महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-163, verse-24

विचित्रान्पृतनामध्ये रथमार्गानुदीर्यतः ।
अन्योन्यमपसव्यं च कर्तुं वीरौ तदैषतुः ।
पराक्रमं तयोर्योधा ददृशुस्तं सुविस्मिताः ॥२४॥

24. vicitrānpṛtanāmadhye rathamārgānudīryataḥ ,
anyonyamapasavyaṁ ca kartuṁ vīrau tadaiṣatuḥ ,
parākramaṁ tayoryodhā dadṛśustaṁ suvismitāḥ.

24. vicitrān pṛtanāmadhye rathamārgān
udīryataḥ anyonyam apasavyam ca
kartum vīrau tadā aiṣatuḥ parākramam
tayoḥ yodhāḥ dadṛśuḥ tam su-vismitāḥ

24. tadā vīrau pṛtanāmadhye anyonyam
apasavyam vicitrān rathamārgān
udīryataḥ ca kartum aiṣatuḥ su-vismitāḥ
yodhāḥ tayoḥ tam parākramam dadṛśuḥ

24. Then, the two heroes desired to trace wondrous paths for their chariots amidst the armies, moving around each other to the left. The warriors, greatly astonished, witnessed their prowess.

Words meanings summery:

• विचित्रान् (vicitrān) - wondrous, diverse (paths) (wonderful, diverse, variegated)

• पृतनामध्ये (pṛtanāmadhye) - in the midst of armies

• रथमार्गान् (rathamārgān) - chariot paths

• उदीर्यतः (udīryataḥ) - causing to move (tracing, describing, showing)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• अपसव्यम् (apasavyam) - to the left, counter-clockwise

• च (ca) - and, also

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to trace, to perform (paths) (to do, to make, to perform)

• वीरौ (vīrau) - Drona and Arjuna (the two heroes)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• ऐषतुः (aiṣatuḥ) - they desired, they sought

• पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor, prowess, might

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of Drona and Arjuna (of them, of the two)

• योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• तम् (tam) - that (prowess) (that, him)

• सु-विस्मिताः (su-vismitāḥ) - greatly astonished, extremely amazed

Words meanings and morphology

विचित्रान् (vicitrān) - wondrous, diverse (paths) (wonderful, diverse, variegated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vicitra

vicitra - variegated, diverse, strange, wonderful

Note: Qualifies 'rathamārgān'.

पृतनामध्ये (pṛtanāmadhye) - in the midst of armies

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pṛtanāmadhya

pṛtanāmadhya - midst of armies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛtanā+madhya)

• pṛtanā – army, battle
  noun (feminine)
• madhya – middle, midst
  noun (neuter)

रथमार्गान् (rathamārgān) - chariot paths

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rathamārga

rathamārga - chariot path, course of a chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+mārga)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• mārga – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Object of 'kartum'.

उदीर्यतः (udīryataḥ) - causing to move (tracing, describing, showing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of udīrayat

udīrayat - causing to move, tracing, describing, speaking

Present Active Participle (causative)

From root īr (to move, excite) with prefix ud. Causal stem īraya.

Prefix: ud

Root: īr (class 1)

Note: Adverbial participle, describing the action of the heroes.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

Formed from 'anya' (other) repeated.

Note: Acts as an object to 'kartum' with 'apasavyam'.

अपसव्यम् (apasavyam) - to the left, counter-clockwise

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apasavya

apasavya - left, reverse, anti-clockwise

Note: Adverbial usage, describing the direction of movement.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to trace, to perform (paths) (to do, to make, to perform)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

From root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses purpose.

वीरौ (vīrau) - Drona and Arjuna (the two heroes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, warrior

Note: Subject of 'aiṣatuḥ'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from 'tad'.

ऐषतुः (aiṣatuḥ) - they desired, they sought

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, aorist (luṅ) of iṣ

From root iṣ (class 6).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Augment 'a' preceding the root 'iṣ'.

पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor, prowess, might

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parākrama

parākrama - valor, prowess, might, energy

From root kram (to step, stride) with prefix parā.

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of Drona and Arjuna (of them, of the two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the two heroes.

योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter

From root yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'dadṛśuḥ'.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect past (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect tense form.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (prowess) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'parākramam'.

सु-विस्मिताः (su-vismitāḥ) - greatly astonished, extremely amazed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suvismita

suvismita - greatly astonished, exceedingly amazed

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+vismita)

• su – good, well, very, greatly
  indeclinable
  Intensifying prefix
• vismita – astonished, amazed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root smi (to smile) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yodhāḥ'.