महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-14, verse-29

तौ परस्परवेगाच्च गदाभ्यां च भृशाहतौ ।
युगपत्पेततुर्वीरौ क्षिताविन्द्रध्वजाविव ॥२९॥

29. tau parasparavegācca gadābhyāṁ ca bhṛśāhatau ,
yugapatpetaturvīrau kṣitāvindradhvajāviva.

29. tau parasparavegāt ca gadābhyām ca bhṛśāhatau
yugapat petatuḥ vīrau kṣitau indradhvajau iva

29. tau vīrau parasparavegāt ca gadābhyām ca
bhṛśāhatau yugapat kṣitau indradhvajau iva petatuḥ

29. Those two heroes, struck hard by the impact of each other and by their maces, fell simultaneously to the ground like two Indra's banners.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two, they (dual)

• परस्परवेगात् (parasparavegāt) - from mutual force, due to each other's impact

• च (ca) - and, also

• गदाभ्याम् (gadābhyām) - by two maces, with maces

• च (ca) - and, also

• भृशाहतौ (bhṛśāhatau) - greatly struck, severely wounded, heavily hit

• युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously, at once

• पेततुः (petatuḥ) - they fell, they dropped

• वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes, two brave ones

• क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground, on the earth

• इन्द्रध्वजौ (indradhvajau) - two Indra's banners, two flagpoles of Indra

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two, they (dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative masculine dual.

परस्परवेगात् (parasparavegāt) - from mutual force, due to each other's impact

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of parasparavega

parasparavega - mutual force, reciprocal impact

Compound type : karmadhāraya (paraspara+vega)

• paraspara – mutual, reciprocal, each other
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impetuosity
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vij (to tremble, to be strong) or vi-gam (to go quickly).
  Root: vij (class 3)

Note: Causal ablative.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

गदाभ्याम् (gadābhyām) - by two maces, with maces

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of gadā

gadā - mace, club

Feminine form of gada.

Root: gad (class 1)

Note: Agent/means of striking.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

भृशाहतौ (bhṛśāhatau) - greatly struck, severely wounded, heavily hit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhṛśāhata

bhṛśāhata - greatly struck, severely injured

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhṛśa+āhata)

• bhṛśa – strong, violent, much, excessive
  adjective
• ā-han – struck, hit, wounded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Adjective for tau and vīrau.

युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously, at once

(indeclinable)

From yuga + pad (foot, part), meaning "having the same feet/parts together".

Note: Adverb modifying petatuḥ.

पेततुः (petatuḥ) - they fell, they dropped

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of pat

perfect tense

3rd person dual perfect active

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes, two brave ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

Root: vī (class 1)

क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, land

From root kṣi (to dwell).

Root: kṣi (class 1)

इन्द्रध्वजौ (indradhvajau) - two Indra's banners, two flagpoles of Indra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of indradhvaja

indradhvaja - Indra's banner/flagpole

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (indra+dhvaja)

• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard, mark
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhvaj (to move swiftly, to wave).
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison with iva.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)