महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-59, verse-27

तयोर्दिव्यास्त्रविदुषोरस्यतोरनिशं शरान् ।
न विशेषस्तदा राजँल्लक्ष्यते स्म महात्मनोः ॥२७॥

27. tayordivyāstraviduṣorasyatoraniśaṁ śarān ,
na viśeṣastadā rājaँllakṣyate sma mahātmanoḥ.

27. tayoḥ divyāstra-viduṣoḥ asyatoḥ aniśam śarān
na viśeṣaḥ tadā rājan lakṣyate sma mahātmanoḥ

27. O king, at that time, no distinction could be observed between those two great souls (mahātmanoḥ) who were skilled in divine weapons and constantly discharging arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two warriors (Arjuna and Bhishma) (of the two, between the two)

• दिव्यास्त्र-विदुषोः (divyāstra-viduṣoḥ) - of those skilled in divine weapons, between those skilled in divine weapons

• अस्यतोः (asyatoḥ) - of those discharging, between those shooting

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, without rest, continuously

• शरान् (śarān) - arrows

• न (na) - not, no

• विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, difference, specialty

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen, is observed

• स्म (sma) - indeed, verily (particle indicating past tense)

• महात्मनोः (mahātmanoḥ) - between Bhishma and Arjuna (of the two great souls, between the two great ones)

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two warriors (Arjuna and Bhishma) (of the two, between the two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two warriors mentioned or implied contextually.

दिव्यास्त्र-विदुषोः (divyāstra-viduṣoḥ) - of those skilled in divine weapons, between those skilled in divine weapons

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of divyāstra-viduṣ

divyāstra-viduṣ - skilled in divine weapons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divyāstra+viduṣ)

• divyāstra – divine weapon
  noun (neuter)
• viduṣ – knower, skilled, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Compound adjective, agreeing with 'tayoḥ' and 'mahātmanoḥ'.

अस्यतोः (asyatoḥ) - of those discharging, between those shooting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of asyat

asyat - discharging, throwing, shooting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to throw, shoot), present stem asya- + śatṛ suffix

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Present active participle, agreeing with 'tayoḥ' and 'mahātmanoḥ'.

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, without rest, continuously

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of aniśa (without rest)

Note: Adverb.

शरान् (śarān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

Note: Object of the action 'asyatoḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, difference, specialty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, difference, specialty

From vi- + śiṣ (to distinguish)

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' with the suffix '-dā' indicating time.

Note: Adverb of time.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen, is observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ

Present Passive

From root lakṣ (to observe), present passive form in 3rd person singular.

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Combined with 'sma' to indicate past action.

स्म (sma) - indeed, verily (particle indicating past tense)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with present tense verb to denote a past continuous action.

महात्मनोः (mahātmanoḥ) - between Bhishma and Arjuna (of the two great souls, between the two great ones)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble one, distinguished person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Bhishma and Arjuna.