महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-82, verse-12

गिरिगह्वरमासाद्य शार्दूलाविव रोषितौ ।
युयुधाते महावीर्यौ परस्परजिघांसया ॥१२॥

12. girigahvaramāsādya śārdūlāviva roṣitau ,
yuyudhāte mahāvīryau parasparajighāṁsayā.

12. girigahvaram āsādya śārdūlau iva roṣitau
yuyudhāte mahāvīryau parasparajighāṃsayā

12. mahāvīryau roṣitau śārdūlau iva girigahvaram
āsādya parasparajighāṃsayā yuyudhāte

12. The two exceedingly powerful warriors, having reached a mountain cave, fought each other with a mutual desire to kill, much like two enraged tigers.

Words meanings summery:

• गिरिगह्वरम् (girigahvaram) - mountain cave, mountain cavern

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having obtained, having approached

• शार्दूलौ (śārdūlau) - two tigers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• रोषितौ (roṣitau) - enraged, angered

• युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - they two fought

• महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - of great prowess, exceedingly powerful

• परस्परजिघांसया (parasparajighāṁsayā) - with a desire to kill each other, with mutual intent to kill

Words meanings and morphology

गिरिगह्वरम् (girigahvaram) - mountain cave, mountain cavern

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of girigahvara

girigahvara - mountain cave, mountain cavern

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+gahvara)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• gahvara – cave, cavern, abyss, chasm
  noun (neuter)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having obtained, having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'sad' with prefix 'ā' and 'lyaP' (yA) suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

शार्दूलौ (śārdūlau) - two tigers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śārdūla

śārdūla - tiger

Note: Used in comparison to the two warriors.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

रोषितौ (roṣitau) - enraged, angered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of roṣita

roṣita - enraged, angered, infuriated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ruṣ' (to be angry).

Root: ruṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implied warriors.

युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - they two fought

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (liṭ) of yudh

Perfect tense, Ātmanepada, Dual, 3rd person

Reduplicated perfect form of root 'yudh'.

Root: yudh (class 4)

महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - of great prowess, exceedingly powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great valor, exceedingly powerful, very brave

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, prowess, strength, heroism
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied warriors.

परस्परजिघांसया (parasparajighāṁsayā) - with a desire to kill each other, with mutual intent to kill

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of parasparajighāṃsā

parasparajighāṁsā - desire to kill each other, mutual murderous intent

Compound of 'paraspara' (mutual) and 'jighāṃsā' (desire to kill, desiderative noun from 'han').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paraspara+jighāṃsā)

• paraspara – mutual, reciprocal, each other
  pronoun
• jighāṃsā – desire to kill, murderous intent
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun from root 'han' (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)