महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-164, verse-7

तं यमौ पृष्ठतोऽन्वैतां रक्षन्तौ पुरुषर्षभौ ।
द्रोणायाभिमुखं यान्तं दीप्यमानमिवानलम् ॥७॥

7. taṁ yamau pṛṣṭhato'nvaitāṁ rakṣantau puruṣarṣabhau ,
droṇāyābhimukhaṁ yāntaṁ dīpyamānamivānalam.

7. tam yamau pṛṣṭhataḥ anvaitām rakṣantau puruṣarṣabhau
droṇāya abhimukham yāntam dīpyamānam iva analam

7. puruṣarṣabhau yamau tam pṛṣṭhataḥ rakṣantau anvaitām
tam droṇāya abhimukham yāntam analam iva dīpyamānam

7. The two bulls among men (puruṣarṣabhau), the twins, followed him from behind, protecting him. As he moved towards Droṇa, he was blazing like a fire.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that one

• यमौ (yamau) - the two twins

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, in the rear

• अन्वैताम् (anvaitām) - followed

• रक्षन्तौ (rakṣantau) - protecting, guarding

• पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - two excellent men, two bulls among men

• द्रोणाय (droṇāya) - to Droṇa, for Droṇa

• अभिमुखम् (abhimukham) - facing, towards

• यान्तम् (yāntam) - going, moving

• दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - blazing, shining, glowing

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• अनलम् (analam) - fire

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him

यमौ (yamau) - the two twins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yama

yama - twin, Yama (god of death), control

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, in the rear

(indeclinable)

अन्वैताम् (anvaitām) - followed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of anvi

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

रक्षन्तौ (rakṣantau) - protecting, guarding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rakṣat

rakṣat - protecting, guarding

Present Active Participle

from root rakṣ (to protect)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - two excellent men, two bulls among men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, excellent man, chief of men (puruṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

द्रोणाय (droṇāya) - to Droṇa, for Droṇa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (name of a preceptor)

अभिमुखम् (abhimukham) - facing, towards

(indeclinable)

Prefix: abhi

Root: mukh

यान्तम् (yāntam) - going, moving

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yāt

yāt - going, moving

Present Active Participle

from root yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - blazing, shining, glowing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpyamāna

dīpyamāna - blazing, shining, glowing, being illuminated

Present Middle Participle

from root dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

अनलम् (analam) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, Agni