महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-169, verse-12

पार्थं च वासुदेवं च चक्रगाण्डीवधारिणौ ।
संध्यागताविवार्केन्दू समेष्ये पुरुषोत्तमौ ॥१२॥

12. pārthaṁ ca vāsudevaṁ ca cakragāṇḍīvadhāriṇau ,
saṁdhyāgatāvivārkendū sameṣye puruṣottamau.

12. pārtham ca vāsudevam ca cakra-gāṇḍīva-dhāriṇau
sandhyā-agatau iva arka-indū sam-eṣye puruṣa-uttamau

12. aham cakra-gāṇḍīva-dhāriṇau puruṣa-uttamau pārtham ca
vāsudevam ca sandhyā-agatau arka-indū iva sam-eṣye

12. I will encounter Pārtha (Arjuna) and Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), the two supreme persons (puruṣottama) who wield the discus and the Gāṇḍīva bow, just as the sun and moon meet at twilight.

Words meanings summery:

• पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)

• च (ca) - and

• वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Kṛṣṇa (son of Vasudeva)

• च (ca) - and

• चक्र-गाण्डीव-धारिणौ (cakra-gāṇḍīva-dhāriṇau) - those who bear the discus and the Gāṇḍīva bow

• सन्ध्या-अगतौ (sandhyā-agatau) - those who have arrived at twilight, appeared at dusk

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अर्क-इन्दू (arka-indū) - the sun and the moon

• सम्-एष्ये (sam-eṣye) - I will meet, I will encounter

• पुरुष-उत्तमौ (puruṣa-uttamau) - the two supreme persons (puruṣa), the best of men

Words meanings and morphology

पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), an epithet of Arjuna

Derived from Pṛthā (another name for Kuntī, Arjuna's mother).

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Kṛṣṇa (son of Vasudeva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, an epithet of Kṛṣṇa

Derived from Vasudeva (Kṛṣṇa's father).

Note: Refers to Kṛṣṇa.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चक्र-गाण्डीव-धारिणौ (cakra-gāṇḍīva-dhāriṇau) - those who bear the discus and the Gāṇḍīva bow

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of cakra-gāṇḍīva-dhārin

cakra-gāṇḍīva-dhārin - wielder of the discus and the Gāṇḍīva bow

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cakra+gāṇḍīva+dhārin)

• cakra – discus, wheel
  noun (neuter)
• gāṇḍīva – Gāṇḍīva (name of Arjuna's bow)
  proper noun (neuter)
• dhārin – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  From √dhṛ 'to hold, bear'.
  Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

सन्ध्या-अगतौ (sandhyā-agatau) - those who have arrived at twilight, appeared at dusk

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sandhyā-agata

sandhyā-agata - arrived at twilight, appeared at dusk

Past Passive Participle

Compound: sandhyā (twilight) + agata (arrived, come). Agata is a P.P.P. of √gam with prefix ā. Here, masculine dual nominative, but acting adverbially or as a simile.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sandhyā+āgata)

• sandhyā – twilight, evening, junction of day and night
  noun (feminine)
• āgata – arrived, come
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √gam (to go) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing the sun and moon in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अर्क-इन्दू (arka-indū) - the sun and the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of arka-indu

arka-indu - sun and moon

Compound type : dvandva (arka+indu)

• arka – sun, ray, fire
  noun (masculine)
• indu – moon, drop
  noun (masculine)

सम्-एष्ये (sam-eṣye) - I will meet, I will encounter

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of √sam-i

Future Indicative, 1st Person Singular

From root √i (to go) with prefix sam. Future middle voice, 1st person singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: √i (class 2)

पुरुष-उत्तमौ (puruṣa-uttamau) - the two supreme persons (puruṣa), the best of men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of puruṣa-uttama

puruṣa-uttama - best among men, supreme person (puruṣa)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, person, spirit (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)