महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-109, verse-2

महागजाविवासाद्य विषाणाग्रैः परस्परम् ।
शरैः पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैरन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः ॥२॥

2. mahāgajāvivāsādya viṣāṇāgraiḥ parasparam ,
śaraiḥ pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭairanyonyamabhijaghnatuḥ.

2. mahāgajau iva āsādya viṣāṇāgraiḥ parasparam
śaraiḥ pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭaiḥ anyonyam abhijaghṇatuḥ

2. mahāgajau iva parasparam āsādya viṣāṇāgraiḥ
pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭaiḥ śaraiḥ anyonyam abhijaghṇatuḥ

2. Like two great elephants engaging each other with their tusk tips, they struck each other with arrows released after a full draw.

Words meanings summery:

• महागजौ (mahāgajau) - two great elephants

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having met, having obtained

• विषाणाग्रैः (viṣāṇāgraiḥ) - with the tips of their tusks

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैः (pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭaiḥ) - with those released after a full draw (arrows)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other

• अभिजघ्णतुः (abhijaghṇatuḥ) - they (two) struck, they hit

Words meanings and morphology

महागजौ (mahāgajau) - two great elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāgaja

mahāgaja - great elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+gaja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having met, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

`ā` (upasarga) + root `sad` (to sit, to go) + `lyap` (gerund suffix for prefixed verbs)

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Absolutive verb form.

विषाणाग्रैः (viṣāṇāgraiḥ) - with the tips of their tusks

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of viṣāṇāgra

viṣāṇāgra - tusk tip

`viṣāṇa` (tusk) + `agra` (tip)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣāṇa+agra)

• viṣāṇa – tusk, horn
  noun (neuter)
• agra – tip, point, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the elephants' actions.

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other

(indeclinable)

adverbial accusative of `paraspara`

Note: Adverbial use.

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow

from root `śṛ` (to hurt, break)

Root: śṛ

पूर्णायतोत्सृष्टैः (pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭaiḥ) - with those released after a full draw (arrows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭa

pūrṇāyatotsṛṣṭa - fully drawn and released

Past Passive Participle compound

`pūrṇa` (full) + `āyata` (drawn, stretched, P.P.P. of `ā-yam`) + `utsṛṣṭa` (released, P.P.P. of `ut-sṛj`)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrṇa+āyata+utsṛṣṭa)

• pūrṇa – full, complete
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root `pṛ` (to fill) + `kta`
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• āyata – drawn, stretched, extended
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  `ā` (upasarga) + root `yam` (to restrain, draw) + `kta`
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)
• utsṛṣṭa – released, abandoned, shot
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  `ut` (upasarga) + root `sṛj` (to let go, release) + `kta`
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Modifies `śaraiḥ`.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other

(indeclinable)

`anya` (other) + `anya` (other)

Compound type : dvandva (anya+anya)

• anya – other, different
  pronoun (masculine)
• anya – other, different
  pronoun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially as an object of `abhijaghṇatuḥ`.

अभिजघ्णतुः (abhijaghṇatuḥ) - they (two) struck, they hit

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person dual perfect active of root `han` (2nd class) with prefix `abhi`

Prefix: abhi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject is Karna and Bhima (implied).