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4,54

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-54, verse-11

तौ वीरौ कुरवः सर्वे ददृशुर्विस्मयान्विताः ।
युध्यमानौ महात्मानौ यूथपाविव संगतौ ॥११॥
11. tau vīrau kuravaḥ sarve dadṛśurvismayānvitāḥ ,
yudhyamānau mahātmānau yūthapāviva saṁgatau.
11. tau vīrau kuravaḥ sarve dadṛśuḥ vismayānvitāḥ
yudhyamānau mahātmānau yūthapau iva saṃgatau
11. All the Kurus, filled with wonder, watched those two great-souled heroes fighting, who were like two herd leaders engaged in combat.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तौ (tau) - those two (Arjuna and Karṇa) (those two)
  • वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes
  • कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus (the Kurus, descendants of Kuru)
  • सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, whole, every)
  • ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they watched (they saw, they beheld)
  • विस्मयान्विताः (vismayānvitāḥ) - filled with wonder (filled with wonder, astonished, amazed)
  • युध्यमानौ (yudhyamānau) - fighting (fighting, battling)
  • महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled ones (great-souled, noble)
  • यूथपौ (yūthapau) - two herd leaders (two herd leaders, two chiefs of a troop)
  • इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
  • संगतौ (saṁgatau) - engaged (in combat) (joined, met, associated, engaged)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two (Arjuna and Karṇa) (those two)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Arjuna and Karṇa; agrees with vīrau
वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of vīra
vīra - hero, brave man, warrior
Note: Object of dadṛśuḥ
कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus (the Kurus, descendants of Kuru)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kuru
kuru - a Kuru, descendant of Kuru; name of an ancient tribe/dynasty
Note: Subject of dadṛśuḥ
सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, whole, every)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with kuravaḥ
ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they watched (they saw, they beheld)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dadṛś
past perfect (liṭ)
from √dṛś (1st class) + liṭ ending
Root: dṛś (class 1)
विस्मयान्विताः (vismayānvitāḥ) - filled with wonder (filled with wonder, astonished, amazed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vismayānvita
vismayānvita - filled with wonder, amazed, astonished
from vismaya + anvita
Compound type : tatpurusha (vismaya+anvita)
  • vismaya – wonder, astonishment, surprise
    noun (masculine)
    from vi + √smi (1st class)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: smi (class 1)
  • anvita – accompanied by, connected with, possessed of, filled with
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from anu + √i (2nd class)
    Prefix: anu
    Root: i (class 2)
Note: Agrees with kuravaḥ
युध्यमानौ (yudhyamānau) - fighting (fighting, battling)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, dual of yudhyamāna
yudhyamāna - fighting, battling
Present Middle Participle
from √yudh (4th class) + śānac suffix
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Agrees with vīrau (tau)
महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled ones (great-souled, noble)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, dual of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble, highly endowed, supreme (ātman)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)
  • mahā – great, large, vast
    adjective (feminine)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with vīrau (tau)
यूथपौ (yūthapau) - two herd leaders (two herd leaders, two chiefs of a troop)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of yūthapa
yūthapa - herd leader, chief of a troop/band, elephant leader
Compound type : tatpurusha (yūtha+pa)
  • yūtha – herd, flock, multitude, troop
    noun (neuter)
  • pa – protector, guardian, ruler (suffix)
    noun (masculine)
    from √pā (to protect)
    Root: pā (class 2)
Note: Part of the simile, subject of iva
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
संगतौ (saṁgatau) - engaged (in combat) (joined, met, associated, engaged)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃgata
saṁgata - joined, met, associated, assembled, engaged
Past Passive Participle
from sam + √gam (1st class) + kta suffix
Prefix: sam
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with yūthapau