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8,18

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-18, verse-71

अन्योन्यस्य वधे यत्नं कुर्वाणौ तौ महारथौ ।
रथाभ्यां चेरतुस्तत्र मण्डलानि सहस्रशः ॥७१॥
71. anyonyasya vadhe yatnaṁ kurvāṇau tau mahārathau ,
rathābhyāṁ ceratustatra maṇḍalāni sahasraśaḥ.
71. anyonyasya vadhe yatnaṃ kurvāṇau tau mahārathau
rathābhyām ceratuḥ tatra maṇḍalāni sahasraśaḥ
71. anyonyasya vadhe yatnaṃ kurvāṇau tau mahārathau
tatra rathābhyām sahasraśaḥ maṇḍalāni ceratuḥ
71. Those two great chariot warriors, striving to kill each other, moved their chariots in thousands of circular maneuvers there.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - of each other, mutual
  • वधे (vadhe) - in the killing, in the destruction
  • यत्नं (yatnaṁ) - effort, exertion, endeavor
  • कुर्वाणौ (kurvāṇau) - making, doing, performing (two persons)
  • तौ (tau) - Śikhaṇḍī and another warrior (those two, they two)
  • महारथौ (mahārathau) - two great chariot warriors
  • रथाभ्याम् (rathābhyām) - with two chariots
  • चेरतुः (ceratuḥ) - wandered, moved about, performed (two persons)
  • तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
  • मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular arrays
  • सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands, thousandfold

Words meanings and morphology

अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - of each other, mutual
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of anyonya
anyonya - each other, mutual, reciprocal
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+anya)
  • anya – other, another
    pronoun
  • anya – other, another
    pronoun
वधे (vadhe) - in the killing, in the destruction
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vadha
vadha - killing, slaying, destruction, striking
Derived from root han (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2)
यत्नं (yatnaṁ) - effort, exertion, endeavor
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna
yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt
From root yat (to strive)
Root: yat (class 1)
कुर्वाणौ (kurvāṇau) - making, doing, performing (two persons)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, dual of kurvāṇa
kurvāṇa - making, doing, performing, acting
Present Middle Participle
Derived from root kṛ (to do, make), ātmanepada, present participle.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तौ (tau) - Śikhaṇḍī and another warrior (those two, they two)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the two chariot warriors.
महारथौ (mahārathau) - two great chariot warriors
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāratha
mahāratha - great chariot warrior, hero, a warrior capable of fighting thousands simultaneously
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
    Stem of mahat (great)
  • ratha – chariot, car, vehicle
    noun (masculine)
    From root ram (to enjoy), or rā (to give).
    Root: ram / rā (class 1)
रथाभ्याम् (rathābhyām) - with two chariots
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, dual of ratha
ratha - chariot, car, vehicle
Root: ram / rā (class 1)
चेरतुः (ceratuḥ) - wandered, moved about, performed (two persons)
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of car
Perfect Active
Root car, 3rd person dual, perfect active
Root: car (class 1)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
Derived from pronoun tad + suffix -tra
मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular arrays
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala
maṇḍala - circle, disc, orb, circular array or formation
Root: maṇḍ (class 1)
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands, thousandfold
(indeclinable)
Derived from sahasra (thousand) + suffix -śaḥ (denoting manner or distribution)
Note: Adverb modifying the number of circles.