महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-141, verse-6

तावन्योन्यं शरै राजन्प्रच्छाद्य समरे स्थितौ ।
मुहूर्तं चैव तद्युद्धं समरूपमिवाभवत् ॥६॥

6. tāvanyonyaṁ śarai rājanpracchādya samare sthitau ,
muhūrtaṁ caiva tadyuddhaṁ samarūpamivābhavat.

6. tau anyonyam śaraiḥ rājan pracchādya samare sthitau
muhūrtam ca eva tat yuddham samarūpam iva abhavat

6. rājan tau anyonyam śaraiḥ pracchādya samare sthitau
ca eva tat yuddham muhūrtam samarūpam iva abhavat

6. O King, those two, having covered each other with arrows, stood in battle; and that fight became as if equally matched for a moment.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - the two warriors (referring to the combatants in the narrative) (those two, they two)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

• प्रच्छाद्य (pracchādya) - having covered (each other) with arrows (having covered, having enveloped)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

• स्थितौ (sthitau) - they stood (in battle) (those two stood, those two were situated)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, an instant

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तत् (tat) - that (specific) (that)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

• समरूपम् (samarūpam) - of equal form, equally matched

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it became (it became, it happened, it was)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - the two warriors (referring to the combatants in the narrative) (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the two combatants engaged in battle.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+anya)

• anya – other, different
  pronoun
• anya – other, different
  pronoun

Note: used adverbially

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows, with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Instrument of action.

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Direct address.

प्रच्छाद्य (pracchādya) - having covered (each other) with arrows (having covered, having enveloped)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from pra- + chad (causative) + lyap

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Gerund.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

Note: Location of the action.

स्थितौ (sthitau) - they stood (in battle) (those two stood, those two were situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, standing

Past Passive Participle

from sthā + kta

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tau'.

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, an instant

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, short time

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating duration.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

तत् (tat) - that (specific) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'yuddham'.

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.

समरूपम् (samarūpam) - of equal form, equally matched

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samarūpa

samarūpa - of equal form, similar, equally matched

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sama+rūpa)

• sama – equal, same, like
  adjective
• rūpa – form, appearance, likeness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicative adjective agreeing with 'yuddham'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison or likeness.

अभवत् (abhavat) - it became (it became, it happened, it was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

Imperfect tense, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)