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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-134, verse-46

तौ परस्परमासाद्य शरवर्षेण पार्थिव ।
छादयेतां महेष्वासौ कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ ॥४६॥
46. tau parasparamāsādya śaravarṣeṇa pārthiva ,
chādayetāṁ maheṣvāsau kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau.
46. tau parasparam āsādya śaravarṣeṇa pārthiva
| chādayetām maheṣvāsau kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau
46. pārthiva kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau tau maheṣvāsau
parasparam āsādya śaravarṣeṇa chādayetām
46. O King, those two great archers, seeking to repay deed for deed, having come face to face, covered each other with showers of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • तौ (tau) - Karna and Arjuna (those two, they two)
  • परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other, reciprocally
  • आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having reached, having attacked
  • शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows, with a rain of arrows
  • पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O Dhritarashtra or Janamejaya (O king, O ruler, O earthly one)
  • छादयेताम् (chādayetām) - they (two) covered
  • महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - Karna and Arjuna (two great archers, two mighty bowmen)
  • कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ (kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau) - Karna and Arjuna, seeking to repay each other's actions in battle. (those two seeking deed for deed, seeking retaliation)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - Karna and Arjuna (those two, they two)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
Note: Masculine nominative/accusative dual form of 'tad'.
परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, each other, reciprocally
(indeclinable)
Note: Accusative singular neuter of 'paraspara', used adverbially.
आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having reached, having attacked
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root √sad (to sit, to go) with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows, with a rain of arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śaravarṣa
śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, rain of arrows
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)
  • śara – arrow
    noun (masculine)
  • varṣa – rain, shower
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O Dhritarashtra or Janamejaya (O king, O ruler, O earthly one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva
pārthiva - earthly, king, ruler, prince
Derived from pṛthivī (earth).
छादयेताम् (chādayetām) - they (two) covered
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of chāday
Causative from root √chad.
Causal of √chad.
Root: chad (class 1)
महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - Karna and Arjuna (two great archers, two mighty bowmen)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of maheṣvāsa
maheṣvāsa - great archer, mighty bowman
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)
  • mahā – great, mighty
    adjective
    From 'mahat'.
  • iṣvāsa – bowman, archer
    noun (masculine)
कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ (kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau) - Karna and Arjuna, seeking to repay each other's actions in battle. (those two seeking deed for deed, seeking retaliation)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛtapratikṛtaiṣin
kṛtapratikṛtaiṣin - desirous of retaliation, seeking deed for deed
Compound ending in -eṣin (desirous of), itself derived from root √iṣ (to desire) with compound 'kṛtapratikṛta'.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+pratikṛta+eṣin)
  • kṛta – done, made, deed
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root √kṛ (to do, to make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • pratikṛta – retaliation, return action
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root √kṛ (to do) with prefix prati (in return)
    Prefix: prati
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • eṣin – desiring, wishing, seeking
    adjective (masculine)
    From root √iṣ (to desire)
    Root: iṣ (class 6)
Note: Agreeing with 'tau maheṣvāsau'.