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.

8. אתה שיכור ודורך על זנבם של שני נחשים שחורים, בעלי ארס חד ולשון כפולה. כך אתה, המבקש להילחם בשני בני פָּאנְדוּ, מיטב הגברים, הצעירים שבהם, התאומים.

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

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