महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-13, verse-65

बाह्यमाभ्यन्तरं चैव चरन्तौ मार्गमुत्तमम् ।
ददृशाते महात्मानौ सपक्षाविव पर्वतौ ॥६५॥

65. bāhyamābhyantaraṁ caiva carantau mārgamuttamam ,
dadṛśāte mahātmānau sapakṣāviva parvatau.

65. bāhyam ābhyantaram ca eva carantau mārgam
uttamam dadṛśāte mahātmānau sapakṣau iva parvatāu

65. mahātmānau bāhyam ābhyantaram ca eva uttamam
mārgam carantau sapakṣau parvatāu iva dadṛśāte

65. The two great-souled warriors, moving along an excellent outer and inner path (of combat), appeared like two winged mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - Referring to the outer dimension or visible aspect of their combat maneuvers. (external, outer)

• आभ्यन्तरम् (ābhyantaram) - Referring to the inner dimension or subtle aspect of their combat maneuvers. (internal, inner, intimate)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• चरन्तौ (carantau) - Performing maneuvers in combat. (moving, roaming, acting, practicing)

• मार्गम् (mārgam) - The style or technique of combat. (path, way, road, course of action)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

• ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - They themselves appeared or seemed. (they two saw (middle voice), they two appeared, they two were seen (passive sense))

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - Referring to the two warriors. (the two great-souled ones, the two noble ones, the two exalted ones)

• सपक्षौ (sapakṣau) - Implies swift, unhindered movement, like birds in flight or mythological winged mountains. (having wings, with wings)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पर्वताउ (parvatāu) - Implies immense size, power, and perhaps a mythical aspect (winged mountains). (two mountains)

Words meanings and morphology

बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - Referring to the outer dimension or visible aspect of their combat maneuvers. (external, outer)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outer, foreign

From `bahis` (outside) + `ya` (suffix)

Note: Qualifies `mārgam`.

आभ्यन्तरम् (ābhyantaram) - Referring to the inner dimension or subtle aspect of their combat maneuvers. (internal, inner, intimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ābhyantara

ābhyantara - internal, inner, intimate, secret

From `abhyantara` (interior) + `aṇ` (suffix)

Note: Qualifies `mārgam`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects 'bāhyam' and 'ābhyantaram'.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis

Note: Emphasizes the preceding words.

चरन्तौ (carantau) - Performing maneuvers in combat. (moving, roaming, acting, practicing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of carat

carat - moving, wandering, practicing, behaving

Present active participle

From root `car` + `śatṛ` suffix

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Present active participle, masculine dual nominative.

मार्गम् (mārgam) - The style or technique of combat. (path, way, road, course of action)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way, course, method, style

From root `mṛj` (to clean/purify) or `mṛg` (to seek), + `a`

Note: Object of `carantau`.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Superlative of `ud` (up)

Note: Qualifies `mārgam`.

ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - They themselves appeared or seemed. (they two saw (middle voice), they two appeared, they two were seen (passive sense))

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (lit) of dṛś

perfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person dual

Reduplicated perfect form in middle voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The middle voice (ātmanepada) of `dṛś` means "to appear" or "to be seen".

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - Referring to the two warriors. (the two great-souled ones, the two noble ones, the two exalted ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, exalted; a great soul (ātman)

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `dadṛśāte`.

सपक्षौ (sapakṣau) - Implies swift, unhindered movement, like birds in flight or mythological winged mountains. (having wings, with wings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sapakṣa

sapakṣa - winged, having wings, having allies (pakṣa also means side/party)

Bahuvrīhi compound from `sa-` (with) + `pakṣa` (wing)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+pakṣa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• pakṣa – wing, side, party, half (of a month)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `parvatāu`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

Note: Expresses simile.

पर्वताउ (parvatāu) - Implies immense size, power, and perhaps a mythical aspect (winged mountains). (two mountains)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

From `parvan` (knot, joint, section)

Note: Part of the simile.