महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-28, verse-23

योऽर्जुनेनार्जुनस्तुल्यो द्विबाहुर्बहुबाहुना ।
शरातिसर्गे शीघ्रत्वात्कालान्तकयमोपमः ॥२३॥

23. yo'rjunenārjunastulyo dvibāhurbahubāhunā ,
śarātisarge śīghratvātkālāntakayamopamaḥ.

23. yaḥ arjunena arjunaḥ tulyaḥ dvibāhuḥ bahubāhunā
śarātisarge śīghratvāt kālāntakayamopamaḥ

23. He, who is equal to Arjuna (Kārtavīrya) in his prowess, despite possessing only two arms compared to Kārtavīrya's thousand arms; and who, in the swift discharge of arrows, is comparable to Yama, the terminator of time (Death itself).

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Kārtavīrya Arjuna (who had a thousand arms) (Arjuna)

• तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal to, similar

• द्विबाहुः (dvibāhuḥ) - (the present Arjuna) (having two arms)

• बहुबाहुना (bahubāhunā) - by Kārtavīrya Arjuna (who had a thousand arms) (by one with many arms)

• शरातिसर्गे (śarātisarge) - in the discharge of arrows

• शीघ्रत्वात् (śīghratvāt) - due to swiftness, from swiftness

• कालान्तकयमोपमः (kālāntakayamopamaḥ) - resembling Yama, the terminator of time

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what

अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a hero, or Kārtavīrya Arjuna); white, clear

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Kārtavīrya Arjuna (who had a thousand arms) (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a hero, or Kārtavīrya Arjuna); white, clear

तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal to, similar

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, like, comparable

Gerundive

Derived from root 'tul' (to weigh) with suffix '-ya'

Root: tul (class 1)

द्विबाहुः (dvibāhuḥ) - (the present Arjuna) (having two arms)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvibāhu

dvibāhu - having two arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+bāhu)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

बहुबाहुना (bahubāhunā) - by Kārtavīrya Arjuna (who had a thousand arms) (by one with many arms)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bahubāhu

bahubāhu - one with many arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+bāhu)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

शरातिसर्गे (śarātisarge) - in the discharge of arrows

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śarātisarga

śarātisarga - discharge of arrows, showering of arrows, volley of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+atisarga)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• atisarga – discharge, sending forth, emission
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sṛj' (to emit) with prefix 'ati'
  Prefix: ati
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

शीघ्रत्वात् (śīghratvāt) - due to swiftness, from swiftness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śīghratva

śīghratva - swiftness, quickness, speed

Derived from 'śīghra' (swift) with '-tva' suffix

कालान्तकयमोपमः (kālāntakayamopamaḥ) - resembling Yama, the terminator of time

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālāntakayamopama

kālāntakayamopama - resembling Yama (Death), who is the terminator of time

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāla+antaka+yama+upama)

• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• antaka – ender, destroyer, death (often epithet of Yama)
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from 'anta' (end)
  Root: am (class 2)
• yama – Yama (deity of death); restraint, twin
  proper noun (masculine)
• upama – similar, resembling, comparable
  adjective (masculine)