महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-117, verse-41

द्विपाविव विषाणाग्रैः शृङ्गैरिव महर्षभौ ।
युयुधाते महात्मानौ कुरुसात्वतपुंगवौ ॥४१॥

41. dvipāviva viṣāṇāgraiḥ śṛṅgairiva maharṣabhau ,
yuyudhāte mahātmānau kurusātvatapuṁgavau.

41. dvipāḥ iva viṣāṇāgraiḥ śṛṅgaiḥ iva maharṣabhau
yuyudhāte mahātmānau kurusātvatapuṅgavau

41. mahātmānau kurusātvatapuṅgavau dvipāḥ
viṣāṇāgraiḥ iva śṛṅgaiḥ iva maharṣabhau yuyudhāte

41. Those two great-souled individuals (mahātman), the foremost among the Kurus and Sātvatas, fought like elephants (dvipāḥ) with the tips of their tusks, or like great bulls (maharṣabhau) with their horns.

Words meanings summery:

• द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• विषाणाग्रैः (viṣāṇāgraiḥ) - with the tips of tusks/horns

• शृङ्गैः (śṛṅgaiḥ) - with horns

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• महर्षभौ (maharṣabhau) - the two great bulls, the two chief bulls

• युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - they both fought

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the two great-souled ones

• कुरुसात्वतपुङ्गवौ (kurusātvatapuṅgavau) - the two best/foremost among Kurus and Sātvatas

Words meanings and morphology

द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvipa

dvipa - elephant (lit. 'two-drinker', referring to the trunk and mouth)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+pa)

• dvi – two
  indeclinable
• pa – drinker (from root pā 'to drink')
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (class 1)
  Root: pā (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

विषाणाग्रैः (viṣāṇāgraiḥ) - with the tips of tusks/horns

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of viṣāṇāgra

viṣāṇāgra - tusk-tip, horn-tip

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣāṇa+agra)

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

शृङ्गैः (śṛṅgaiḥ) - with horns

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - horn, peak

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

महर्षभौ (maharṣabhau) - the two great bulls, the two chief bulls

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of maharṣabha

maharṣabha - great bull, chief bull

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ṛṣabha)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - they both fought

(verb)

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

Root: yudh (class 4)

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the two great-souled ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person (mahātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

कुरुसात्वतपुङ्गवौ (kurusātvatapuṅgavau) - the two best/foremost among Kurus and Sātvatas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kurusātvatapuṅgava

kurusātvatapuṅgava - chief of Kurus and Sātvatas

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (kuru+sātvata+puṅgava)

• kuru – Kuru (name of a dynasty/tribe)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sātvata – Sātvata (name of a clan, esp. Kṛṣṇa's clan)
  proper noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent, foremost
  noun (masculine)