महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-252, verse-8

कृष्णोरगौ तीक्ष्णविषौ द्विजिह्वौ मत्तः पदाक्रामसि पुच्छदेशे ।
यः पाण्डवाभ्यां पुरुषोत्तमाभ्यां जघन्यजाभ्यां प्रयुयुत्ससे त्वम् ॥८॥

8. kṛṣṇoragau tīkṣṇaviṣau dvijihvau; mattaḥ padākrāmasi pucchadeśe ,
yaḥ pāṇḍavābhyāṁ puruṣottamābhyāṁ; jaghanyajābhyāṁ prayuyutsase tvam.

8. kṛṣṇa uragau tīkṣṇaviṣau dvijihvau
mattaḥ padā ākramasi pucchadeśe |
yaḥ pāṇḍavābhyām puruṣottamābhyām
jaghanyajābhyām prayuyutsase tvam

8. You, in your intoxication, tread on the tail-end of the two black serpents (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna), who possess sharp venom and are two-tongued. You who wish to fight with these two later-born Pandavas, who are indeed the best among men.

Words meanings summery:

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - black (describing the serpents, alluding to Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna) (black, dark)

• उरगौ (uragau) - two serpents (alluding to Krishna and Arjuna) (two serpents, two snakes)

• तीक्ष्णविषौ (tīkṣṇaviṣau) - two possessing sharp venom (two with sharp venom)

• द्विजिह्वौ (dvijihvau) - two two-tongued (like serpents) (two two-tongued (serpents), two deceitful)

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from your intoxication/madness (from an intoxicated person, from me (out of madness), because of intoxication/madness)

• पदा (padā) - with your foot (with the foot, by foot)

• आक्रमसि (ākramasi) - you tread on, you step on (you step on, you attack, you overpower)

• पुच्छदेशे (pucchadeśe) - on the tail-end (in the tail region, at the tail-end)

• यः (yaḥ) - you who (who, which, he who)

• पाण्डवाभ्याम् (pāṇḍavābhyām) - with the two Pandavas (Arjuna and Bhima) (with the two Pandavas)

• पुरुषोत्तमाभ्याम् (puruṣottamābhyām) - with the two best among men

• जघन्यजाभ्याम् (jaghanyajābhyām) - with the two later-born (referring to Bhima and Arjuna as younger than Yudhisthira) (with the two born last, with the two youngest, with the two inferior-born)

• प्रयुयुत्ससे (prayuyutsase) - you desire to fight (you desire to fight, you wish to contend)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

Words meanings and morphology

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - black (describing the serpents, alluding to Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna) (black, dark)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark, Lord Krishna, Arjuna, serpent

उरगौ (uragau) - two serpents (alluding to Krishna and Arjuna) (two serpents, two snakes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of uraga

uraga - serpent, snake, Nāga

Literally 'breast-goer' (uras+ga)

Compound type : tatpurusha (uras+ga)

• uras – breast, chest
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  suffix
  Derived from √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

तीक्ष्णविषौ (tīkṣṇaviṣau) - two possessing sharp venom (two with sharp venom)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tīkṣṇaviṣa

tīkṣṇaviṣa - sharp-venomed, having potent poison

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tīkṣṇa+viṣa)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pungent, fierce
  adjective
• viṣa – venom, poison
  noun (neuter)

द्विजिह्वौ (dvijihvau) - two two-tongued (like serpents) (two two-tongued (serpents), two deceitful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dvijihva

dvijihva - two-tongued (epithet for serpents), deceitful, hypocritical

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+jihvā)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jihvā – tongue
  noun (feminine)

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from your intoxication/madness (from an intoxicated person, from me (out of madness), because of intoxication/madness)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of matta

matta - intoxicated, mad, furious, proud, drunk

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √mad (to be intoxicated, rejoice)

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Functions adverbially as 'out of intoxication'.

पदा (padā) - with your foot (with the foot, by foot)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pad

pad - foot, step, quarter (of a verse)

Note: Instrumental singular.

आक्रमसि (ākramasi) - you tread on, you step on (you step on, you attack, you overpower)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ākram

Root √kram (to step, go) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Parasmaipada form.

पुच्छदेशे (pucchadeśe) - on the tail-end (in the tail region, at the tail-end)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pucchadeśa

pucchadeśa - tail region, tail-end

Compound type : tatpurusha (puccha+deśa)

• puccha – tail
  noun (neuter)
• deśa – region, place, part
  noun (masculine)

यः (yaḥ) - you who (who, which, he who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yat

yat - who, which, what, he who

पाण्डवाभ्याम् (pāṇḍavābhyām) - with the two Pandavas (Arjuna and Bhima) (with the two Pandavas)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - son of Pandu, a Pandava

Derived from Paṇḍu (Pandu)

Note: Refers to Arjuna and Bhima.

पुरुषोत्तमाभ्याम् (puruṣottamābhyām) - with the two best among men

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best among men, excellent man, epithet of Vishnu/Krishna

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, cosmic being (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, excellent
  adjective

जघन्यजाभ्याम् (jaghanyajābhyām) - with the two later-born (referring to Bhima and Arjuna as younger than Yudhisthira) (with the two born last, with the two youngest, with the two inferior-born)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of jaghanyaja

jaghanyaja - last-born, youngest, low-born, born from the loins

Compound type : tatpurusha (jaghanya+ja)

• jaghanya – hindmost, last, lowest, inferior
  adjective
• ja – born, produced from
  suffix
  Derived from √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Bhima and Arjuna as being born after Yudhiṣṭhira.

प्रयुयुत्ससे (prayuyutsase) - you desire to fight (you desire to fight, you wish to contend)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of prayuyuts

Desiderative (reduplicated) + prefix

Desiderative of √yudh (to fight) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you