महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-71, verse-17

तावन्योन्यं दृढं विद्धावन्योन्यशरविक्षतौ ।
रेजतुः समरे राजन्पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ ॥१७॥

17. tāvanyonyaṁ dṛḍhaṁ viddhāvanyonyaśaravikṣatau ,
rejatuḥ samare rājanpuṣpitāviva kiṁśukau.

17. तौ अन्योन्यम् दृढम् विद्धौ अन्योन्यशरविक्षतौ
रेजतुः समरे राजन् पुष्पितौ इव किंशुकौ

17. राजन् तौ अन्योन्यम् दृढम् विद्धौ
अन्योन्यशरविक्षतौ समरे पुष्पितौ किंशुकौ इव रेजतुः

17. O King, those two, severely pierced by each other and wounded by each other's arrows, shone in battle like two flowering palāśa (kimśuka) trees.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (तौ) - those two (warriors, from previous context) (those two, they two)

• अन्योन्यम् (अन्योन्यम्) - each other (each other, mutually)

• दृढम् (दृढम्) - severely (firmly, severely, strongly)

• विद्धौ (विद्धौ) - severely pierced (pierced, struck, wounded)

• अन्योन्यशरविक्षतौ (अन्योन्यशरविक्षतौ) - wounded by each other's arrows

• रेजतुः (रेजतुः) - shone (they two shone, they two glittered)

• समरे (समरे) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• राजन् (राजन्) - O King! (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O King!)

• पुष्पितौ (पुष्पितौ) - flowering (flowering, blooming, having flowers)

• इव (इव) - like, as if (like, as, as if)

• किंशुकौ (किंशुकौ) - two palāśa trees (two palāśa trees (Butea monosperma))

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (तौ) - those two (warriors, from previous context) (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative dual of `tad`.

Note: Refers to the two warriors fighting.

अन्योन्यम् (अन्योन्यम्) - each other (each other, mutually)

(indeclinable)

Derived from `anya` (other).

Note: Adverb modifying `viddhau`.

दृढम् (दृढम्) - severely (firmly, severely, strongly)

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle (from `dṛh`, to be firm)

Derived from root `dṛh` (to be firm, to strengthen) with suffix `kta`. Used adverbially here.

Root: dṛh (class 1)

Note: Adverb modifying `viddhau`.

विद्धौ (विद्धौ) - severely pierced (pierced, struck, wounded)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of viddha

viddha - pierced, struck, hit, wounded

Past Passive Participle

From root `vyadh` (to pierce) with suffix `kta`.

Root: vyadh (class 4)

अन्योन्यशरविक्षतौ (अन्योन्यशरविक्षतौ) - wounded by each other's arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anyonyaśaravikṣata

anyonyaśaravikṣata - wounded by each other's arrows

Tatpurusha compound: `anyonya` (each other) + `śara` (arrow) + `vikṣata` (wounded). `vikṣata` is PPP of `vi-kṣan`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+śara+vikṣata)

• anyonya – each other, mutual
  pronoun (masculine)
• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ
• vikṣata – wounded, injured, cut
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `kṣan` (to hurt, wound) with prefix `vi`, and suffix `kta`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṣan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `tau`.

रेजतुः (रेजतुः) - shone (they two shone, they two glittered)

(verb)

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

Imperfect active third person dual.

`√rāj` (to shine) in `laṅ` lakara, 3rd person dual.

Root: rāj (class 1)

समरे (समरे) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

From `sam` + `ṛ` (to go, rise).

Root: ṛ (class 1)

राजन् (राजन्) - O King! (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O King!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Vocative singular of `rājan` (n-stem).

Root: rāj (class 1)

पुष्पितौ (पुष्पितौ) - flowering (flowering, blooming, having flowers)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puṣpita

puṣpita - flowering, blossomed, having flowers

Past Passive Participle (from `puṣp`, to flower)

From root `puṣp` (to flower, to bloom) with suffix `ita` (a `kta` equivalent for denominative verbs or specific formations).

Root: puṣp (class 1)

इव (इव) - like, as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

किंशुकौ (किंशुकौ) - two palāśa trees (two palāśa trees (Butea monosperma))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kiṃśuka

kiṁśuka - palāśa tree (Butea monosperma), 'flame of the forest' tree, noted for bright red/orange flowers.

Note: Noun in comparison.