महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-273, verse-2

तौ वीरौ शरजालेन बद्धाविन्द्रजिता रणे ।
रेजतुः पुरुषव्याघ्रौ शकुन्ताविव पञ्जरे ॥२॥

2. tau vīrau śarajālena baddhāvindrajitā raṇe ,
rejatuḥ puruṣavyāghrau śakuntāviva pañjare.

2. tau vīrau śara-jālena baddhau indrajitā raṇe
rejatuḥ puruṣa-vyāghrau śakuntau iva pañjare

2. Bound by Indrajit with a net of arrows (śara-jāla) in battle, those two great heroes, those tiger-like men (puruṣa-vyāghra), appeared like two birds in a cage.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (those two)

• वीरौ (vīrau) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (two heroes, brave men)

• शर-जालेन (śara-jālena) - By the multitude of arrows used to bind (by a net of arrows)

• बद्धौ (baddhau) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa being bound (bound, tied)

• इन्द्रजिता (indrajitā) - The agent of binding (by Indrajit)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the fight

• रेजतुः (rejatuḥ) - they shone, appeared

• पुरुष-व्याघ्रौ (puruṣa-vyāghrau) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, comparing them to mighty tigers (two tiger-like men, best of men)

• शकुन्तौ (śakuntau) - two birds

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पञ्जरे (pañjare) - in a cage

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of rejatuḥ.

वीरौ (vīrau) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (two heroes, brave men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant

Note: Modifies tau.

शर-जालेन (śara-jālena) - By the multitude of arrows used to bind (by a net of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śara-jāla

śara-jāla - net of arrows, multitude of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+jāla)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, snare, multitude
  noun (neuter)

बद्धौ (baddhau) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa being bound (bound, tied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, captured

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bandh (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Modifies tau vīrau.

इन्द्रजिता (indrajitā) - The agent of binding (by Indrajit)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of indrajit

indrajit - conqueror of Indra (Indrajit)

Compound type : tatpurusha (indra+jit)

• indra – Indra (name of a deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• jit – conquering, victor
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agent of the action baddhau.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the fight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, fight

Root: raṇ (class 1)

Note: Denotes place of action.

रेजतुः (rejatuḥ) - they shone, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (lit) of rāj

Perfect Active

3rd person dual, perfect active, parasmaipada

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Verb for tau vīrau.

पुरुष-व्याघ्रौ (puruṣa-vyāghrau) - Refers to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, comparing them to mighty tigers (two tiger-like men, best of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puruṣa-vyāghra

puruṣa-vyāghra - man-tiger, tiger among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Apposition to tau vīrau.

शकुन्तौ (śakuntau) - two birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śakunta

śakunta - bird

Note: Part of simile.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

पञ्जरे (pañjare) - in a cage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pañjara

pañjara - cage, framework

Note: Denotes place in simile.