महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-107, verse-8

व्याघ्राविव सुसंरब्धौ श्येनाविव च शीघ्रगौ ।
शरभाविव संक्रुद्धौ युयुधाते परस्परम् ॥८॥

8. vyāghrāviva susaṁrabdhau śyenāviva ca śīghragau ,
śarabhāviva saṁkruddhau yuyudhāte parasparam.

8. vyāghrau iva susaṃrabdhau śyenau iva ca śīghragau
śarabau iva saṃkruddhau yuyudhāte parasparam

8. Like greatly enraged tigers, and like swift-moving hawks, like furious śarabhas, they fought each other.

Words meanings summery:

• व्याघ्रौ (vyāghrau) - two tigers

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• सुसंरब्धौ (susaṁrabdhau) - two greatly enraged ones, two extremely furious ones

• श्येनौ (śyenau) - two hawks, two eagles

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• च (ca) - and

• शीघ्रगौ (śīghragau) - two swift-moving ones

• शरबौ (śarabau) - two śarabhas (mythical eight-legged lions)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• संक्रुद्धौ (saṁkruddhau) - two highly enraged ones, two furious ones

• युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - they two fought

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

Words meanings and morphology

व्याघ्रौ (vyāghrau) - two tigers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vyāghra

vyāghra - tiger

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

सुसंरब्धौ (susaṁrabdhau) - two greatly enraged ones, two extremely furious ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of susaṃrabdha

susaṁrabdha - greatly enraged, extremely furious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √rabh (to begin, seize) with prefix sam- and intensive su-

Prefixes: su+sam

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied subject (the two fighters)

श्येनौ (śyenau) - two hawks, two eagles

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śyena

śyena - hawk, eagle

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शीघ्रगौ (śīghragau) - two swift-moving ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śīghraga

śīghraga - swift-moving, quick-going

Compound of śīghra (swift) and ga (going, moving, from root gam)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śīghra+ga)

• śīghra – swift, quick, fast
  adjective (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, causing to go
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  From root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied subject (the two fighters)

शरबौ (śarabau) - two śarabhas (mythical eight-legged lions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śarabha

śarabha - a mythical eight-legged beast of prey (like a lion), often depicted as fighting lions or elephants

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

संक्रुद्धौ (saṁkruddhau) - two highly enraged ones, two furious ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃkruddha

saṁkruddha - highly enraged, furious, wrathful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √krudh (to be angry) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with an implied subject (the two fighters)

युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - they two fought

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (liṭ) of yudh

Intensive/Reduplicated Perfect Middle Voice

Root √yudh (to fight), Reduplicated perfect (Lit), Middle voice (ātmanepada), 3rd person dual

Root: yudh (class 4)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paraspara

paraspara - mutual, reciprocal

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'each other'