महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-87, verse-21

गदायुद्धविशेषज्ञा नियुद्धकुशलास्तथा ।
खड्गप्रहरणे युक्ताः संपाते चासिचर्मणोः ॥२१॥

21. gadāyuddhaviśeṣajñā niyuddhakuśalāstathā ,
khaḍgapraharaṇe yuktāḥ saṁpāte cāsicarmaṇoḥ.

21. gadāyuddhaviśeṣajñāḥ niyuddhakūśalāḥ tathā
khaḍgapraharaṇe yuktāḥ sampāte ca asicarmaṇoḥ

21. gadāyuddhaviśeṣajñāḥ niyuddhakūśalāḥ tathā
khaḍgapraharaṇe ca asicarmaṇoḥ sampāte yuktāḥ

21. They are experts in mace fighting, skilled in unarmed combat, and adept in wielding swords and in the clash of sword and shield.

Words meanings summery:

• गदायुद्धविशेषज्ञाः (gadāyuddhaviśeṣajñāḥ) - experts in mace fighting

• नियुद्धकूशलाः (niyuddhakūśalāḥ) - skilled in unarmed combat

• तथा (tathā) - and also (and also, thus, so)

• खड्गप्रहरणे (khaḍgapraharaṇe) - in sword striking, in wielding a sword

• युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - adept, skilled (engaged, endowed with, skilled)

• सम्पाते (sampāte) - in the clash, in the encounter

• च (ca) - and

• असिचर्मणोः (asicarmaṇoḥ) - of sword and shield

Words meanings and morphology

गदायुद्धविशेषज्ञाः (gadāyuddhaviśeṣajñāḥ) - experts in mace fighting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gadāyuddhaviśeṣajña

gadāyuddhaviśeṣajña - expert in the specifics of mace combat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gadāyuddha+viśeṣajña)

• gadāyuddha – mace fight, combat with maces
  noun (neuter)
• viśeṣajña – expert, knowing specifically, connoisseur
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'viśeṣa' (speciality) and 'jña' (knowing, from root 'jñā').
  Root: jñā (class 9)

नियुद्धकूशलाः (niyuddhakūśalāḥ) - skilled in unarmed combat

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyuddhakūśala

niyuddhakūśala - skilled in unarmed combat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niyuddha+kuśala)

• niyuddha – unarmed combat, wrestling
  noun (neuter)
• kuśala – skilled, expert, clever
  adjective (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - and also (and also, thus, so)

(indeclinable)

खड्गप्रहरणे (khaḍgapraharaṇe) - in sword striking, in wielding a sword

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of khaḍgapraharaṇa

khaḍgapraharaṇa - sword striking, wielding a sword

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khaḍga+praharaṇa)

• khaḍga – sword
  noun (masculine)
• praharaṇa – striking, hitting, weapon
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'hṛ' (to take, carry) with prefix 'pra' (forth) and suffix '-ana'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - adept, skilled (engaged, endowed with, skilled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yukta

yukta - joined, united, yoked, engaged, skilled, appropriate

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'yuj'.

Root: yuj (class 7)

सम्पाते (sampāte) - in the clash, in the encounter

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sampāta

sampāta - falling together, encounter, clash, confluence

Derived from root 'pat' (to fall) with prefix 'sam' (together).

Prefix: sam

Root: pat (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

असिचर्मणोः (asicarmaṇoḥ) - of sword and shield

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, dual of asicarman

asicarman - sword and shield

Compound type : dvandva (asi+carman)

• asi – sword
  noun (masculine)
• carman – hide, skin, shield
  noun (neuter)