महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-124, verse-31

बद्धकक्ष्यौ महाबाहू पौरुषे पर्यवस्थितौ ।
बृंहन्तौ वाशिताहेतोः समदाविव कुञ्जरौ ॥३१॥

31. baddhakakṣyau mahābāhū pauruṣe paryavasthitau ,
bṛṁhantau vāśitāhetoḥ samadāviva kuñjarau.

31. baddhakakṣyau mahābāhū pauruṣe paryavasthitau
bṛṃhantau vāśitāhetoḥ samadau iva kuñjarau

31. With their girdles tied, those mighty-armed warriors were intent on valor, roaring like two rutting elephants for the sake of a female.

Words meanings summery:

• बद्धकक्ष्यौ (baddhakakṣyau) - with girdles tied, ready for action/battle

• महाबाहू (mahābāhū) - mighty-armed, strong-armed

• पौरुषे (pauruṣe) - in valor, in manliness, in prowess

• पर्यवस्थितौ (paryavasthitau) - engaged in, resolved upon, intent on

• बृंहन्तौ (bṛṁhantau) - trumpeting, roaring, bellowing

• वाशिताहेतोः (vāśitāhetoḥ) - for the sake of a female (elephant)

• समदौ (samadau) - rutting, intoxicated, passionate

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• कुञ्जरौ (kuñjarau) - elephants (dual)

Words meanings and morphology

बद्धकक्ष्यौ (baddhakakṣyau) - with girdles tied, ready for action/battle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of baddhakakṣya

baddhakakṣya - having one's girdle tied, ready for action, prepared for battle

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+kakṣya)

• baddha – tied, bound, fastened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root `bandh` (to bind, tie).
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• kakṣya – girdle, waistband
  noun (masculine)

महाबाहू (mahābāhū) - mighty-armed, strong-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

पौरुषे (pauruṣe) - in valor, in manliness, in prowess

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - manliness, virility, valor, prowess, human effort

Derived from `puruṣa` (man, person) with suffix -a.

पर्यवस्थितौ (paryavasthitau) - engaged in, resolved upon, intent on

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of paryavasthita

paryavasthita - engaged in, resolved upon, intent on, being in a certain state

Past Passive Participle

Formed from verb root `sthā` (to stand) with prefixes `pari-ava-`.

Prefixes: pari+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

बृंहन्तौ (bṛṁhantau) - trumpeting, roaring, bellowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bṛṃhat

bṛṁhat - trumpeting (as an elephant), roaring, bellowing

Present Active Participle

Formed from verb root `bṛṃh` (to roar, trumpet).

Root: bṛṃh (class 1)

वाशिताहेतोः (vāśitāhetoḥ) - for the sake of a female (elephant)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāśitāhetu

vāśitāhetu - cause/reason/sake of a female (elephant)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāśitā+hetu)

• vāśitā – female (especially a female elephant), a bellowing or crying female
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root `vāś` (to cry, roar).
  Root: vāś (class 2)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: The ablative ending for `hetu` also gives `hetoḥ`.

समदौ (samadau) - rutting, intoxicated, passionate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samada

samada - rutting, intoxicated, passionate, proud, furious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+mada)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• mada – rut, intoxication, passion, pride, arrogance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mad (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

कुञ्जरौ (kuñjarau) - elephants (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant