महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-3

तौ समेत्यार्जुनं वीरौ पुरः पश्चाच्च धन्विनौ ।
अविध्येतां महावेगैर्निशितैराशुगैर्भृशम् ॥३॥

3. tau sametyārjunaṁ vīrau puraḥ paścācca dhanvinau ,
avidhyetāṁ mahāvegairniśitairāśugairbhṛśam.

3. tau sametya arjunam vīrau puraḥ paścāt ca dhanvinau
| avidhyetām mahāvegaiḥ niśitaiḥ āśugaiḥ bhṛśam

3. tau vīrau dhanvinau sametya arjunam puraḥ ca paścāt ca mahāvegaiḥ niśitaiḥ āśugaiḥ bhṛśam avidhyetām.

3. Those two heroic archers, having come upon Arjuna, severely pierced him from both front and back with extremely swift and sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• समेत्य (sametya) - having approached, having met, having gathered

• अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna

• वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes, heroic

• पुरः (puraḥ) - from the front, in front of

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - from behind, at the back, afterwards

• च (ca) - and, also

• धन्विनौ (dhanvinau) - two archers, armed with a bow

• अविध्येताम् (avidhyetām) - they (two) pierced, struck

• महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - with great speed, with mighty force

• निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, whetted (arrows)

• आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - with swift-flying (arrows)

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, severely

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'avidhyetām'.

समेत्य (sametya) - having approached, having met, having gathered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prefix sam- + root i (to go) + suffix -ya (replacing -tvā after a prefix).

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince), white, silver

Root: ṛj

वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes, heroic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, valiant, brave man

Root: vī

Note: Agrees with 'tau' and 'dhanvinau'.

पुरः (puraḥ) - from the front, in front of

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

Root: pṛ

पश्चात् (paścāt) - from behind, at the back, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

Root: paś

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: The ca after paścāt forms a pair with the implicit ca after puraḥ.

धन्विनौ (dhanvinau) - two archers, armed with a bow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dhanvin

dhanvin - archer, armed with a bow

Agent noun from dhanus (bow) + possessive suffix -in.

Note: Agrees with 'tau' and 'vīrau'.

अविध्येताम् (avidhyetām) - they (two) pierced, struck

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person, dual, active voice.

With augment a- and active ending -tām.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Subject is 'tau'.

महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - with great speed, with mighty force

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāvega

mahāvega - of great speed, mighty force, impetuous

Karmadharaya compound: mahā (great) + vega (speed, force).

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+vega)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahat.
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impetuosity
  noun (masculine)
  From root vij (to move rapidly).
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'āśugaiḥ'.

निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp, whetted (arrows)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśita

niśita - sharp, whetted, sharpened

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ni- + root śo (to sharpen).

Prefix: ni

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'āśugaiḥ'.

आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - with swift-flying (arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āśuga

āśuga - swift-moving, arrow (literally 'swift-goer')

Compound of āśu (swift) + ga (going).

Compound type : karmadharaya (āśu+ga)

• āśu – swift, quick, rapid
  adjective/indeclinable (masculine/neuter)
  Root: aś (class 5)
• ga – going, moving, a goer
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix from gam
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Denotes arrows.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, severely

(indeclinable)

From root bhṛ (to bear).

Root: bhṛ (class 1)