्रसंह्रादैः (vajrasaṁhrādaiḥ) - with sounds like thunderbolts, with thunderclap-like sounds

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, one another

• अभिजघ्ञतुः (abhijaghñatuḥ) - they two struck

Words meanings and morphology

गदाविमुक्तौ (gadāvimuktau) - having abandoned maces, those who let go of maces

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gadāvimukta

gadāvimukta - one who has abandoned a mace

Past Passive Participle

Bahuvrīhi compound of 'gadā' (mace) and 'vimukta' (freed, abandoned); 'vimukta' is PPP of √muc (to free) with vi-.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gadā+vimukta)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• vimukta – freed, liberated, abandoned, let go
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix 'vi' + root 'muc' (to release, free).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √muc (class 6)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

Comparative form of 'bahu' (much). Used adverbially.

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having met, having approached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

From 'sam-ā-√sad' (to sit down together, to approach).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: √sad (class 1)

इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other, one another

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of itaretara

itaretara - each other, one another, mutual

Formed from 'itara' (other) + 'itara'.

Compound type : dvandva (itara+itara)

• itara – other, different
  pronoun (masculine)
• itara – other, different
  pronoun (masculine)

Note: Used here adverbially meaning "mutually".

मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - with fists

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muṣṭi

muṣṭi - fist, handful

वज्रसंह्रादैः (vajrasaṁhrādaiḥ) - with sounds like thunderbolts, with thunderclap-like sounds

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vajrasaṃhrāda

vajrasaṁhrāda - sound of a thunderbolt, thunderclap

Compound of 'vajra' (thunderbolt) and 'saṃhrāda' (loud sound).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vajra+saṃhrāda)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• saṃhrāda – great noise, roar, thunderclap
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam-hrād' (to roar, shout).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √hrād (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'muṣṭibhiḥ'.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, one another

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anyonya

anyonya - mutual, each other, one another

Formed from 'anya' (other) + 'anya'.

Compound type : dvandva (anya+anya)

• anya – other, different
  pronoun (masculine)
• anya – other, different
  pronoun (masculine)

Note: Used as the object of 'abhijaghñatuḥ'.

अभिजघ्ञतुः (abhijaghñatuḥ) - they two struck

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of √han

Reduplicated Perfect Active

From 'abhi' + root 'han'. Forms of √han in perfect can be irregular (jaghāna, jaghñatuḥ).

Prefix: abhi

Root: √han (class 2)