महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-12

शरसंभिन्नगात्रौ तौ सर्वतः शकलीकृतौ ।
श्वाविधाविव राजेन्द्र व्यदृश्येतां शरक्षतौ ॥१२॥

12. śarasaṁbhinnagātrau tau sarvataḥ śakalīkṛtau ,
śvāvidhāviva rājendra vyadṛśyetāṁ śarakṣatau.

12. śarasaṃbhinnagātrau tau sarvataḥ śakalīkṛtau
śvāvidhau iva rājendra vyadṛśyetām śarakṣatau

12. rājendra tau śarasaṃbhinnagātrau sarvataḥ
śakalīkṛtau śarakṣatau śvāvidhau iva vyadṛśyetām

12. O King (rājendra), those two warriors, with their bodies completely pierced and shattered by arrows from all sides, appeared as if they were two porcupines (śvāvidhau) wounded by arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• शरसंभिन्नगात्रौ (śarasaṁbhinnagātrau) - with bodies pierced by arrows (dual)

• तौ (tau) - those two, they (dual)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - completely, from all sides (from all sides, everywhere, completely)

• शकलीकृतौ (śakalīkṛtau) - made into pieces, shattered, broken (dual)

• श्वाविधौ (śvāvidhau) - two porcupines (dual)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O chief of kings (vocative)

• व्यदृश्येताम् (vyadṛśyetām) - they appeared, they were seen (dual)

• शरक्षतौ (śarakṣatau) - wounded by arrows, injured by arrows (dual)

Words meanings and morphology

शरसंभिन्नगात्रौ (śarasaṁbhinnagātrau) - with bodies pierced by arrows (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śarasaṃbhinnagātra

śarasaṁbhinnagātra - having limbs/bodies pierced by arrows

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose bodies are pierced by arrows.'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śara+saṃbhinna+gātra)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
  From √śṛ (to break, crush).
  Root: śṛ (class 1)
• saṃbhinna – pierced, broken, split, shattered, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix sam- + root √bhid (to break, split) + suffix -ta.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• gātra – limb, body, member
  noun (neuter)
  From √gai (to sing) or √gam (to go).

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

तौ (tau) - those two, they (dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the two main combatants.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - completely, from all sides (from all sides, everywhere, completely)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -tas from sarva (all).

Note: Modifies 'śakalīkṛtau'.

शकलीकृतौ (śakalīkṛtau) - made into pieces, shattered, broken (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śakalīkṛta

śakalīkṛta - shattered, made into pieces, broken to bits

Past Passive Participle

From śakala (fragment) + √kṛ (to make) + suffix -ta. Formed from the denominative verb śakalīkṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

श्वाविधौ (śvāvidhau) - two porcupines (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śvāvidha

śvāvidha - porcupine, hedgehog

Derived from śvan (dog) + vidh (to pierce), referring to the bristly nature.

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O chief of kings (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - chief of kings, best of kings, king of kings

Compound of rājan (king) and indra (chief, best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
  From √rāj (to reign, shine).
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• indra – Indra (chief deity), chief, best
  noun (masculine)

व्यदृश्येताम् (vyadṛśyetām) - they appeared, they were seen (dual)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect, 3rd person dual, passive voice, with prefix vi.

Root √dṛś, with prefix vi-, passive stem formed by -ya-, Imperfect (laṅ) ending -etām.

Prefix: vi

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The passive voice implies 'they caused themselves to be seen' or 'they appeared.'

शरक्षतौ (śarakṣatau) - wounded by arrows, injured by arrows (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śarakṣata

śarakṣata - wounded by arrows, hurt by missiles

Tatpuruṣa compound: śara (arrow) + kṣata (wounded).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+kṣata)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
  From √śṛ (to break, crush).
  Root: śṛ (class 1)
• kṣata – wounded, injured, harmed, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √kṣaṇ (to hurt, injure) or √kṣi (to destroy) + suffix -ta.
  Root: kṣaṇ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'tau' and 'śvāvidhau'.