महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-77, verse-28

तौ दृष्ट्वा प्रतिसंरब्धौ दुर्योधनधनंजयौ ।
अभ्यवैक्षन्त राजानो भीमरूपाः समन्ततः ॥२८॥

28. tau dṛṣṭvā pratisaṁrabdhau duryodhanadhanaṁjayau ,
abhyavaikṣanta rājāno bhīmarūpāḥ samantataḥ.

28. tau dṛṣṭvā prati-saṃrabdhau duryodhana-dhanañjayau
abhi-ava-īkṣanta rājānaḥ bhīma-rūpāḥ samantataḥ

28. rājānaḥ bhīma-rūpāḥ samantataḥ duryodhana-dhanañjayau
tau prati-saṃrabdhau dṛṣṭvā abhi-ava-īkṣanta

28. Seeing those two, Duryodhana and Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), mutually enraged, kings of terrifying appearance watched from all sides.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - Duryodhana and Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) (those two)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• प्रति-संरब्धौ (prati-saṁrabdhau) - mutually enraged, furious against each other

• दुर्योधन-धनञ्जयौ (duryodhana-dhanañjayau) - Duryodhana and Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

• अभि-अव-ईक्षन्त (abhi-ava-īkṣanta) - they looked upon, they observed, they beheld

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• भीम-रूपाः (bhīma-rūpāḥ) - of terrible form, terrifying appearance

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, completely

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - Duryodhana and Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Duryodhana and Dhanañjaya

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

From root 'dṛś' (to see) + suffix '-ktvā'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रति-संरब्धौ (prati-saṁrabdhau) - mutually enraged, furious against each other

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of prati-saṃrabdha

prati-saṁrabdha - mutually enraged, furiously disposed towards each other

Past Passive Participle (modified by 'prati')

From prefix 'prati' + 'sam' + root 'rabh' (to seize, begin, be violent) + suffix '-kta'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (prati+saṃrabdha)

• prati – towards, against, in return, in opposition
  indeclinable
• saṃrabdha – enraged, excited, agitated, furious
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix 'sam' + root 'rabh' (to seize, be violent) + suffix '-kta'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'duryodhana-dhanañjayau'

दुर्योधन-धनञ्जयौ (duryodhana-dhanañjayau) - Duryodhana and Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of duryodhana-dhanañjaya

duryodhana-dhanañjaya - Duryodhana and Arjuna

Compound type : dvandva (duryodhana+dhanañjaya)

• duryodhana – Duryodhana (name of the eldest Kaurava prince)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Literally 'hard to fight/conquer'
• dhanañjaya – Dhanañjaya (an epithet of Arjuna, meaning 'conqueror of wealth')
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound 'dhana' (wealth) + root 'ji' (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

अभि-अव-ईक्षन्त (abhi-ava-īkṣanta) - they looked upon, they observed, they beheld

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of īkṣ

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: From prefixes 'abhi' + 'ava' + root 'īkṣ' (to see) + imperfect plural ending

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

भीम-रूपाः (bhīma-rūpāḥ) - of terrible form, terrifying appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīma-rūpa

bhīma-rūpa - of terrible form, terrifying appearance, dreadful-looking

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+rūpa)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'bhī' (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'rājānaḥ'

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around, completely

(indeclinable)

From 'samanta' (all around) + suffix '-tas'

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