महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-16, verse-10

गदाः प्रासानसीन्कुन्तान्भिण्डिपालान्महाङ्कुशान् ।
प्रगृह्य क्षिप्रमापेतुः परस्परजिगीषया ॥१०॥

10. gadāḥ prāsānasīnkuntānbhiṇḍipālānmahāṅkuśān ,
pragṛhya kṣipramāpetuḥ parasparajigīṣayā.

10. gadāḥ prāsān asīn kuntān bhiṇḍipālān mahāṅkuśān
pragṛhya kṣipram āpetuḥ parasparajigīṣayā

10. (They) gadāḥ,
prāsān,
asīn,
kuntān,
bhiṇḍipālān,
mahāṅkuśān pragṛhya,
kṣipram parasparajigīṣayā āpetuḥ.

10. Seizing maces, darts, swords, lances, *bhiṇḍipālas*, and great hooks, they swiftly rushed (into battle) with the desire to conquer one another.

Words meanings summery:

• गदाः (gadāḥ) - maces, clubs

• प्रासान् (prāsān) - darts, spears

• असीन् (asīn) - swords

• कुन्तान् (kuntān) - lances, spears

• भिण्डिपालान् (bhiṇḍipālān) - bhiṇḍipālas (a kind of sling or missile weapon)

• महाङ्कुशान् (mahāṅkuśān) - great hooks, large elephant goads

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized, having taken up, holding

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, soon

• आपेतुः (āpetuḥ) - rushed, fell upon, attacked

• परस्परजिगीषया (parasparajigīṣayā) - with a desire for mutual conquest/victory

Words meanings and morphology

गदाः (gadāḥ) - maces, clubs

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Note: Object of `pragṛhya`.

प्रासान् (prāsān) - darts, spears

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāsa

prāsa - dart, spear, javelin

From pra-as (to throw forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of `pragṛhya`.

असीन् (asīn) - swords

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of asi

asi - sword, scimitar

Note: Object of `pragṛhya`.

कुन्तान् (kuntān) - lances, spears

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kunta

kunta - lance, spear

Note: Object of `pragṛhya`.

भिण्डिपालान् (bhiṇḍipālān) - bhiṇḍipālas (a kind of sling or missile weapon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhiṇḍipāla

bhiṇḍipāla - a kind of weapon, sling or missile (sometimes described as a short spear or javelin)

Note: Object of `pragṛhya`.

महाङ्कुशान् (mahāṅkuśān) - great hooks, large elephant goads

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāṅkuśa

mahāṅkuśa - a great hook, a large elephant goad

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+aṅkuśa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅkuśa – hook, goad (especially for elephants)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `pragṛhya`.

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized, having taken up, holding

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From prefix pra- and root grah (to seize, take)

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Gerund, meaning "having taken up".

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, soon

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

आपेतुः (āpetuḥ) - rushed, fell upon, attacked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of ā-pat

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Plural

From prefix ā- and root pat (to fall, fly)

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is the warriors/combatants.

परस्परजिगीषया (parasparajigīṣayā) - with a desire for mutual conquest/victory

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of parasparajigīṣā

parasparajigīṣā - desire for mutual conquest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paraspara+jigīṣā)

• paraspara – mutual, reciprocal, one another
  pronoun (masculine)
• jigīṣā – desire for conquest/victory
  noun (feminine)
  desiderative noun
  Desiderative form of root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Indicates the motivation for their action.