महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-56, verse-21

विक्रीडन्तौ सुबलिनौ मण्डलानि प्रचेरतुः ।
गदाहस्तौ ततस्तौ तु मण्डलावस्थितौ बली ॥२१॥

21. vikrīḍantau subalinau maṇḍalāni praceratuḥ ,
gadāhastau tatastau tu maṇḍalāvasthitau balī.

21. vikrīḍantau subalinau maṇḍalāni praceratuḥ
gadāhastau tataḥ tau tu maṇḍalāvasthitau balī

21. subalinau vikrīḍantau maṇḍalāni praceratuḥ
tataḥ gadāhastau balī tau tu maṇḍalāvasthitau

21. Those two very strong warriors, skillfully engaging, performed circular maneuvers. Then, maces in hand, those two powerful men took up circular stances.

Words meanings summery:

• विक्रीडन्तौ (vikrīḍantau) - playing, engaging in skillful combat

• सुबलिनौ (subalinau) - very strong, mighty

• मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular formations, maneuvers

• प्रचेरतुः (praceratuḥ) - they moved forward, they performed, they practiced

• गदाहस्तौ (gadāhastau) - mace in hand, holding a mace

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereupon

• तौ (tau) - those two

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मण्डलावस्थितौ (maṇḍalāvasthitau) - positioned in circular formations, standing in circles

• बली (balī) - strong, powerful

Words meanings and morphology

विक्रीडन्तौ (vikrīḍantau) - playing, engaging in skillful combat

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vikrīḍant

vikrīḍant - playing, sporting, performing skillfully

Present Active Participle

Derived from root krīḍ (to play) with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Present active participle acting as an adjective.

सुबलिनौ (subalinau) - very strong, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of subalin

subalin - very strong, mighty, powerful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+balin)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• balin – strong, powerful, vigorous
  adjective (masculine)

मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles, circular formations, maneuvers

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, orb, circular array or formation

प्रचेरतुः (praceratuḥ) - they moved forward, they performed, they practiced

(verb)

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

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Perfect tense, 3rd person dual, Parasmaipada, with upasarga pra-.

गदाहस्तौ (gadāhastau) - mace in hand, holding a mace

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gadāhasta

gadāhasta - one whose hand holds a mace

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gadā+hasta)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• hasta – hand, arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'having a mace in hand'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereupon

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मण्डलावस्थितौ (maṇḍalāvasthitau) - positioned in circular formations, standing in circles

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of maṇḍalāvasthita

maṇḍalāvasthita - situated in a circle, standing in a circular formation

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (maṇḍala+avasthita)

• maṇḍala – circle, circular formation
  noun (neuter)
• avasthita – standing, situated, positioned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ava-
  Prefix: ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'who are standing in circular formations'.

बली (balī) - strong, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of balin

balin - strong, powerful, vigorous