महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-74, verse-23

स्थितावेकरथे तौ तु भ्रातरौ कुरुवर्धनौ ।
आर्जुनिः शरजालेन छादयामास भारत ॥२३॥

23. sthitāvekarathe tau tu bhrātarau kuruvardhanau ,
ārjuniḥ śarajālena chādayāmāsa bhārata.

23. sthitau ekarathe tau tu bhrātarau kuruvardhanau
Arjuniḥ śarajālena chādayāmāsa bhārata

23. bhārata,
sthitau ekarathe tau tu kuruvardhanau bhrātarau Arjuniḥ śarajālena chādayāmāsa.

23. O descendant of Bharata, those two brothers, who enhanced the Kuru lineage, stood together in a single chariot, and Arjuna’s son (Abhimanyu) covered them with a shower of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थितौ (sthitau) - stood (situated, stood)

• एकरथे (ekarathe) - in one chariot

• तौ (tau) - those two

• तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, however, and)

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

• कुरुवर्धनौ (kuruvardhanau) - enhancers of the Kurus

• अर्जुनिः (arjuniḥ) - Abhimanyu (son of Arjuna) (son of Arjuna)

• शरजालेन (śarajālena) - with a shower of arrows (with a net/multitude of arrows)

• छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered, veiled

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

Words meanings and morphology

स्थितौ (sthitau) - stood (situated, stood)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix kta.

Root: sthā (class 1)

एकरथे (ekarathe) - in one chariot

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekaratha

ekaratha - a single chariot

Compound type : tatpurusha (eka+ratha)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, car, vehicle
  noun (masculine)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, however, and)

(indeclinable)

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

कुरुवर्धनौ (kuruvardhanau) - enhancers of the Kurus

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kuruvardhana

kuruvardhana - increasing the Kurus, enhancer of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+vardhana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vardhana – increasing, causing to grow, enhancing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root vṛdh (to grow, increase).
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

अर्जुनिः (arjuniḥ) - Abhimanyu (son of Arjuna) (son of Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Arjuni

Arjuni - son of Arjuna

Patronymic from Arjuna.

शरजालेन (śarajālena) - with a shower of arrows (with a net/multitude of arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śarajāla

śarajāla - net of arrows, shower of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+jāla)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, web, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered, veiled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of chādayāmāsa

Perfect (Periphrastic)

Formed from the causative root chāday (from chad, to cover) and the auxiliary verb ās (to sit/be).

Root: chad (class 10)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India