महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-28

तौ शराग्रविभिन्नाङ्गौ निर्भिन्दन्तौ परस्परम् ।
नाकम्पयेतामन्योन्यं यतमानौ महाद्युती ॥२८॥

28. tau śarāgravibhinnāṅgau nirbhindantau parasparam ,
nākampayetāmanyonyaṁ yatamānau mahādyutī.

28. tau śarāgravibhinnāṅgau nirbhindantau parasparam
na akampayetām anyonyam yatamānau mahādyutī

28. tau śarāgravibhinnāṅgau nirbhindantau parasparam
mahādyutī yatamānau na akampayetām anyonyam

28. Even as their bodies were pierced by arrowheads and they continued to pierce each other, those two, highly energetic and striving, did not make each other waver.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two, they (dual)

• शराग्रविभिन्नाङ्गौ (śarāgravibhinnāṅgau) - having bodies pierced by arrowheads

• निर्भिन्दन्तौ (nirbhindantau) - piercing, breaking through

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

• न (na) - not

• अकम्पयेताम् (akampayetām) - they caused to tremble, they shook (each other)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• यतमानौ (yatamānau) - striving, exerting themselves

• महाद्युती (mahādyutī) - of great splendor/radiance/energy

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two, they (dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca.

शराग्रविभिन्नाङ्गौ (śarāgravibhinnāṅgau) - having bodies pierced by arrowheads

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śarāgravibhinnāṅga

śarāgravibhinnāṅga - having bodies pierced by arrowheads

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śarāgra+vibhinnāṅga)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• agra – tip, point, front
  noun (neuter)
• vibhinnāṅga – with pierced limbs
  adjective (masculine)
• vibhinna – pierced, split, broken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhid 'to split, pierce' with upasarga vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• aṅga – limb, body part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'tau'.

निर्भिन्दन्तौ (nirbhindantau) - piercing, breaking through

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nirbhidat

nirbhidat - piercing, breaking through

Present Active Participle

From root bhid 'to split, pierce' with upasarga nir-.

Prefix: nis

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'tau'.

परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of paraspara

paraspara - each other, mutual

Note: Used adverbially.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अकम्पयेताम् (akampayetām) - they caused to tremble, they shook (each other)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kampay

Causative

Causative form of root kamp 'to tremble'.

Root: kamp (class 1)

Note: The initial 'a' is augment for past tense.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

Note: Used as object of 'akampayetām'.

यतमानौ (yatamānau) - striving, exerting themselves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yatamāna

yatamāna - striving, endeavoring, exerting oneself

Present Middle Participle

From root yat 'to strive, endeavor'.

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tau'.

महाद्युती (mahādyutī) - of great splendor/radiance/energy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor, highly energetic, luminous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• dyuti – splendor, radiance, light, energy
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'tau'.