महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-142, verse-14

तौ ते ददृशुरासक्तौ विकर्षन्तौ परस्परम् ।
काङ्क्षमाणौ जयं चैव सिंहाविव रणोत्कटौ ॥१४॥

14. tau te dadṛśurāsaktau vikarṣantau parasparam ,
kāṅkṣamāṇau jayaṁ caiva siṁhāviva raṇotkaṭau.

14. tau te dadṛśuḥ āsaktau vikarṣantau parasparam
kāṅkṣamāṇau jayam ca eva siṃhā iva raṇotkaṭau

14. They saw those two, fiercely engaged in pulling each other, eagerly desiring victory, just like two lions furious in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• ते (te) - your

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• आसक्तौ (āsaktau) - engaged

• विकर्षन्तौ (vikarṣantau) - pulling

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other

• काङ्क्षमाणौ (kāṅkṣamāṇau) - desiring

• जयम् (jayam) - victory

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed

• सिंहा (siṁhā) - lions

• इव (iva) - like

• रणोत्कटौ (raṇotkaṭau) - furious in battle

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आसक्तौ (āsaktau) - engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āsakta

āsakta - attached, devoted, engaged, clinging

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sañj' (to cling, to be attached) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: sañj

विकर्षन्तौ (vikarṣantau) - pulling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vikarṣat

vikarṣat - pulling, dragging away

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'kṛṣ' (to pull) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paraspara

paraspara - each other, mutual

Note: Used adverbially.

काङ्क्षमाणौ (kāṅkṣamāṇau) - desiring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kāṅkṣamāṇa

kāṅkṣamāṇa - desiring, wishing for

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'kāṅkṣ' (to desire)

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

जयम् (jayam) - victory

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, conquest, triumph

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed

(indeclinable)

सिंहा (siṁhā) - lions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

इव (iva) - like

(indeclinable)

रणोत्कटौ (raṇotkaṭau) - furious in battle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of raṇotkaṭa

raṇotkaṭa - furious/fierce in battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+utkaṭa)

• raṇa – battle, war
  noun (masculine)
• utkaṭa – fierce, excessive, violent, intense
  adjective (masculine)