महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-111, verse-27

वारणाविव संसक्तौ रङ्गमध्ये विरेजतुः ।
तुदन्तौ विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैर्मत्तवारणविक्रमौ ॥२७॥

27. vāraṇāviva saṁsaktau raṅgamadhye virejatuḥ ,
tudantau viśikhaistīkṣṇairmattavāraṇavikramau.

27. vāraṇau iva saṃsaktau raṅgamadhye virejatuḥ
tudantau viśikhaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ matta-vāraṇa-vikramau

27. raṅgamadhye vāraṇau iva saṃsaktau virejatuḥ
tīkṣṇaiḥ viśikhaiḥ tudantau matta-vāraṇa-vikramau

27. They both shone in the arena like two entangled elephants, striking with sharp arrows, possessing the might of rutting elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• वारणौ (vāraṇau) - two elephants

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• संसक्तौ (saṁsaktau) - two entangled, two joined, two clinging

• रङ्गमध्ये (raṅgamadhye) - in the middle of the arena, in the center of the stage

• विरेजतुः (virejatuḥ) - they both shone, they both appeared splendid

• तुदन्तौ (tudantau) - two striking, two wounding

• विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp (ones), with keen (ones)

• मत्त-वारण-विक्रमौ (matta-vāraṇa-vikramau) - two having the prowess of rutting elephants

Words meanings and morphology

वारणौ (vāraṇau) - two elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vāraṇa

vāraṇa - elephant, a cover, a restrainer

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

संसक्तौ (saṁsaktau) - two entangled, two joined, two clinging

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃsakta

saṁsakta - attached, joined, clinging to, entangled

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root √sañj (to cling, attach) with prefix saṃ-.

Prefix: sam

Root: sañj (class 1)

रङ्गमध्ये (raṅgamadhye) - in the middle of the arena, in the center of the stage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of raṅgamadhya

raṅgamadhya - middle of the arena/stage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṅga+madhya)

• raṅga – stage, arena, dancing place
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, center, intermediate
  noun (neuter)

विरेजतुः (virejatuḥ) - they both shone, they both appeared splendid

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

तुदन्तौ (tudantau) - two striking, two wounding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tudat

tudat - striking, hurting, annoying

Present Active Participle

Formed from root √tud (to strike, thrust, pain).

Root: tud (class 6)

विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viśikha

viśikha - arrow, headless, without a tuft of hair

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp (ones), with keen (ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, severe

मत्त-वारण-विक्रमौ (matta-vāraṇa-vikramau) - two having the prowess of rutting elephants

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mattavāraṇavikrama

mattavāraṇavikrama - having the prowess of a rutting elephant

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (matta+vāraṇa+vikrama)

• matta – intoxicated, rutting, wild, passionate
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √mad (to be drunk, intoxicated).
  Root: mad (class 4)
• vāraṇa – elephant, a cover, a restrainer
  noun (masculine)
• vikrama – prowess, might, valor, courage
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)