महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-11

रथमण्डलमार्गेषु चरन्तावरिमर्दनौ ।
घोररूपौ हि तावास्तां वृष्टिमन्ताविवाम्बुदौ ॥११॥

11. rathamaṇḍalamārgeṣu carantāvarimardanau ,
ghorarūpau hi tāvāstāṁ vṛṣṭimantāvivāmbudau.

11. rathamāṇḍalamārgeṣu carantau arimardanau
ghorarūpau hi tau āstām vṛṣṭimantau iva ambudau

11. tau arimardanau rathamāṇḍalamārgeṣu carantau
ghorarūpau hi āstām vṛṣṭimantau ambudau iva

11. Indeed, those two great warriors, crushing their enemies (arimardanau) and moving swiftly on the chariot battlefield paths, appeared with a terrible form, like two rain-laden clouds (ambudau).

Words meanings summery:

• रथमाण्डलमार्गेषु (rathamāṇḍalamārgeṣu) - on the paths of chariot circles/maneuvers

• चरन्तौ (carantau) - (the two warriors) moving swiftly (moving, acting, roaming (dual))

• अरिमर्दनौ (arimardanau) - enemy-crushers, subduers of foes (dual)

• घोररूपौ (ghorarūpau) - of terrible form, terrifying in appearance (dual)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

• तौ (tau) - those two, they (dual)

• आस्ताम् (āstām) - they were, they existed (dual)

• वृष्टिमन्तौ (vṛṣṭimantau) - rain-laden (like clouds) (rainy, possessing rain (dual))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुदौ (ambudau) - two clouds, two water-givers (dual)

Words meanings and morphology

रथमाण्डलमार्गेषु (rathamāṇḍalamārgeṣu) - on the paths of chariot circles/maneuvers

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rathamāṇḍalamārga

rathamāṇḍalamārga - path of chariot circles, path of chariot maneuvers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+maṇḍala+mārga)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
  From √ram (to delight) with -tha suffix, or √ṛ (to go) + -tha.
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, orb, territory, arena
  noun (neuter)
  From √maṇḍ (to adorn, to move) + -ala suffix.
• mārga – path, road, way, track, course
  noun (masculine)
  From √mṛj (to wipe, clean) with -ga suffix.
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

चरन्तौ (carantau) - (the two warriors) moving swiftly (moving, acting, roaming (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of carat

carat - moving, going, walking, acting

Present Active Participle

Formed from the root √car with the active participle suffix -at.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two warriors.

अरिमर्दनौ (arimardanau) - enemy-crushers, subduers of foes (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of arimardana

arimardana - crushing enemies, subduing foes

Compound of ari (enemy) and mardana (crushing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+mardana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
  From √ṛ (to go) + -i suffix.
  Root: ṛ (class 1)
• mardana – crushing, grinding, oppressing, destroyer
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun / agent noun
  From √mṛd (to crush) with -ana suffix.
  Root: mṛd (class 7)

घोररूपौ (ghorarūpau) - of terrible form, terrifying in appearance (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ghorarūpa

ghorarūpa - terrible in form, of dreadful appearance

Compound of ghora (terrible) and rūpa (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+rūpa)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fearful, awful
  adjective (masculine)
  From √ghur (to be terrible) or √ghū (to move).
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty, nature
  noun (neuter)
  From √rūp (to form, to be fit).

Note: Agrees with 'tau' (those two).

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

तौ (tau) - those two, they (dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the two main combatants.

आस्ताम् (āstām) - they were, they existed (dual)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect, third person dual.

Root: as (class 2)

वृष्टिमन्तौ (vṛṣṭimantau) - rain-laden (like clouds) (rainy, possessing rain (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vṛṣṭimat

vṛṣṭimat - rainy, full of rain, having rain

Possessive suffix -mat

From vṛṣṭi (rain) + -mat (possessive suffix).

Note: Agrees with 'ambudau'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

अम्बुदौ (ambudau) - two clouds, two water-givers (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ambuda

ambuda - cloud, water-giver

Compound of ambu (water) and da (giver, from √dā to give).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
  From √abh (to sound, shine) or √amb (to sound).
• da – giving, bestowing, giver
  adjective / noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From √dā (to give) + -a suffix.
  Root: dā (class 3)