महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-48, verse-55

उभौ सिंहरवोन्मिश्रं शङ्खशब्दं प्रचक्रतुः ।
तथैव चापनिर्घोषं चक्रतुस्तौ महारथौ ॥५५॥

55. ubhau siṁharavonmiśraṁ śaṅkhaśabdaṁ pracakratuḥ ,
tathaiva cāpanirghoṣaṁ cakratustau mahārathau.

55. ubhau siṃharavonmiśram śaṅkha-śabdam pracakratuḥ
tathā eva cāpa-nirghoṣam cakratuḥ tau mahārathau

55. ubhau siṃharavonmiśram śaṅkha-śabdam pracakratuḥ
tathā eva tau mahārathau cāpa-nirghoṣam cakratuḥ

55. Both sounded their conches, their calls mingled with lion-like roars. Similarly, those two great warriors (maharathau) produced the resonant twang of their bows.

Words meanings summery:

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (warriors) (both)

• सिंहरवोन्मिश्रम् (siṁharavonmiśram) - mingled with lion-like roars (mixed with lion's roars)

• शङ्ख-शब्दम् (śaṅkha-śabdam) - the sound of their conches (sound of a conch)

• प्रचक्रतुः (pracakratuḥ) - they (two) sounded (they (two) sounded, made, produced)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)

• एव (eva) - similarly (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• चाप-निर्घोषम् (cāpa-nirghoṣam) - the resonant twang of their bows (twang of bows, sound of bows)

• चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - they (two) produced (they (two) made, produced)

• तौ (tau) - those two

• महारथौ (mahārathau) - the two great warriors (two great charioteers, two great warriors)

Words meanings and morphology

उभौ (ubhau) - both (warriors) (both)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both, twofold

Note: Refers to the two main warriors.

सिंहरवोन्मिश्रम् (siṁharavonmiśram) - mingled with lion-like roars (mixed with lion's roars)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of siṃharavonmiśra

siṁharavonmiśra - mixed with the roar of a lion

Compound type : Tatpurusha (siṃha+rava+unmiśra)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• rava – roar, sound, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ru (class 2)
• unmiśra – mixed, mingled, compounded
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'miśr' with prefix 'ud'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: miśr (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'śaṅkha-śabdam'.

शङ्ख-शब्दम् (śaṅkha-śabdam) - the sound of their conches (sound of a conch)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṅkha-śabda

śaṅkha-śabda - conch-sound, sound of a conch

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śaṅkha+śabda)

• śaṅkha – conch, conch-shell
  noun (masculine)
• śabda – sound, noise, word
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object of 'pracakratuḥ'.

प्रचक्रतुः (pracakratuḥ) - they (two) sounded (they (two) sounded, made, produced)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of pra-kṛ

Perfect

Perfect tense (lit) form of root 'kṛ' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - similarly (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'tathā'.

चाप-निर्घोषम् (cāpa-nirghoṣam) - the resonant twang of their bows (twang of bows, sound of bows)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cāpa-nirghoṣa

cāpa-nirghoṣa - bow-twang, sound of a bow

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cāpa+nirghoṣa)

• cāpa – bow, arch
  noun (masculine)
• nirghoṣa – loud sound, clang, roar, twang
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'ghuṣ' with prefix 'nir'
  Prefix: nir
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'cakratuḥ'.

चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - they (two) produced (they (two) made, produced)

(verb)

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

Perfect

Perfect tense (lit) form of root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the 'maharathau'.

महारथौ (mahārathau) - the two great warriors (two great charioteers, two great warriors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of maharatha

maharatha - great charioteer, great warrior, one who fights from a great chariot

Compound type : Karmadharaya/Bahuvrihi (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, warrior (one who fights from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the second clause.