महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-19, verse-48

अयुध्यन्त महावेगाः परस्परवधैषिणः ।
अन्योन्यं समरे जघ्नुर्योधव्रतमनुष्ठिताः ।
न हि ते समरं चक्रुः पृष्ठतो वै कथंचन ॥४८॥

48. ayudhyanta mahāvegāḥ parasparavadhaiṣiṇaḥ ,
anyonyaṁ samare jaghnuryodhavratamanuṣṭhitāḥ ,
na hi te samaraṁ cakruḥ pṛṣṭhato vai kathaṁcana.

48. ayudhyanta mahāvegāḥ parasparavadheṣiṇaḥ
anyonyam samare jaghnuḥ
yodhavratamanuṣṭhitāḥ na hi te
samaram cakruḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ vai kathaṃcana

48. mahāvegāḥ parasparavadheṣiṇaḥ
ayudhyanta yodhavratamanuṣṭhitāḥ samare
anyonyam jaghnuḥ hi te pṛṣṭhataḥ
kathaṃcana vai samaram na cakruḥ

48. Those of great impetuosity, desiring each other's death, fought. They killed one another in battle, observing the warrior's code. Indeed, they never fought from behind by any means.

Words meanings summery:

• अयुध्यन्त (ayudhyanta) - they fought

• महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - of great impetuosity, very swift

• परस्परवधेषिणः (parasparavadheṣiṇaḥ) - desirous of killing each other, mutually destructive

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, one another

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

• जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they killed, they smote

• योधव्रतमनुष्ठिताः (yodhavratamanuṣṭhitāḥ) - observing the warrior's code/vow

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• ते (te) - they

• समरम् (samaram) - battle, combat

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did, they made, they performed

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, in the rear

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, ever

Words meanings and morphology

अयुध्यन्त (ayudhyanta) - they fought

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of yudh

Imperfect

Root: yudh (class 4)

महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - of great impetuosity, very swift

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāvega

mahāvega - of great speed, very impetuous, mighty swift

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, impetuosity
  noun (masculine)

परस्परवधेषिणः (parasparavadheṣiṇaḥ) - desirous of killing each other, mutually destructive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parasparavadheṣin

parasparavadheṣin - desirous of mutual destruction or killing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paraspara+vadha+eṣin)

• paraspara – mutual, reciprocal, each other
  pronoun
• vadha – killing, slaughter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: han
• eṣin – desiring, wishing for
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  From root √iṣ (to wish, desire)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, one another

(indeclinable)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they killed, they smote

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of han

Perfect

Root: han (class 2)

योधव्रतमनुष्ठिताः (yodhavratamanuṣṭhitāḥ) - observing the warrior's code/vow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodhavratamanuṣṭhita

yodhavratamanuṣṭhita - one who observes the warrior's vow/code

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yodha+vrata+anuṣṭhita)

• yodha – warrior, fighter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yudh
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice, code of conduct
  noun (neuter)
• anuṣṭhita – practiced, performed, observed, established
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From anu + √sthā (to stand, perform)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समरम् (samaram) - battle, combat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did, they made, they performed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, in the rear

(indeclinable)

Derived with the suffix -tas from pṛṣṭha (back)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, ever

(indeclinable)