महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-17, verse-36

अभ्यवर्तन्त वेगेन जयगृध्राः प्रहारिणः ।
बाणशब्दरवान्कृत्वा विमिश्राञ्शङ्खनिस्वनैः ॥३६॥

36. abhyavartanta vegena jayagṛdhrāḥ prahāriṇaḥ ,
bāṇaśabdaravānkṛtvā vimiśrāñśaṅkhanisvanaiḥ.

36. abhyavartanta vegena jayagṛdhrāḥ prahāriṇaḥ
bāṇaśabdaravān kṛtvā vimiśrān śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ

36. jayagṛdhrāḥ prahāriṇaḥ vegena abhyavartanta
bāṇaśabdaravān śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ vimiśrān kṛtvā

36. ...they (the Pārthas and mahārathas from the previous verse) turned back swiftly, striking and eager for victory, producing loud roars from their arrows mingled with the sounds of conch shells.

Words meanings summery:

• अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they turned towards, they advanced, they turned back

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, forcibly

• जयगृध्राः (jayagṛdhrāḥ) - eager for victory

• प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - striking, attacking, warriors

• बाणशब्दरवान् (bāṇaśabdaravān) - sounds and roars of arrows

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, after making

• विमिश्रान् (vimiśrān) - mixed, mingled, combined

• शङ्खनिस्वनैः (śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ) - with the sounds of conches

Words meanings and morphology

अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they turned towards, they advanced, they turned back

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhyavartanta

Imperfect

Imperfect 3rd plural, middle voice (ātmanepada) from √vṛt with prefixes abhi and ava (or abhi and ā)

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, swiftly, forcibly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetuosity

जयगृध्राः (jayagṛdhrāḥ) - eager for victory

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jayagṛdhra

jayagṛdhra - greedy for victory, eager for victory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaya+gṛdhra)

• jaya – victory, triumph
  noun (masculine)
• gṛdhra – greedy, eager, desirous; a vulture
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject (Pārthas/mahārathas from previous verse)

प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - striking, attacking, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahārin

prahārin - striking, assailant, warrior, attacker

Agent noun from √hṛ (to strike) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject (Pārthas/mahārathas)

बाणशब्दरवान् (bāṇaśabdaravān) - sounds and roars of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇaśabdarava

bāṇaśabdarava - sound of arrows and roars

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāṇa+śabda+rava)

• bāṇa – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• śabda – sound, noise, word
  noun (masculine)
• rava – roar, cry, sound
  noun (masculine)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, after making

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विमिश्रान् (vimiśrān) - mixed, mingled, combined

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vimiśra

vimiśra - mixed, mingled, blended

Past Passive Participle

From √miś (to mix) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: miś (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'bāṇaśabdaravān'

शङ्खनिस्वनैः (śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ) - with the sounds of conches

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaṅkhanisvana

śaṅkhanisvana - sound of a conch shell

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaṅkha+nisvana)

• śaṅkha – conch shell
  noun (masculine)
• nisvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)