महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-29

तथा ते समरेऽन्योन्यं निघ्नन्तः क्षत्रियर्षभाः ।
रक्तोक्षिता घोररूपा विरेजुर्दानवा इव ॥२९॥

29. tathā te samare'nyonyaṁ nighnantaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ ,
raktokṣitā ghorarūpā virejurdānavā iva.

29. tathā te samare anyonyam nighnantaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ
raktoṣitāḥ ghorarūpāḥ virejuḥ dānavāḥ iva

29. tathā te kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ samare anyonyam nighnantaḥ
raktoṣitāḥ ghorarūpāḥ dānavāḥ iva virejuḥ

29. In this way, those foremost among warriors (kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ), striking each other in battle, appeared fearsome (ghorarūpāḥ) and covered in blood (raktoṣitāḥ), shining like Dānavas.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• ते (te) - those warriors (Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas) (those)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in the war

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• निघ्नन्तः (nighnantaḥ) - striking, killing

• क्षत्रियर्षभाः (kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ) - foremost among kshatriyas, noble warriors

• रक्तोषिताः (raktoṣitāḥ) - smeared with blood, bathed in blood

• घोररूपाः (ghorarūpāḥ) - of terrible form, terrifying in appearance

• विरेजुः (virejuḥ) - they appeared (with a sense of shining/fierceness) (they shone, appeared, looked splendid)

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (a class of demons)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those warriors (Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

समरे (samare) - in battle, in the war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)

निघ्नन्तः (nighnantaḥ) - striking, killing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nighnat

nighnat - striking, killing, slaying

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'han' (to strike, kill) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

क्षत्रियर्षभाः (kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ) - foremost among kshatriyas, noble warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriyarṣabha

kṣatriyarṣabha - bull among kshatriyas, foremost kshatriya, excellent warrior

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatriya+ṛṣabha)

• kṣatriya – warrior caste, member of the kshatriya caste
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent, best
  noun (masculine)

रक्तोषिताः (raktoṣitāḥ) - smeared with blood, bathed in blood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raktoṣita

raktoṣita - smeared with blood, bathed in blood

Compound type : tatpurusha (rakta+ukṣita)

• rakta – blood, red, dyed red
  noun (neuter)
• ukṣita – sprinkled, moistened, consecrated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'ukṣ' (to sprinkle)
  Root: ukṣ (class 1)

घोररूपाः (ghorarūpāḥ) - of terrible form, terrifying in appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - having a terrible form, of dreadful appearance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

विरेजुः (virejuḥ) - they appeared (with a sense of shining/fierceness) (they shone, appeared, looked splendid)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of virāj

Perfect, 3rd plural

Perfect form of root 'rāj' (to shine, reign) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (a class of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a Dānava, a demon, an asura

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)