महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-43, verse-13

तौ शराचितसर्वाङ्गौ शुशुभाते महाबलौ ।
वसन्ते पुष्पशबलौ पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ ॥१३॥

13. tau śarācitasarvāṅgau śuśubhāte mahābalau ,
vasante puṣpaśabalau puṣpitāviva kiṁśukau.

13. tau śarācitasarvāṅgau śuśubhāte mahābalau
vasante puṣpaśabalau puṣpitau iva kiṃśukau

13. mahābalau śarācitasarvāṅgau tau vasante
puṣpaśabalau puṣpitau kiṃśukau iva śuśubhāte

13. Those two mighty warriors, their entire bodies pierced by arrows, shone splendidly, like two palāśa trees (kiṃśuka) ablaze with variegated blossoms in spring.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - the two mighty warriors (Abhimanyu and Brihadbala, or other combatants) (those two, they (dual))

• शराचितसर्वाङ्गौ (śarācitasarvāṅgau) - whose entire bodies were covered with arrows, pierced all over with arrows

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

• महाबलौ (mahābalau) - mighty, very powerful (dual)

• वसन्ते (vasante) - in spring

• पुष्पशबलौ (puṣpaśabalau) - variegated with flowers, adorned with flowers (dual)

• पुष्पितौ (puṣpitau) - flowered, in blossom (dual)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• किंशुकौ (kiṁśukau) - two palāśa trees

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - the two mighty warriors (Abhimanyu and Brihadbala, or other combatants) (those two, they (dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

शराचितसर्वाङ्गौ (śarācitasarvāṅgau) - whose entire bodies were covered with arrows, pierced all over with arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śarācitasarvāṅga

śarācitasarvāṅga - having the entire body covered with arrows

Compound formed from śara + ācita + sarvāṅga

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śara+ācita+sarvāṅga)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ācita – covered, filled, piled up
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from ā-√ci (to heap up, to cover)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ci (class 5)
• sarvāṅga – all limbs, entire body
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of sarva (all) + aṅga (limb)

Note: Qualifies 'tau'.

शुशुभाते (śuśubhāte) - they shone, they appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of śubh

Imperfect Tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd Dual

Root in 1st class, u-vikara

Root: śubh (class 1)

महाबलौ (mahābalau) - mighty, very powerful (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty, powerful

Compound of mahā (great) + bala (strength)

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'tau'.

वसन्ते (vasante) - in spring

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vasanta

vasanta - spring (season)

पुष्पशबलौ (puṣpaśabalau) - variegated with flowers, adorned with flowers (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puṣpaśabala

puṣpaśabala - variegated with flowers, colorful with blossoms

Compound of puṣpa (flower) + śabala (variegated)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṣpa+śabala)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• śabala – variegated, mottled, spotted, colorful
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'kiṃśukau' and implicitly 'tau' in the simile.

पुष्पितौ (puṣpitau) - flowered, in blossom (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puṣpita

puṣpita - flowered, blooming, having flowers

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √puṣp (to bloom)

Root: puṣp (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kiṃśukau'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

किंशुकौ (kiṁśukau) - two palāśa trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kiṃśuka

kiṁśuka - Butea monosperma, palāśa tree (known for fiery red flowers)