महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-12, verse-53

तावन्योन्यं समाश्लिष्य प्रकर्षन्तौ परस्परम् ।
उभावपि चकाशेते प्रयुद्धौ वृषभाविव ॥५३॥

53. tāvanyonyaṁ samāśliṣya prakarṣantau parasparam ,
ubhāvapi cakāśete prayuddhau vṛṣabhāviva.

53. tau anyonyam samāśliṣya prakarṣantau parasparam
ubhau api cakāśete prayuddhau vṛṣabhau iva

53. Grappling and pulling each other, the two of them appeared like two bulls fighting intensely.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - Bhima and Duryodhana (those two)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• समाश्लिष्य (samāśliṣya) - having embraced, having grappled

• प्रकर्षन्तौ (prakarṣantau) - pulling, dragging

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• अपि (api) - also, even

• चकाशेते (cakāśete) - shone, appeared

• प्रयुद्धौ (prayuddhau) - fighting, engaged in combat

• वृषभौ (vṛṣabhau) - two bulls

• इव (iva) - like, as

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - Bhima and Duryodhana (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative dual masculine of tad.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

Note: Accusative singular neuter, used adverbially.

समाश्लिष्य (samāśliṣya) - having embraced, having grappled

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śliṣ (class 4)

प्रकर्षन्तौ (prakarṣantau) - pulling, dragging

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prakarṣant

prakarṣant - pulling, dragging, drawing forth

Present Active Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Nominative dual masculine of the present active participle of pra-√kṛṣ.

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paraspara

paraspara - each other, mutual

Note: Accusative singular neuter, used adverbially.

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Nominative dual masculine of ubha.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

चकाशेते (cakāśete) - shone, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (Lit) of kāś

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Perfect 3rd dual middle (ātmanepada) of √kāś.

प्रयुद्धौ (prayuddhau) - fighting, engaged in combat

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prayuddha

prayuddha - fought, fighting, engaged in battle

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Nominative dual masculine of the past passive participle of pra-√yudh.

वृषभौ (vṛṣabhau) - two bulls

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vṛṣabha

vṛṣabha - bull

Note: Nominative dual masculine of vṛṣabha.

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.