महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-31, verse-28

वृत्तानि रथयुद्धानि विचित्राणि पदे पदे ।
इदमेकं गदायुद्धं भवत्वद्याद्भुतं महत् ॥२८॥

28. vṛttāni rathayuddhāni vicitrāṇi pade pade ,
idamekaṁ gadāyuddhaṁ bhavatvadyādbhutaṁ mahat.

28. vṛttāni rathayuddhāni vicitrāṇi pade pade idam
ekam gadāyuddham bhavatu adya adbhutam mahat

28. vicitrāṇi rathayuddhāni pade pade vṛttāni (santi).
adya idam ekam gadāyuddham adbhutam mahat bhavatu.

28. Many varied chariot battles have taken place repeatedly. Let this single mace battle today be wondrous and great.

Words meanings summery:

• वृत्तानि (vṛttāni) - occurred, happened, done

• रथयुद्धानि (rathayuddhāni) - chariot battles

• विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - diverse, varied, wonderful

• पदे (pade) - at every step, in every place

• पदे (pade) - at every step, in every place

• इदम् (idam) - this

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• गदायुद्धम् (gadāyuddham) - mace battle

• भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, amazing, marvelous

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

Words meanings and morphology

वृत्तानि (vṛttāni) - occurred, happened, done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vṛtta

vṛtta - happened, occurred, past, done, circular

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛt- (to be, to turn, to exist).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

रथयुद्धानि (rathayuddhāni) - chariot battles

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of rathayuddha

rathayuddha - chariot battle, fight from chariots

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+yuddha)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (nominalized)
  Derived from root yudh- (to fight) with the kta suffix, used as a noun.
  Root: yudh (class 4)

विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - diverse, varied, wonderful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vicitra

vicitra - varied, diverse, wonderful, variegated

पदे (pade) - at every step, in every place

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, word, place

Note: Repetition 'pade pade' means 'at every step' or 'repeatedly'.

पदे (pade) - at every step, in every place

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, word, place

Note: Repetition 'pade pade' means 'at every step' or 'repeatedly'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, a certain

गदायुद्धम् (gadāyuddham) - mace battle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gadāyuddha

gadāyuddha - mace fight, battle with maces

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gadā+yuddha)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (nominalized)
  Derived from root yudh- (to fight) with the kta suffix, used as a noun.
  Root: yudh (class 4)

भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative

Root bhū, 1st class, imperative mood, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful, amazing, marvelous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, marvelous, extraordinary, amazing

महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important