महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-255, verse-17

तौ शरैरभिवर्षन्तौ जीमूताविव वार्षिकौ ।
एकैकेन विपाठेन जघ्ने माद्रवतीसुतः ॥१७॥

17. tau śarairabhivarṣantau jīmūtāviva vārṣikau ,
ekaikena vipāṭhena jaghne mādravatīsutaḥ.

17. tau śaraiḥ abhivarṣantau jīmūtau iva vārṣikau
ekaikena vipāṭhena jaghne mādravatīsutaḥ

17. As those two (Kṣemaṅkara and Mahāmukha) showered arrows like two rainy clouds, the son of Mādrī (Nakula) struck each of them with a single broad-headed arrow.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two (Kṣemaṅkara and Mahāmukha) (those two, they both)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• अभिवर्षन्तौ (abhivarṣantau) - showering (arrows upon him) (showering upon, raining upon (present participle))

• जीमूतौ (jīmūtau) - like two clouds (two clouds)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• वार्षिकौ (vārṣikau) - rainy (clouds) (rainy, seasonal (for rain))

• एकैकेन (ekaikena) - by each single one (by each one, by one by one)

• विपाठेन (vipāṭhena) - by a broad-headed arrow

• जघ्ने (jaghne) - he (Nakula) struck (he struck, he killed)

• माद्रवतीसुतः (mādravatīsutaḥ) - Nakula (son of Mādrī) (son of Mādrī)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two (Kṣemaṅkara and Mahāmukha) (those two, they both)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here, 'tau' is the object of the active verb 'jaghne'.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Root: śṛ

अभिवर्षन्तौ (abhivarṣantau) - showering (arrows upon him) (showering upon, raining upon (present participle))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of abhivarṣat

abhivarṣat - showering upon, raining upon

Present Active Participle

From 'abhi' + root 'vṛṣ' (to rain, shower) + 'śatṛ' suffix.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

जीमूतौ (jīmūtau) - like two clouds (two clouds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jīmūta

jīmūta - cloud

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

वार्षिकौ (vārṣikau) - rainy (clouds) (rainy, seasonal (for rain))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vārṣika

vārṣika - rainy, seasonal, belonging to the rainy season

Formed from 'varṣā' (rainy season) + 'ṭhak' suffix.

एकैकेन (ekaikena) - by each single one (by each one, by one by one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ekaika

ekaika - each one, one by one, single

Reduplicated 'eka'.

Note: Refers to one arrow for each opponent.

विपाठेन (vipāṭhena) - by a broad-headed arrow

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vipāṭha

vipāṭha - broad-headed arrow

From 'vi' + root 'paṭh' (to split) - an arrow designed to split.

जघ्ने (jaghne) - he (Nakula) struck (he struck, he killed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of han

Perfect tense

Root 'han'; 3rd person singular perfect active (ātmanepada form used as active for 'han')

Root: han (class 2)

माद्रवतीसुतः (mādravatīsutaḥ) - Nakula (son of Mādrī) (son of Mādrī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mādravatīsuta

mādravatīsuta - son of Mādrī (Nakula or Sahadeva)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mādravatī+suta)

• mādravatī – Mādrī, name of Pāṇḍu's second wife and mother of Nakula and Sahadeva
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sū' (to give birth).
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Nakula in this context.