महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-25

तौ नखैरिव शार्दूलौ दन्तैरिव महाद्विपौ ।
रथशक्तिभिरन्योन्यं विशिखैश्च ततक्षतुः ॥२५॥

25. tau nakhairiva śārdūlau dantairiva mahādvipau ,
rathaśaktibhiranyonyaṁ viśikhaiśca tatakṣatuḥ.

25. tau nakhaiḥ iva śārdūlau dantaiḥ iva mahādvipau
rathaśaktibhiḥ anyonyaṃ viśikhaiḥ ca tatakṣatuḥ

25. tau nakhaiḥ iva śārdūlau dantaiḥ iva mahādvipau
rathaśaktibhiḥ ca viśikhaiḥ anyonyaṃ tatakṣatuḥ

25. They both wounded each other with chariot spears and arrows, just as two tigers would with their claws, or two great elephants with their tusks.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - they both, those two

• नखैः (nakhaiḥ) - with claws, with nails

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शार्दूलौ (śārdūlau) - two tigers

• दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - with tusks, with teeth

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• महाद्विपौ (mahādvipau) - two great elephants

• रथशक्तिभिः (rathaśaktibhiḥ) - with chariot spears/javelins

• अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṁ) - each other

• विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows

• च (ca) - and

• ततक्षतुः (tatakṣatuḥ) - they both wounded, they both cut

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - they both, those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नखैः (nakhaiḥ) - with claws, with nails

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nakha

nakha - nail, claw

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

शार्दूलौ (śārdūlau) - two tigers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śārdūla

śārdūla - tiger

दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - with tusks, with teeth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of danta

danta - tooth, tusk

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

महाद्विपौ (mahādvipau) - two great elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahādvipa

mahādvipa - great elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+dvipa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• dvipa – elephant (literally 'two-drinker')
  noun (masculine)

रथशक्तिभिः (rathaśaktibhiḥ) - with chariot spears/javelins

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of rathaśakti

rathaśakti - chariot spear, javelin (used from a chariot)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+śakti)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• śakti – spear, javelin, power
  noun (feminine)

अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṁ) - each other

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anyonya

anyonya - one another, each other

Note: Used adverbially to indicate reciprocal action.

विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viśikha

viśikha - arrow (literally 'without a point' but meaning a feathered arrow)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ततक्षतुः (tatakṣatuḥ) - they both wounded, they both cut

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of takṣatuḥ

Root: takṣ (class 1)