महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-11, verse-19

निवृत्य तु महावीर्यौ समुच्छ्रितगदावुभौ ।
पुनरन्तरमार्गस्थौ मण्डलानि विचेरतुः ॥१९॥

19. nivṛtya tu mahāvīryau samucchritagadāvubhau ,
punarantaramārgasthau maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ.

19. nivṛtya tu mahāvīryau samucchritagadāvubhau
punarantaramārgasthau maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ

19. tu mahāvīryau ubhau samucchritagadau nivṛtya
punar antaramārgasthau maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ

19. Those two mighty warriors, with their maces raised aloft, having turned back and standing in the intervening space, once again moved in circular maneuvers.

Words meanings summery:

• निवृत्य (nivṛtya) - having turned back, having retreated

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - two mighty ones, two very heroic ones

• समुच्छ्रितगदौ (samucchritagadau) - two whose maces are raised aloft

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• पुनर् (punar) - again, once more

• अन्तरमार्गस्थौ (antaramārgasthau) - two standing in the intervening space or path

• मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular paths, orbits

• विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - they two moved about, wandered, traversed

Words meanings and morphology

निवृत्य (nivṛtya) - having turned back, having retreated

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root vṛt with ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - two mighty ones, two very heroic ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - possessing great heroism, mighty

mahā + vīrya

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great
  adjective (masculine)
  from mahat
• vīrya – heroism, vigor, power
  noun (neuter)

समुच्छ्रितगदौ (samucchritagadau) - two whose maces are raised aloft

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samucchritagadā

samucchritagadā - having raised maces

samucchrita + gadā

Compound type : bahuvrihi (samucchrita+gadā)

• samucchrita – raised aloft, elevated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  sam + ud + śri
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: śri (class 9)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubhaya

ubhaya - both

पुनर् (punar) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

अन्तरमार्गस्थौ (antaramārgasthau) - two standing in the intervening space or path

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of antaramārgastha

antaramārgastha - standing in the middle or intermediate path

antara + mārga + stha

Compound type : tatpurusha (antaramārga+stha)

• antaramārga – intermediate path or space
  noun (masculine)
  antara + mārga
• stha – standing, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  from sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular paths, orbits

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, globe, orbit

विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - they two moved about, wandered, traversed

(verb)

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

Prefix:

Root: car (class 1)

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