महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-24, verse-28

तौ पौत्रौ तव दुर्धर्षौ परस्परवधैषिणौ ।
पितॄणामर्थसिद्ध्यर्थं चक्रतुर्युद्धमुत्तमम् ॥२८॥

28. tau pautrau tava durdharṣau parasparavadhaiṣiṇau ,
pitṝṇāmarthasiddhyarthaṁ cakraturyuddhamuttamam.

28. tau pautrau tava durdharṣau parasparavadheṣiṇau
pitṝṇām arthasiddhyartham cakratuḥ yuddham uttamam

28. tava durdharṣau parasparavadheṣiṇau tau pautrau
pitṝṇām arthasiddhyartham uttamam yuddham cakratuḥ

28. Your two formidable grandsons, intent on killing each other, engaged in an excellent battle to achieve their fathers' purpose.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the grandsons) (those two, they both)

• पौत्रौ (pautrau) - two grandsons (Abhimanyu and Śrutakarman) (two grandsons)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• दुर्धर्षौ (durdharṣau) - formidable (unassailable, formidable, difficult to overcome)

• परस्परवधेषिणौ (parasparavadheṣiṇau) - intent on killing each other (desiring mutual destruction, wishing to kill each other)

• पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of their fathers (of the fathers, of the ancestors)

• अर्थसिद्ध्यर्थम् (arthasiddhyartham) - to achieve their purpose (for the sake of accomplishing the purpose/goal)

• चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - they two engaged in (they two did, they two made, they two performed)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, fight)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the grandsons) (those two, they both)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two grandsons (Abhimanyu and Śrutakarman).

पौत्रौ (pautrau) - two grandsons (Abhimanyu and Śrutakarman) (two grandsons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pautra

pautra - son of a son, grandson

Derived from 'putra' (son)

Note: Agrees with tau.

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

दुर्धर्षौ (durdharṣau) - formidable (unassailable, formidable, difficult to overcome)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of durdharṣa

durdharṣa - difficult to assail or overcome, formidable, irresistible

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From 'dur' (difficult) + 'dhṛṣ' (to dare, assault) + 'a' suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+dhṛṣa)

• dur – bad, difficult
  indeclinable
• dhṛṣa – daring, bold (often used as part of compound)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root dhṛṣ
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with pautrau.

परस्परवधेषिणौ (parasparavadheṣiṇau) - intent on killing each other (desiring mutual destruction, wishing to kill each other)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of parasparavadheṣin

parasparavadheṣin - desiring each other's death or destruction

From 'paraspara' (mutual) + 'vadha' (killing) + 'eṣin' (desiring).

Compound type : tatpurusha (paraspara+vadha+eṣin)

• paraspara – mutual, reciprocal, each other
  adjective
• vadha – killing, slaughter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vadh (class 1)
• eṣin – desiring, wishing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with pautrau.

पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of their fathers (of the fathers, of the ancestors)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

अर्थसिद्ध्यर्थम् (arthasiddhyartham) - to achieve their purpose (for the sake of accomplishing the purpose/goal)

(indeclinable)

From 'artha' (purpose) + 'siddhi' (accomplishment) + 'artha' (for the sake of).

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+siddhi+artha)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• siddhi – accomplishment, success, attainment
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sidh (class 1)
• artha – purpose, reason, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions as a dative of purpose or an indeclinable.

चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - they two engaged in (they two did, they two made, they two performed)

(verb)

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

Root 'kṛ', perfect tense.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, fight)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Object of the verb cakratuḥ.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Superlative form of 'ud' (up) or 'ūrdhva' (high).

Note: Agrees with yuddham.