महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-80, verse-29

तावुभौ बलसंपन्नौ निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणौ ।
निस्त्रिंशाभ्यां सुतीक्ष्णाभ्यामन्योन्यं संततक्षतुः ॥२९॥

29. tāvubhau balasaṁpannau nistriṁśavaradhāriṇau ,
nistriṁśābhyāṁ sutīkṣṇābhyāmanyonyaṁ saṁtatakṣatuḥ.

29. tau ubhau balasampannau nistriṃśavaradhāriṇau
nistriṃśābhyām sutīkṣṇābhyām anyonyam saṃtatakṣatuḥ

29. tau ubhau balasampannau nistriṃśavaradhāriṇau
sutīkṣṇābhyām nistriṃśābhyām anyonyam saṃtatakṣatuḥ

29. Both of them, endowed with great strength and wielding excellent swords, repeatedly struck each other with their very sharp swords.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two, both of them

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• बलसम्पन्नौ (balasampannau) - endowed with strength, powerful

• निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणौ (nistriṁśavaradhāriṇau) - wielding excellent swords

• निस्त्रिंशाभ्याम् (nistriṁśābhyām) - with swords

• सुतीक्ष्णाभ्याम् (sutīkṣṇābhyām) - with their very sharp swords (with very sharp (ones))

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• संततक्षतुः (saṁtatakṣatuḥ) - they struck repeatedly, they hewed at

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two, both of them

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two individuals fighting.

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

बलसम्पन्नौ (balasampannau) - endowed with strength, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of balasampanna

balasampanna - endowed with strength, powerful

Compound type : tatpurusha (bala+sampanna)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• sampanna – endowed with, possessed of, accomplished, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from 'sam-pad' (to come together, to be accomplished)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणौ (nistriṁśavaradhāriṇau) - wielding excellent swords

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nistriṃśavaradhārin

nistriṁśavaradhārin - wielding excellent swords

Agent noun from 'nistriṃśavara' + 'dhṛ' (to hold/bear)

Compound type : tatpurusha + upapada (nistriṃśa+vara+dhārin)

• nistriṃśa – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
• vara – excellent, best, boon, choice
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 1)
• dhārin – bearing, holding, wearing, possessing
  adjective
  Agent noun from root 'dhṛ' (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

निस्त्रिंशाभ्याम् (nistriṁśābhyām) - with swords

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of nistriṃśa

nistriṁśa - sword, scimitar

Note: Refers to the two swords used.

सुतीक्ष्णाभ्याम् (sutīkṣṇābhyām) - with their very sharp swords (with very sharp (ones))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of sutīkṣṇa

sutīkṣṇa - very sharp, keen, very hot, very severe

Compound of 'su' (good, very) + 'tīkṣṇa' (sharp)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+tīkṣṇa)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, hot, severe
  adjective
  Root: tij (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'nistriṃśābhyām'.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - one another, mutual

Repeated 'anya'

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating reciprocal action.

संततक्षतुः (saṁtatakṣatuḥ) - they struck repeatedly, they hewed at

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of takṣ

Perfect, Atmanepada, Dual, 3rd person

Reduplicated perfect form of the root 'takṣ' with 'sam' prefix. Often signifies repeated or intensive action.

Prefix: sam

Root: takṣ (class 1)