महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-8, verse-28

व्यपसृत्य तु नागाभ्यां मण्डलानि विचेरतुः ।
प्रगृह्य चैव धनुषी जघ्नतुर्वै परस्परम् ॥२८॥

28. vyapasṛtya tu nāgābhyāṁ maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ ,
pragṛhya caiva dhanuṣī jaghnaturvai parasparam.

28. vyapasṛtya tu nāgābhyām maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ
pragṛhya ca eva dhanuṣī jaghnatuḥ vai parasparam

28. tu nāgābhyām vyapasṛtya maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ ca
eva dhanuṣī pragṛhya vai parasparam jaghnatuḥ

28. But having disengaged (from their grapple) like elephants, they moved about in circular formations. And indeed, taking up their bows, they struck each other.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यपसृत्य (vyapasṛtya) - having moved away, having retreated, having disengaged

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• नागाभ्याम् (nāgābhyām) - like two elephants (referring to the warriors) (by/from two elephants, like two elephants)

• मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular movements/formations

• विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - they (two) moved about, roamed

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

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - two bows

• जघ्नतुः (jaghnatuḥ) - they (two) struck, they hit, they killed

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

Words meanings and morphology

व्यपसृत्य (vyapasṛtya) - having moved away, having retreated, having disengaged

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root √sṛ with prefixes vi- and apa- and suffix -ya (after prefixes)

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: sṛ (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

नागाभ्याम् (nāgābhyām) - like two elephants (referring to the warriors) (by/from two elephants, like two elephants)

(noun)

masculine, dual of nāga

nāga - elephant, snake

Note: Used here either instrumentally to describe the manner of moving, or ablatively of separation (from previous state).

मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular movements/formations

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, region, circular movement, formation

विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - they (two) moved about, roamed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of vicar

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person dual active of √car with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root √grah with prefix pra- and suffix -ya (after prefixes)

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - two bows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

जघ्नतुः (jaghnatuḥ) - they (two) struck, they hit, they killed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of han

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person dual active of √han

Root: han (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)