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5,165

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-165, verse-2

बलवन्तौ नरव्याघ्रौ दृढक्रोधौ प्रहारिणौ ।
गान्धारमुख्यौ तरुणौ दर्शनीयौ महाबलौ ॥२॥
2. balavantau naravyāghrau dṛḍhakrodhau prahāriṇau ,
gāndhāramukhyau taruṇau darśanīyau mahābalau.
2. balavantau naravyāghrau dṛḍhakrodhau prahāriṇau
gāndhāramukhyau taruṇau darśanīyau mahābalau
2. balavantau naravyāghrau dṛḍhakrodhau prahāriṇau
gāndhāramukhyau taruṇau darśanīyau mahābalau
2. They are powerful, tiger-like men (naravyāghrau), fiercely wrathful, and mighty strikers. These two chief Gandhara princes are youthful, handsome, and extremely strong.

Words meanings summery:

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  • बलवन्तौ (balavantau) - powerful, strong
  • नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - tiger among men, excellent men, great warriors
  • दृढक्रोधौ (dṛḍhakrodhau) - firm in anger, fiercely wrathful
  • प्रहारिणौ (prahāriṇau) - striking, smiting, assaulters
  • गान्धारमुख्यौ (gāndhāramukhyau) - chief among the Gandharas, foremost Gandhara princes
  • तरुणौ (taruṇau) - young, youthful
  • दर्शनीयौ (darśanīyau) - handsome, worth seeing, beautiful
  • महाबलौ (mahābalau) - very powerful, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

बलवन्तौ (balavantau) - powerful, strong
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of balavat
balavat - strong, powerful, mighty, having strength
possessive suffix -vat
नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - tiger among men, excellent men, great warriors
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of naravyāghra
naravyāghra - tiger among men (metaphor for a pre-eminent man), chief of men
Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+vyāghra)
  • nara – man, human being
    noun (masculine)
  • vyāghra – tiger
    noun (masculine)
दृढक्रोधौ (dṛḍhakrodhau) - firm in anger, fiercely wrathful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of dṛḍhakrodha
dṛḍhakrodha - firm/strong in anger, fiercely wrathful
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dṛḍha+krodha)
  • dṛḍha – firm, strong, rigid, hard
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from root dṛh (to be firm)
    Root: dṛh (class 1)
  • krodha – anger, wrath, fury
    noun (masculine)
    Root: krudh (class 4)
प्रहारिणौ (prahāriṇau) - striking, smiting, assaulters
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of prahārin
prahārin - striking, smiting, assailant, warrior
from root hṛ (to seize) with pra, and suffix -in
Prefix: pra
Root: hṛ (class 1)
गान्धारमुख्यौ (gāndhāramukhyau) - chief among the Gandharas, foremost Gandhara princes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of gāndhāramukhya
gāndhāramukhya - chief of the Gandharas, principal Gandhara
Compound type : tatpurusha (gāndhāra+mukhya)
  • gāndhāra – belonging to Gandhara (country/people), descendant of Gandhari
    noun (masculine)
  • mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
    adjective (masculine)
तरुणौ (taruṇau) - young, youthful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of taruṇa
taruṇa - young, youthful, tender
दर्शनीयौ (darśanīyau) - handsome, worth seeing, beautiful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of darśanīya
darśanīya - to be seen, visible, handsome, beautiful
Gerundive
from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -anīya
Root: dṛś (class 1)
महाबलौ (mahābalau) - very powerful, mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābala
mahābala - great strength, very powerful, mighty
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • bala – strength, power, force
    noun (neuter)