महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-9

तावन्योन्यं शरैः कृत्तौ व्यराजेतां नरर्षभौ ।
सुपुष्पौ पुष्पसमये पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ ॥९॥

9. tāvanyonyaṁ śaraiḥ kṛttau vyarājetāṁ nararṣabhau ,
supuṣpau puṣpasamaye puṣpitāviva kiṁśukau.

9. tau anyonyam śaraiḥ kṛttau vyarājetām nararṣabhau
supuṣpau puṣpasamaye puṣpitau iva kiṃśukau

9. anyonyam śaraiḥ kṛttau tau nararṣabhau puṣpasamaye
supuṣpau puṣpitau kiṃśukau iva vyarājetām

9. Those two best of men, wounded by each other with arrows, shone brightly, like two palāśa trees abundantly blossomed in the springtime.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two, they (masculine dual)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

• कृत्तौ (kṛttau) - cut, wounded, pierced

• व्यराजेताम् (vyarājetām) - shone, appeared splendidly, gleamed

• नरर्षभौ (nararṣabhau) - the two best of men, two chiefs of men

• सुपुष्पौ (supuṣpau) - beautifully flowered, well-blossomed

• पुष्पसमये (puṣpasamaye) - in the flowering season, at springtime

• पुष्पितौ (puṣpitau) - flowered, blossomed, full of flowers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• किंशुकौ (kiṁśukau) - two palāśa trees (Butea monosperma)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two, they (masculine dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, it

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)

A compound meaning 'one another'.

Compound type : prādisamāsa (anya+anya)

• anya – other, different
  pronoun (masculine)
• anya – other, different
  pronoun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

कृत्तौ (kṛttau) - cut, wounded, pierced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛtta

kṛtta - cut, wounded, divided, injured

Past Passive Participle

From root `kṛt` (to cut).

Root: kṛt (class 6)

व्यराजेताम् (vyarājetām) - shone, appeared splendidly, gleamed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of vyarājetām

Imperfect (ātmanepada)

From root `rāj` (to shine) with prefix `vi-`.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: ātmanepada form

नरर्षभौ (nararṣabhau) - the two best of men, two chiefs of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - bull among men, chief of men, best of men

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent, best
  noun (masculine)

सुपुष्पौ (supuṣpau) - beautifully flowered, well-blossomed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of supuṣpa

supuṣpa - beautifully flowered, well-blossomed, having good flowers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+puṣpa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)

पुष्पसमये (puṣpasamaye) - in the flowering season, at springtime

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of puṣpasamaya

puṣpasamaya - flowering season, springtime

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+samaya)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• samaya – time, season, juncture
  noun (masculine)

पुष्पितौ (puṣpitau) - flowered, blossomed, full of flowers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puṣpita

puṣpita - flowered, blossomed, having flowers

Derived from noun `puṣpa` (flower) with suffix `ita` (possessive/adjectival).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

किंशुकौ (kiṁśukau) - two palāśa trees (Butea monosperma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kiṃśuka

kiṁśuka - palāśa tree (Butea monosperma), known for its bright red flowers resembling flames