महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-67, verse-15

अथ तौ वध्यमानौ तु द्रोणेन रथसत्तमौ ।
आवर्जयेतां दुर्धर्षं युगान्ताग्निमिवोत्थितम् ॥१५॥

15. atha tau vadhyamānau tu droṇena rathasattamau ,
āvarjayetāṁ durdharṣaṁ yugāntāgnimivotthitam.

15. atha tau vadhyamānau tu droṇena rathasattamau
āvarjayetām durdharṣam yuga-anta-agnim iva utthitam

15. atha droṇena vadhyamānau tu tau rathasattamau
utthitam durdharṣam yuga-anta-agnim iva āvarjayetām

15. Then, though those two best of charioteers were being severely struck by Drona, they managed to repel the formidable (Drona), who resembled the destructive fire that arises at the end of an eon.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• तौ (tau) - referring to two prominent warriors, likely Arjuna and Bhima (those two)

• वध्यमानौ (vadhyamānau) - being struck, being injured, being killed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona

• रथसत्तमौ (rathasattamau) - two best of charioteers

• आवर्जयेताम् (āvarjayetām) - They successfully warded off Drona's formidable attack. (they repelled, they turned away, they averted)

• दुर्धर्षम् (durdharṣam) - Referring to Drona, whose attacks were formidable. (invincible, formidable, unconquerable)

• युग-अन्त-अग्निम् (yuga-anta-agnim) - The destructive fire that consumes the universe at the end of a cosmic cycle. (the fire at the end of an eon)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen up (referring to the destructive fire) (risen, arisen, standing up)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - referring to two prominent warriors, likely Arjuna and Bhima (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Also accusative dual masculine/feminine. Here nominative dual masculine.

वध्यमानौ (vadhyamānau) - being struck, being injured, being killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being struck, being injured

Present Passive Participle

derived from root 'vadh' (to strike, kill) with suffix '-yamāna'

Root: vadh (class 1)

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

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of a teacher/warrior)

रथसत्तमौ (rathasattamau) - two best of charioteers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rathasattama

rathasattama - best of charioteers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+sattama)

• ratha – chariot, charioteer
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

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

आवर्जयेताम् (āvarjayetām) - They successfully warded off Drona's formidable attack. (they repelled, they turned away, they averted)

(verb)

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

Causal form of root 'vṛj' (to twist, pluck) with prefix 'ā-'. Usually 10th class or causative of 1st class.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛj (class 10)

दुर्धर्षम् (durdharṣam) - Referring to Drona, whose attacks were formidable. (invincible, formidable, unconquerable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durdharṣa

durdharṣa - difficult to overcome, invincible, formidable

prefix 'dur-' (difficult) + root 'dhṛṣ' (to dare, attack)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dur+dhṛṣ)

• dur – difficult, bad
  indeclinable
• dhṛṣa – daring, bold, arrogant (from root dhṛṣ)
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'yugāntāgnim'.

युग-अन्त-अग्निम् (yuga-anta-agnim) - The destructive fire that consumes the universe at the end of a cosmic cycle. (the fire at the end of an eon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yugāntāgni

yugāntāgni - the fire of universal dissolution, fire at the end of an eon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+anta+agni)

• yuga – age, eon, yoke
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, limit, destruction
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ag

Note: Accusative object of 'āvarjayetām'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen up (referring to the destructive fire) (risen, arisen, standing up)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, arisen, standing up

Past Passive Participle

derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ud-' and 'kta' suffix

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yugāntāgnim'.