महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-68, verse-28

पुत्रौ तयोर्नरश्रेष्ठौ कौन्तेयं प्रतिजग्मतुः ।
किरन्तौ विविधान्बाणान्पितृव्यसनकर्शितौ ॥२८॥

28. putrau tayornaraśreṣṭhau kaunteyaṁ pratijagmatuḥ ,
kirantau vividhānbāṇānpitṛvyasanakarśitau.

28. putrau tayoḥ narśreṣṭhau kaunteyam pratijagmatuḥ
kirantau vividhān bāṇān pitṛvyasanakarśitau

28. tayoḥ putrau narśreṣṭhau pitṛvyasanakarśitau
vividhān bāṇān kirantau kaunteyam pratijagmatuḥ

28. Their two sons, the best among men, afflicted by their father's distress, went towards Kaunteya (Arjuna), showering various arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रौ (putrau) - two sons

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them, their

• नर्श्रेष्ठौ (narśreṣṭhau) - the two best among men

• कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - Kaunteya (Arjuna)

• प्रतिजग्मतुः (pratijagmatuḥ) - they two went towards

• किरन्तौ (kirantau) - the two showering, scattering

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse (accusative plural)

• बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

• पितृव्यसनकर्शितौ (pitṛvyasanakarśitau) - the two afflicted by their father's distress/misfortune

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रौ (putrau) - two sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of putra

putra - son, child

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be used as locative dual masculine/neuter.

नर्श्रेष्ठौ (narśreṣṭhau) - the two best among men

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of narśreṣṭha

narśreṣṭha - best among men, foremost of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree from śrī.

Note: Agrees with 'putrau'.

कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - Kaunteya (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī (e.g., Arjuna, Bhīma, Yudhiṣṭhira)

Patronymic from Kuntī.

Note: Object of 'pratijagmatuḥ'.

प्रतिजग्मतुः (pratijagmatuḥ) - they two went towards

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of prati + gam

Perfect tense (Liṭ)

3rd person dual active, from root gam with prefix prati.

Prefix: prati

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The dual form indicates the action of 'putrau'.

किरन्तौ (kirantau) - the two showering, scattering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛ

kṛ - to scatter, to pour, to throw

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (class 6) + -at suffix. Nominative dual masculine.

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'putrau', describing their action.

विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse (accusative plural)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

Note: Agrees with 'bāṇān'.

बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

Note: Object of 'kirantau'.

पितृव्यसनकर्शितौ (pitṛvyasanakarśitau) - the two afflicted by their father's distress/misfortune

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pitṛvyasanakarśita

pitṛvyasanakarśita - distressed by father's misfortune

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+vyasana+karśita)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• vyasana – misfortune, distress, calamity
  noun (neuter)
• karśita – afflicted, emaciated, weakened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛś (to be thin, to weaken).
  Root: kṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'putrau'.