महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-11, verse-21

प्रार्थयानौ तदान्योऽन्यं मण्डलानि विचेरतुः ।
क्रियाविशेषं कृतिनौ दर्शयामासतुस्तदा ॥२१॥

21. prārthayānau tadānyo'nyaṁ maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ ,
kriyāviśeṣaṁ kṛtinau darśayāmāsatustadā.

21. prārthayānau tadā anyo anyam maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ
kriyāviśeṣam kṛtinau darśayāmāsatuḥ tadā

21. tadā kṛtinau prārthayānau anyo anyam maṇḍalāni
viceratuḥ kriyāviśeṣam ca darśayāmāsatuḥ

21. Then those two skilled warriors, challenging each other, moved in circular patterns and displayed their mastery of combat maneuvers.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रार्थयानौ (prārthayānau) - challenging each other, begging, asking for

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अन्य (anya) - other, another

• अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another

• मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular courses, disks

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

• क्रियाविशेषम् (kriyāviśeṣam) - particular action, special maneuver, distinction in action

• कृतिनौ (kṛtinau) - two skilled persons, two experts, two accomplished ones

• दर्शयामासतुः (darśayāmāsatuḥ) - they two showed, they displayed

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

प्रार्थयानौ (prārthayānau) - challenging each other, begging, asking for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prārthayāna

prārthayāna - begging, requesting, desiring, challenging

Present Participle

middle participle of pra + arth

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अन्य (anya) - other, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: First part of the reciprocal anyo 'nyam

अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Second part of the reciprocal anyo 'nyam

मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular courses, disks

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, globe, ring, orbit

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

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

क्रियाविशेषम् (kriyāviśeṣam) - particular action, special maneuver, distinction in action

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kriyāviśeṣa

kriyāviśeṣa - special action, particular activity, specific technique

kriyā + viśeṣa (tatpuruṣa compound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kriyā+viśeṣa)

• kriyā – action, performance, rite, activity
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• viśeṣa – particularity, distinction, special kind, excellence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vi-śiṣ (class 7)

कृतिनौ (kṛtinau) - two skilled persons, two experts, two accomplished ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛtin

kṛtin - skilled, clever, accomplished, expert

derived from kṛti

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दर्शयामासतुः (darśayāmāsatuḥ) - they two showed, they displayed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, periphrastic perfect (liṭ) of darśayāmāsa

causative

periphrastic perfect of dṛś causative

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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