महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-18

तपनीयनिभौ चित्रौ कल्पवृक्षाविवाद्भुतौ ।
किंशुकाविव चोत्फुल्लौ व्यकाशेतां रणाजिरे ॥१८॥

18. tapanīyanibhau citrau kalpavṛkṣāvivādbhutau ,
kiṁśukāviva cotphullau vyakāśetāṁ raṇājire.

18. tapanīyanibhau citrau kalpavṛkṣau iva adbhutau
kiṃśukau iva ca utphullau vyakāśetām raṇājire

18. tapanīyanibhau citrau adbhutau kalpavṛkṣau iva
ca utphullau kiṃśukau iva raṇājire vyakāśetām

18. Appearing like two extraordinary, variegated wish-fulfilling trees (kalpavṛkṣa) and like two fully blossomed kiṃśuka trees, they both shone brilliantly on the battlefield, radiant as refined gold.

Words meanings summery:

• तपनीयनिभौ (tapanīyanibhau) - shining like refined gold, resembling molten gold

• चित्रौ (citrau) - variegated, wondrous, splendid, diverse

• कल्पवृक्षौ (kalpavṛkṣau) - two wish-fulfilling trees

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• अद्भुतौ (adbhutau) - wondrous, marvelous, extraordinary, surprising

• किंशुकौ (kiṁśukau) - two kiṃśuka trees

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• च (ca) - and, also

• उत्फुल्लौ (utphullau) - fully bloomed, expanded, opened

• व्यकाशेताम् (vyakāśetām) - they both shone, appeared

• रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - on the battlefield

Words meanings and morphology

तपनीयनिभौ (tapanīyanibhau) - shining like refined gold, resembling molten gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tapanīyanibha

tapanīyanibha - resembling molten gold, golden-like

Compound type : upama (tapanīya+nibha)

• tapanīya – gold, refined gold
  noun (neuter)
• nibha – like, resembling, similar
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to the two warriors.

चित्रौ (citrau) - variegated, wondrous, splendid, diverse

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of citra

citra - variegated, brilliant, wondrous, surprising, diverse

Note: Refers to the two warriors.

कल्पवृक्षौ (kalpavṛkṣau) - two wish-fulfilling trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kalpavṛkṣa

kalpavṛkṣa - wish-fulfilling tree, mythical tree providing all desires

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa+vṛkṣa)

• kalpa – a wish, a vow, a cosmic period, a sacred precept
  noun (masculine)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अद्भुतौ (adbhutau) - wondrous, marvelous, extraordinary, surprising

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of adbhuta

adbhuta - wondrous, marvelous, extraordinary, surprising

Note: Refers to the two warriors.

किंशुकौ (kiṁśukau) - two kiṃśuka trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kiṃśuka

kiṁśuka - Butea monosperma, a tree with red-orange flowers

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उत्फुल्लौ (utphullau) - fully bloomed, expanded, opened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of utphulla

utphulla - fully bloomed, expanded, opened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √phull (to bloom, open) with the prefix ut-.

Prefix: ut

Root: phull (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kiṃśukau.

व्यकाशेताम् (vyakāśetām) - they both shone, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √kāś

Imperfect Tense (Laṅ)

Derived from the root √kāś (to shine) with the prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: kāś (class 1)

रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of raṇājira

raṇājira - battlefield, arena of battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+ajira)

• raṇa – battle, combat, war
  noun (masculine)
• ajira – courtyard, open space, field, battlefield
  noun (neuter)