महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-214, verse-23

तावापतन्तौ संप्रेक्ष्य स बालार्कसमद्युतिः ।
द्वाभ्यां गृहीत्वा पाणिभ्यां शक्तिं चान्येन पाणिना ।
अपरेणाग्निदायादस्ताम्रचूडं भुजेन सः ॥२३॥

23. tāvāpatantau saṁprekṣya sa bālārkasamadyutiḥ ,
dvābhyāṁ gṛhītvā pāṇibhyāṁ śaktiṁ cānyena pāṇinā ,
apareṇāgnidāyādastāmracūḍaṁ bhujena saḥ.

23. tau āpatantau samprekṣya saḥ
bālārkasamadyutiḥ dvābhyām gṛhītvā pāṇibhyām
śaktim ca anyena pāṇinā apareṇa
agnidāyādaḥ tāmracūḍam bhujena saḥ

23. Beholding those two (elephants) approaching, he, radiant as the rising sun, grasped a spear (śakti) with two hands. And with another hand, he, the descendant of Agni, seized the Tāmracūḍa weapon with his arm.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two, they (dual)

• आपतन्तौ (āpatantau) - approaching, falling, coming

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen clearly, having perceived, observing

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• बालार्कसमद्युतिः (bālārkasamadyutiḥ) - having the splendor like the rising sun

• द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having grasped

• पाणिभ्याम् (pāṇibhyām) - with (two) hands

• शक्तिम् (śaktim) - spear, dart, power (śakti), strength

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्येन (anyena) - with another, by another

• पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with (a) hand

• अपरेण (apareṇa) - with the other (hand/arm)

• अग्निदायादः (agnidāyādaḥ) - Refers to a powerful warrior, likely Rāvaṇa or Indrajit, associated with Agni. (descendant of Agni, son of Agni)

• ताम्रचूडम् (tāmracūḍam) - Refers to a specific weapon, Tāmracūḍa. (copper-crested; a cock; a weapon of this name)

• भुजेन (bhujena) - with (his) arm

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two, they (dual)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

आपतन्तौ (āpatantau) - approaching, falling, coming

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of āpatant

āpatant - approaching, falling, coming, alighting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'pat' with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'śatṛ'

Prefix: ā

Root: pat (class 1)

सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen clearly, having perceived, observing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'īkṣ' with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra' and suffix 'lyap'

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

बालार्कसमद्युतिः (bālārkasamadyutiḥ) - having the splendor like the rising sun

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bālārkasamadyuti

bālārkasamadyuti - having a splendor like that of the rising sun

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāla+arka+sama+dyuti)

• bāla – young, rising (sun), child
  adjective (masculine)
• arka – sun, ray, fire
  noun (masculine)
• sama – like, similar, equal
  adjective (masculine)
• dyuti – splendor, light, radiance, beauty
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two

(numeral adjective)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, having grasped

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'grah' with suffix 'ktvā'

Root: grah (class 9)

पाणिभ्याम् (pāṇibhyām) - with (two) hands

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

शक्तिम् (śaktim) - spear, dart, power (śakti), strength

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - spear, dart, javelin; power, strength, faculty, capability, energy (śakti)

Root: śak (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्येन (anyena) - with another, by another

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - another, other, different

पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with (a) hand

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

अपरेण (apareṇa) - with the other (hand/arm)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, posterior, western

अग्निदायादः (agnidāyādaḥ) - Refers to a powerful warrior, likely Rāvaṇa or Indrajit, associated with Agni. (descendant of Agni, son of Agni)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agnidāyāda

agnidāyāda - descendant/heir of Agni, son of Agni

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+dāyāda)

• agni – fire, fire-god
  noun (masculine)
• dāyāda – heir, descendant, son
  noun (masculine)

ताम्रचूडम् (tāmracūḍam) - Refers to a specific weapon, Tāmracūḍa. (copper-crested; a cock; a weapon of this name)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tāmracūḍa

tāmracūḍa - copper-crested; a cock; a weapon named Tāmracūḍa

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tāmra+cūḍa)

• tāmra – copper, coppery, red
  adjective (neuter)
• cūḍa – crest, tuft, peak, top-knot
  noun (masculine)

भुजेन (bhujena) - with (his) arm

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhuja

bhuja - arm, shoulder, hand (poetic)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)