महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-9, verse-28

मण्डलानि ततस्तौ च विचरन्तौ महारणे ।
अन्योन्यमसिभिस्तूर्णं समाजघ्नतुराहवे ॥२८॥

28. maṇḍalāni tatastau ca vicarantau mahāraṇe ,
anyonyamasibhistūrṇaṁ samājaghnaturāhave.

28. maṇḍalāni tatas tau ca vicarantau mahāraṇe
anyonyam asibhiḥ tūrṇam samājaghntuḥ āhave

28. tataḥ ca tau mahāraṇe maṇḍalāni vicarantau
āhave anyonyam asibhiḥ tūrṇam samājaghntuḥ

28. And then, those two, moving in circles in the great battle, quickly struck each other with swords in the conflict.

Words meanings summery:

• मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, zones, orbits

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thence, from that

• तौ (tau) - Saatyaki and Kekaya (those two)

• च (ca) - and, also

• विचरन्तौ (vicarantau) - moving about, wandering, performing

• महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• असिभिः (asibhiḥ) - with swords

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly

• समाजघ्न्तुः (samājaghntuḥ) - they two struck

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in conflict

Words meanings and morphology

मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, zones, orbits

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disk, orb, region, group

ततस् (tatas) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - Saatyaki and Kekaya (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विचरन्तौ (vicarantau) - moving about, wandering, performing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vicarant

vicarant - moving about, wandering, roaming, behaving

Present Active Participle

From vi-√car (to move, wander)

Prefix: vi

Root: √car (class 1)

महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāraṇa

mahāraṇa - great battle, great war

Compound type : karma dhāraya (mahā+raṇa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• raṇa – battle, war, fight
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √raṇ (class 1)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)

असिभिः (asibhiḥ) - with swords

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of asi

asi - sword, scimitar

Root: √as (class 2)

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From root √tvar (to hasten)

Root: √tvar (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use

समाजघ्न्तुः (samājaghntuḥ) - they two struck

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of √han

Perfect Active

Root verb with prefixes sam-ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: √han (class 2)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, combat, war, conflict

Prefix: ā

Root: √hu (class 3)