महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-200, verse-19

एकराज्यावेकगृहावेकशय्यासनाशनौ ।
तिलोत्तमायास्तौ हेतोरन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः ॥१९॥

19. ekarājyāvekagṛhāvekaśayyāsanāśanau ,
tilottamāyāstau hetoranyonyamabhijaghnatuḥ.

19. ekarājyau ekagṛhau ekaśayyāsanāśanau
tilottamāyāḥ tau hetoḥ anyonyam abhijaghnatuḥ

19. Sharing a single kingdom, a single house, and even the same bed, seat, and food, those two killed each other for the sake of Tilottama.

19. הם חלקו ממלכה אחת, בית אחד, מיטה, מושב ואוכל, ובכל זאת בגללה של טִילוֹטַּמָה הרגו זה את זה.

Words meanings summery:

• एकराज्यौ (ekarājyau) - sharing one kingdom, having one kingdom

• एकगृहौ (ekagṛhau) - sharing one house, having one house

• एकशय्यासनाशनौ (ekaśayyāsanāśanau) - sharing one bed, seat, and food

• तिलोत्तमायाः (tilottamāyāḥ) - of Tilottama, for Tilottama's sake

• तौ (tau) - those two

• हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• अभिजघ्नतुः (abhijaghnatuḥ) - they two killed, they two struck

Words meanings and morphology

एकराज्यौ (ekarājyau) - sharing one kingdom, having one kingdom

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ekarājya

ekarājya - having a single kingdom

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+rājya)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• rājya – kingdom, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)

एकगृहौ (ekagṛhau) - sharing one house, having one house

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ekagṛha

ekagṛha - having a single house

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+gṛha)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)

एकशय्यासनाशनौ (ekaśayyāsanāśanau) - sharing one bed, seat, and food

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ekaśayyāsanāśana

ekaśayyāsanāśana - sharing one bed, seat, and food

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+śayyāsanāśana)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• śayyāsanāśana – bed, seat, and food (as a collective)
  noun (masculine)

तिलोत्तमायाः (tilottamāyāḥ) - of Tilottama, for Tilottama's sake

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tilottamā

tilottamā - Tilottama (proper feminine name, a celestial nymph)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those (dual)

हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of

(noun)

masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, for the sake of

Note: Used here with genitive to indicate purpose or cause.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual, reciprocal

Compound type : avyayībhāva (anya+anya)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun
• anya – other, another
  pronoun

Note: Used adverbially here.

अभिजघ्नतुः (abhijaghnatuḥ) - they two killed, they two struck

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of abhihan

Perfect Tense, Active Voice

3rd person dual perfect active of the root han with upasarga abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

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