महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-22, verse-16

वर्तमाने तथा युद्धे निर्मर्यादे समन्ततः ।
वध्यमानेषु योधेषु तावकेष्वितरेषु च ॥१६॥

16. vartamāne tathā yuddhe nirmaryāde samantataḥ ,
vadhyamāneṣu yodheṣu tāvakeṣvitareṣu ca.

16. vartamāne tathā yuddhe nirmaryāde samantataḥ
vadhyamāneṣu yodheṣu tāvakeṣu itareṣu ca

16. tathā nirmaryāde samantataḥ vartamāne yuddhe
tāvakeṣu ca itareṣu yodheṣu vadhyamāneṣu

16. Thus, as that unrestricted battle raged on all sides, with warriors being slaughtered, both among your ranks and among the others...

Words meanings summery:

• वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - ongoing (while the battle was ongoing) (being, existing, present, ongoing)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner (referring to the ongoing situation) (thus, so, in that manner, likewise)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle (in the battle, in the fight)

• निर्मर्यादे (nirmaryāde) - unrestrained, without rules (referring to the brutal nature of the battle) (without boundaries, unrestrained, lawless)

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides (on all sides, everywhere, completely)

• वध्यमानेषु (vadhyamāneṣu) - while being slaughtered (while being killed, being slaughtered, being slain)

• योधेषु (yodheṣu) - among the warriors (among the warriors, in the warriors)

• तावकेषु (tāvakeṣu) - among your (soldiers/forces) (among yours, among your people/relatives/soldiers)

• इतरेषु (itareṣu) - among the others (enemy forces, i.e., Pāṇḍavas) (among the others, among the rest)

• च (ca) - and (connecting 'yours' and 'others') (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - ongoing (while the battle was ongoing) (being, existing, present, ongoing)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - being, existing, present, current, ongoing

Present Active Participle

From root 'vṛt' (to be, exist) + śānac suffix, conjugated in locative singular neuter

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agreement with 'yuddhe'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner (referring to the ongoing situation) (thus, so, in that manner, likewise)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the previous description of the battle.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle (in the battle, in the fight)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

निर्मर्यादे (nirmaryāde) - unrestrained, without rules (referring to the brutal nature of the battle) (without boundaries, unrestrained, lawless)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirmaryāda

nirmaryāda - without boundaries, unrestrained, lawless, immoral

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+maryāda)

• nir – without, devoid of
  indeclinable
  Prefix: nis
• maryāda – boundary, limit, rule, custom, propriety
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'yuddhe'.

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides (on all sides, everywhere, completely)

(indeclinable)

Suffix 'tas' indicating 'from all sides' or 'on all sides'.

Note: Adverbial.

वध्यमानेषु (vadhyamāneṣu) - while being slaughtered (while being killed, being slaughtered, being slain)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being slain, being slaughtered

Present Passive Participle

From root 'vadh' (to strike, kill) or 'han' in passive with 'yam' infix + śānac suffix, conjugated in locative plural masculine

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'yodheṣu'.

योधेषु (yodheṣu) - among the warriors (among the warriors, in the warriors)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, soldier

Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

तावकेषु (tāvakeṣu) - among your (soldiers/forces) (among yours, among your people/relatives/soldiers)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - your, belonging to you, yours

Derived from 'tava' (your) with suffix 'ka'

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's forces.

इतरेषु (itareṣu) - among the others (enemy forces, i.e., Pāṇḍavas) (among the others, among the rest)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of itara

itara - other, another, the rest

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍava forces.

च (ca) - and (connecting 'yours' and 'others') (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.