महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-272, verse-26

तौ शरैराचितौ वीरौ भ्रातरौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ।
पेततुर्गगनाद्भूमिं सूर्याचन्द्रमसाविव ॥२६॥

26. tau śarairācitau vīrau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau ,
petaturgaganādbhūmiṁ sūryācandramasāviva.

26. tau śaraiḥ ācitau vīrau bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau
petatuḥ gaganāt bhūmim sūryacandramasau iva

26. Those two heroic brothers, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, covered with arrows, fell from the sky to the earth, just like the sun and moon.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows, by arrows

• आचितौ (ācitau) - covered, pierced, filled

• वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - brothers

• रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

• पेततुः (petatuḥ) - they fell

• गगनात् (gaganāt) - from the sky, from the atmosphere

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - to the earth, to the ground

• सूर्यचन्द्रमसौ (sūryacandramasau) - the sun and moon

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows, by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

आचितौ (ācitau) - covered, pierced, filled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ācita

ācita - covered, filled, overspread, pierced

past passive participle

Formed from `ā` + root `ci` (to heap, collect, cover) + `kta` (past passive participle suffix)

Prefix: ā

Root: ci (class 5)

वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, powerful, warrior

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

रामलक्ष्मणौ (rāmalakṣmaṇau) - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rāmalakṣmaṇa

rāmalakṣmaṇa - Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+lakṣmaṇa)

• rāma – Rāma (a proper name, the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmaṇa – Lakṣmaṇa (a proper name, brother of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)

पेततुः (petatuḥ) - they fell

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

गगनात् (gaganāt) - from the sky, from the atmosphere

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, firmament

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - to the earth, to the ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

सूर्यचन्द्रमसौ (sūryacandramasau) - the sun and moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sūryacandramas

sūryacandramas - the sun and the moon

Compound type : dvandva (sūrya+candramas)

• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• candramas – moon
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)