महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-107, verse-34

तत्र तौ नरशार्दूलौ भीष्महेतोः परंतपौ ।
अन्योन्यं जघ्नतुर्वीरौ गोष्ठे गोवृषभाविव ॥३४॥

34. tatra tau naraśārdūlau bhīṣmahetoḥ paraṁtapau ,
anyonyaṁ jaghnaturvīrau goṣṭhe govṛṣabhāviva.

34. tatra tau naraśārdūlau bhīṣmahetoḥ paraṃtapau
anyonyam jaghnatuḥ vīrau goṣṭhe govṛṣabhau iva

34. tatra bhīṣmahetoḥ naraśārdūlau paraṃtapau tau
vīrau goṣṭhe govṛṣabhau iva anyonyam jaghnatuḥ

34. There, those two mighty warriors, like tigers among men (naraśārdūlau) and tormentors of enemies (paraṃtapau), fought each other fiercely for the sake of Bhishma, much like two powerful bulls clashing in a cattle pen.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तौ (tau) - those two

• नरशार्दूलौ (naraśārdūlau) - two tigers among men, two eminent men

• भीष्महेतोः (bhīṣmahetoḥ) - for the sake of Bhishma

• परंतपौ (paraṁtapau) - two tormentors of enemies

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• जघ्णतुः (jaghṇatuḥ) - they two struck, they two killed

• वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes

• गोष्ठे (goṣṭhe) - in a cow-shed, in a cattle pen

• गोवृषभौ (govṛṣabhau) - two bulls, two excellent cows

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नरशार्दूलौ (naraśārdūlau) - two tigers among men, two eminent men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of naraśārdūla

naraśārdūla - a tiger among men, an eminent man, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śārdūla)

• nara – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, an excellent specimen of its kind
  noun (masculine)

भीष्महेतोः (bhīṣmahetoḥ) - for the sake of Bhishma

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣmahetu

bhīṣmahetu - for Bhishma's sake, cause of Bhishma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīṣma+hetu)

• bhīṣma – Bhishma (name of a Kuru warrior)
  proper noun (masculine)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, sake
  noun (masculine)

परंतपौ (paraṁtapau) - two tormentors of enemies

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - tormentor of enemies, hero, warrior

Derived from param (enemy) + tapa (tormenting). Agent noun or adjective.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (param+tapa)

• param – other, supreme, enemy
  noun (masculine)
• tapa – heating, tormenting, penance
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root tap
  Root: tap (class 1)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+anya)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• anya – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially as accusative singular.

जघ्णतुः (jaghṇatuḥ) - they two struck, they two killed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of han

Perfect (Lit) form

3rd person dual active perfect of han.

Root: han (class 2)

वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, champion

गोष्ठे (goṣṭhe) - in a cow-shed, in a cattle pen

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of goṣṭha

goṣṭha - cow-shed, cattle pen, pasture

गोवृषभौ (govṛṣabhau) - two bulls, two excellent cows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of govṛṣabha

govṛṣabha - bull, an excellent bull, a male of the bovine species

Compound type : karmadhāraya (go+vṛṣabha)

• go – cow, cattle, bull
  noun (feminine)
• vṛṣabha – bull, lord, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)