महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-13, verse-24

ततस्तौ विरथौ राजन्गदाहस्तौ महाबलौ ।
चिक्रीडतू रणे शूरौ सशृङ्गाविव पर्वतौ ॥२४॥

24. tatastau virathau rājangadāhastau mahābalau ,
cikrīḍatū raṇe śūrau saśṛṅgāviva parvatau.

24. tataḥ tau virathau rājan gadāhastau mahābalau
cikrīḍatuḥ raṇe śūrau saśṛṅgau iva parvatāu

24. rājan tataḥ tau virathau gadāhastau mahābalau
śūrau raṇe saśṛṅgau parvatāu iva cikrīḍatuḥ

24. Then, O King, those two mighty and valiant warriors, dismounted from their chariots and wielding maces, fought in battle like two mountains with peaks.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

• तौ (tau) - those two (warriors) (those two, they two)

• विरथौ (virathau) - dismounted from chariots (without a chariot, dismounted from a chariot)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• गदाहस्तौ (gadāhastau) - wielding maces (having maces in hand, mace-wielding)

• महाबलौ (mahābalau) - mighty (mighty, of great strength)

• चिक्रीडतुः (cikrīḍatuḥ) - they two fought (they two played, they two fought)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• शूरौ (śūrau) - valiant (valiant, heroic, brave (dual))

• सशृङ्गौ (saśṛṅgau) - with peaks (with horns/peaks, having peaks)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• पर्वताउ (parvatāu) - two mountains

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas added to pronoun tad

तौ (tau) - those two (warriors) (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विरथौ (virathau) - dismounted from chariots (without a chariot, dismounted from a chariot)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of viratha

viratha - without a chariot, having no chariot

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+ratha)

• vi – apart, asunder, without
  indeclinable
  prefix
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

गदाहस्तौ (gadāhastau) - wielding maces (having maces in hand, mace-wielding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gadāhasta

gadāhasta - having a mace in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gadā+hasta)

• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

महाबलौ (mahābalau) - mighty (mighty, of great strength)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of mahat, or combining form
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

चिक्रीडतुः (cikrīḍatuḥ) - they two fought (they two played, they two fought)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of krīḍ

perfect active 3rd person dual

from root krīḍ (1st class)

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

शूरौ (śūrau) - valiant (valiant, heroic, brave (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śūra

śūra - valiant, brave, hero

सशृङ्गौ (saśṛṅgau) - with peaks (with horns/peaks, having peaks)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saśṛṅga

saśṛṅga - having horns, having peaks, horned

prefixed with sa- (with)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śṛṅga)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

पर्वताउ (parvatāu) - two mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill