महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-18, verse-6

मण्डलानि ततश्चक्रे गतप्रत्यागतानि च ।
यथा शक्ररथो राजन्युद्धे देवासुरे पुरा ॥६॥

6. maṇḍalāni tataścakre gatapratyāgatāni ca ,
yathā śakraratho rājanyuddhe devāsure purā.

6. maṇḍalāni tataḥ ca cakre gatapratyāgatāni ca
yathā śakrarathaḥ rājan yuddhe devāsure purā

6. rājan tataḥ ca gatapratyāgatāni maṇḍalāni
cakre yathā purā devāsure yuddhe śakrarathaḥ

6. O king (rājan), then he performed maneuvers, moving back and forth, just as Indra's chariot (śakraratha) did formerly in the battle between the gods and asuras.

Words meanings summery:

• मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular movements, maneuvers, arrays

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that, after that

• च (ca) - and, also

• चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he performed, he did

• गतप्रत्यागतानि (gatapratyāgatāni) - going and returning, moving back and forth, advance and retreat movements

• च (ca) - and, also

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• शक्ररथः (śakrarathaḥ) - Indra's chariot

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war, in combat

• देवासुरे (devāsure) - in the battle between gods and asuras (between gods and asuras, relating to gods and demons)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

Words meanings and morphology

मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular movements, maneuvers, arrays

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, orb, zone, territory, array, maneuver

Note: Here, likely accusative plural, as the object of 'cakre'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that, after that

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he performed, he did

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

गतप्रत्यागतानि (gatapratyāgatāni) - going and returning, moving back and forth, advance and retreat movements

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gatapratyāgata

gatapratyāgata - going and returning, moving back and forth

Compound type : dvandva (gata+pratyāgata)

• gata – gone, past, reached, obtained
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: gam (class 1)
• pratyāgata – returned, come back, arrived back
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefixes: prati+ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with maṇḍalāni (accusative plural).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

शक्ररथः (śakrarathaḥ) - Indra's chariot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakraratha

śakraratha - Indra's chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+ratha)

• śakra – Indra, powerful, mighty
  proper noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, car, vehicle
  noun (masculine)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight, combat

Root: yudh (class 4)

देवासुरे (devāsure) - in the battle between gods and asuras (between gods and asuras, relating to gods and demons)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of devāsura

devāsura - gods and asuras, the conflict between gods and demons

Compound type : dvandva (deva+asura)

• deva – god, deity, divine being
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god, powerful being
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with yuddhe (neuter locative singular).

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, in the past

(indeclinable)