महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-53, verse-24

वीरौ तावपि संरब्धौ संनिकृष्टौ महारथौ ।
छादयेतां शरव्रातैरन्योन्यमपराजितौ ॥२४॥

24. vīrau tāvapi saṁrabdhau saṁnikṛṣṭau mahārathau ,
chādayetāṁ śaravrātairanyonyamaparājitau.

24. vīrau tāu api saṃrabdhau saṃnikṛṣṭau mahārathau
chādayetām śaravrātaiḥ anyonyam aparājitau

24. Even those two enraged heroes, those great charioteers who had approached each other, covered one another with multitudes of arrows, both remaining undefeated.

Words meanings summery:

• वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes

• ताउ (tāu) - those two

• अपि (api) - even, also

• संरब्धौ (saṁrabdhau) - enraged, furious, excited

• संनिकृष्टौ (saṁnikṛṣṭau) - approached, very near, close to each other

• महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers

• छादयेताम् (chādayetām) - they covered

• शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with multitudes of arrows, with showers of arrows

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• अपराजितौ (aparājitau) - unconquered, undefeated

Words meanings and morphology

वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

ताउ (tāu) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

संरब्धौ (saṁrabdhau) - enraged, furious, excited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃrabdha

saṁrabdha - enraged, agitated, begun, undertaken

Past Passive Participle

From root rabh with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: rabh (class 1)

संनिकृष्टौ (saṁnikṛṣṭau) - approached, very near, close to each other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃnikṛṣṭa

saṁnikṛṣṭa - approached closely, very near

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛṣ with upasargas sam-ni

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: kṛṣ (class 6)

महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer, a warrior who can fight alone against many

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+ratha)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior fighting from a chariot
  noun (masculine)

छादयेताम् (chādayetām) - they covered

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, past imperfect (Laṅ) of chad

Causative stem

Imperfect middle voice (ātmanepada) 3rd person dual form of the causative stem 'chādaya'

Root: chad (class 10)

शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with multitudes of arrows, with showers of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śaravrāta

śaravrāta - multitude of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+vrāta)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• vrāta – multitude, host, troop
  noun (masculine)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of anyonya

anyonya - one another, mutual, reciprocal

Note: Used adverbially

अपराजितौ (aparājitau) - unconquered, undefeated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of aparājita

aparājita - unconquered, undefeated

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+parājita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• parājita – defeated, conquered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ji with upasarga parā
  Prefix: parā
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vīrau/tāu/mahārathau'