महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-51, verse-13

तौ तत्र समरे हृष्टौ कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ ।
अन्योन्यं विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैर्जघ्नतुः पुरुषर्षभौ ॥१३॥

13. tau tatra samare hṛṣṭau kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau ,
anyonyaṁ viśikhaistīkṣṇairjaghnatuḥ puruṣarṣabhau.

13. tau tatra samare hṛṣṭau kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau
anyonyam viśikhaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ jaghnatuḥ puruṣarṣabhau

13. tau puruṣarṣabhau tatra samare hṛṣṭau
kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau tīkṣṇaiḥ viśikhaiḥ anyonyam jaghnatuḥ

13. Those two, the bulls among men (puruṣarṣabhau), delighted in that battle and desiring mutual retaliation, struck each other with sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

• हृष्टौ (hṛṣṭau) - delighted, joyful, excited

• कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ (kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau) - desiring mutual retaliation, desiring tit-for-tat

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp, with keen

• जघ्नतुः (jaghnatuḥ) - they two struck, killed

• पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - two bulls among men, two chief men

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

हृष्टौ (hṛṣṭau) - delighted, joyful, excited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, joyful, excited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛṣ.

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tau' and 'puruṣarṣabhau'.

कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ (kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau) - desiring mutual retaliation, desiring tit-for-tat

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛtapratikṛtaiṣin

kṛtapratikṛtaiṣin - desiring action and counter-action, desiring retaliation

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+pratikṛta+eṣin)

• kṛta – done, made, acted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• pratikṛta – returned, repaid, retaliated, counter-action
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ with upasarga prati.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• eṣin – desiring, seeking
  adjective
  agent noun
  Derived from root iṣ (to desire) with suffix -in.
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tau' and 'puruṣarṣabhau'.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

Note: Functions as direct object or adverbial accusative.

विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viśikha

viśikha - arrow, shaft

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp, with keen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, fierce

Note: Qualifies 'viśikhaiḥ'.

जघ्नतुः (jaghnatuḥ) - they two struck, killed

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person dual.

Root: han (class 2)

पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - two bulls among men, two chief men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'. Refers to the two principal warriors.