महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-154, verse-54

अभिहत्य च भूयस्तावन्योन्यं बलदर्पितौ ।
भुजाभ्यां परिगृह्याथ चकर्षाते गजाविव ॥५४॥

54. abhihatya ca bhūyastāvanyonyaṁ baladarpitau ,
bhujābhyāṁ parigṛhyātha cakarṣāte gajāviva.

54. abhihatya ca bhūyaḥ tau anyonyam baladarpitau
bhujābhyām parigṛhya atha cakarṣāte gajau iva

54. Those two, arrogant with their strength, repeatedly struck each other, and then, seizing each other with their arms, they dragged each other like two elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिहत्य (abhihatya) - having struck, having attacked

• च (ca) - and, also

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, repeatedly, further

• तौ (tau) - referring to Bhīma and the demon (those two)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• बलदर्पितौ (baladarpitau) - arrogant with strength, intoxicated by power

• भुजाभ्याम् (bhujābhyām) - with two arms

• परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having grasped, having seized, having embraced

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now

• चकर्षाते (cakarṣāte) - they dragged, they pulled

• गजौ (gajau) - two elephants

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

अभिहत्य (abhihatya) - having struck, having attacked

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefix 'abhi-' and root 'han', followed by the suffix '-tvā' (changed to '-ya' due to prefix).

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, repeatedly, further

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - referring to Bhīma and the demon (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

Note: Accusative singular used adverbially for 'mutually' or 'each other'.

बलदर्पितौ (baladarpitau) - arrogant with strength, intoxicated by power

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of baladarpita

baladarpita - proud of strength, arrogant with power

Past Passive Participle (from dṛp) combined with bala

Compound: bala (strength) + darpita (made proud, arrogant). Implies 'proud by strength' (balena darpita).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+darpita)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• darpita – made proud, arrogant, haughty
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛp (to be proud, to be arrogant)
  Root: dṛp (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'tau'.

भुजाभ्याम् (bhujābhyām) - with two arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bhuja

bhuja - arm, hand

Note: Refers to the arms of the two fighters.

परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having grasped, having seized, having embraced

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefix 'pari-' and root 'grah', followed by the suffix '-tvā' (changed to '-ya' due to prefix).

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

अथ (atha) - then, next, now

(indeclinable)

चकर्षाते (cakarṣāte) - they dragged, they pulled

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛṣ

Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person dual

Root kṛṣ, perfect tense (liṭ), ātmanepada, 3rd dual. Involves reduplication.

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

गजौ (gajau) - two elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gaja

gaja - elephant

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)