महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-102, verse-49

शुशुभाते नरव्याघ्रौ भीष्मपार्थौ शरक्षतौ ।
गोवृषाविव संरब्धौ विषाणोल्लिखिताङ्कितौ ॥४९॥

49. śuśubhāte naravyāghrau bhīṣmapārthau śarakṣatau ,
govṛṣāviva saṁrabdhau viṣāṇollikhitāṅkitau.

49. śuśubhāte naravyāghrau bhīṣmapārthau śarakṣatau
govṛṣau iva saṃrabdhau viṣāṇollikhitāṅkitau

49. naravyāghrau bhīṣmapārthau śarakṣatau saṃrabdhau
govṛṣau iva viṣāṇollikhitāṅkitau śuśubhāte

49. The two tiger-like men, Bhishma and Partha, though wounded by arrows, appeared splendid, much like two enraged bulls marked by horn scratches.

Words meanings summery:

• शुशुभाते (śuśubhāte) - they shone, they appeared splendid

• नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - Bhishma and Partha (Arjuna) (two tiger-like men, two excellent men)

• भीष्मपार्थौ (bhīṣmapārthau) - Bhishma and Partha (Arjuna)

• शरक्षतौ (śarakṣatau) - wounded by arrows

• गोवृषौ (govṛṣau) - two bulls

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• संरब्धौ (saṁrabdhau) - two enraged, two furious, two agitated

• विषाणोल्लिखिताङ्कितौ (viṣāṇollikhitāṅkitau) - marked by horn scratches

Words meanings and morphology

शुशुभाते (śuśubhāte) - they shone, they appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (Lit) of śubh

Perfect Tense, Middle Voice

Root śubh (शुभ्), 3rd person dual perfect tense, middle voice. Often functions with a perfective aspect.

Root: śubh (class 1)

नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - Bhishma and Partha (Arjuna) (two tiger-like men, two excellent men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger-man, a man like a tiger (epithet for a brave or excellent man)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vi-ā-ghrā 'to smell out widely' (referring to a hunter).
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: ghrā (class 1)

भीष्मपार्थौ (bhīṣmapārthau) - Bhishma and Partha (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhīṣmapārtha

bhīṣmapārtha - Bhishma and Partha (Arjuna)

Compound type : dvandva (bhīṣma+pārtha)

• bhīṣma – Bhishma (name of a Kuru elder)
  proper noun (masculine)
  From root bhī (to fear), meaning 'terrible', 'formidable'.
  Root: bhīṣ
• pārtha – Partha (Arjuna, son of Pritha/Kunti)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Patronymic from Pṛthā (Kuntī).

शरक्षतौ (śarakṣatau) - wounded by arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śarakṣata

śarakṣata - wounded by arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+kṣata)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  From root śṛ 'to injure'.
  Root: śṛ (class 1)
• kṣata – wounded, injured, damaged
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṣaṇ (to injure, wound).
  Root: kṣaṇ (class 8)

Note: Adjective modifying bhīṣmapārthau.

गोवृषौ (govṛṣau) - two bulls

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of govṛṣa

govṛṣa - bull, cow-bull

Compound type : karmadhāraya (go+vṛṣa)

• go – cow, ox, cattle
  noun (masculine/feminine)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• vṛṣa – bull, male, powerful, showerer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Part of the simile comparing Bhishma and Partha to bulls.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

संरब्धौ (saṁrabdhau) - two enraged, two furious, two agitated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃrabdha

saṁrabdha - enraged, furious, agitated, excited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root rabh (to seize, begin, be eager) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying govṛṣau.

विषाणोल्लिखिताङ्कितौ (viṣāṇollikhitāṅkitau) - marked by horn scratches

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of viṣāṇollikhitāṅkita

viṣāṇollikhitāṅkita - marked (aṅkita) by horn (viṣāṇa) scratches (ullikhita)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣāṇa+ullikhita+aṅkita)

• viṣāṇa – horn
  noun (neuter)
  Root: viṣ (class 3)
• ullikhita – scratched, scraped, inscribed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root likh (to scratch, write) with prefix ud-.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: likh (class 1)
• aṅkita – marked, branded, distinguished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root aṅk (to mark, brand).
  Root: aṅk (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying govṛṣau.