महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-90, verse-38

तौ दिशागजसंकाशौ ज्वलिताविव पावकौ ।
समासेदतुरन्योन्यं शरसंघैररिंदमौ ॥३८॥

38. tau diśāgajasaṁkāśau jvalitāviva pāvakau ,
samāsedaturanyonyaṁ śarasaṁghairariṁdamau.

38. tau diśāgajasaṃkāśau jvalitau iva pāvakau
samāsedatuḥ anyonyam śarasaṃghaiḥ arimdamau

38. tau diśāgajasaṃkāśau jvalitau iva pāvakau
arimdamau śarasaṃghaiḥ anyonyam samāsedatuḥ

38. Those two (warriors), resembling the guardian elephants of the quarters and like two blazing fires, the destroyers of foes, approached each other with volleys of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two, they two

• दिशागजसंकाशौ (diśāgajasaṁkāśau) - resembling the guardian elephants of the directions

• ज्वलितौ (jvalitau) - blazing, burning, ignited

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पावकौ (pāvakau) - fires, purifying agents

• समासेदतुः (samāsedatuḥ) - they two approached, came together

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• शरसंघैः (śarasaṁghaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows, with masses of arrows

• अरिम्दमौ (arimdamau) - the two subduers of enemies, the two destroyers of foes

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two, they two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

दिशागजसंकाशौ (diśāgajasaṁkāśau) - resembling the guardian elephants of the directions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of diśāgajasaṃkāśa

diśāgajasaṁkāśa - resembling the elephants of the quarters (mythical guardian elephants)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (diśā+gaja+saṃkāśa)

• diś – direction, quarter, region
  noun (feminine)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar to, appearing as
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kāś' (to shine, appear) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

ज्वलितौ (jvalitau) - blazing, burning, ignited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jvalita

jvalita - blazed, burnt, glowing, illuminated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'jval' (to blaze, shine) with the past passive participle suffix 'kta'.

Root: jval (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पावकौ (pāvakau) - fires, purifying agents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifying, sacred fire, clean, pure

Derived from root 'pū' (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

समासेदतुः (samāsedatuḥ) - they two approached, came together

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of samāsad

Perfect tense (Liṭ), 3rd person dual, active voice (parasmaipada) of the root 'sad' (to sit, go) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual, reciprocal

Reduplication of 'anya' (other).

Note: Used adverbially here, referring to mutual action between the two subjects.

शरसंघैः (śarasaṁghaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows, with masses of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śarasaṃgha

śarasaṁgha - mass of arrows, volley of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+saṃgha)

• śara – arrow, dart
  noun (masculine)
• saṃgha – collection, multitude, crowd, assembly
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'han' (to strike) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

अरिम्दमौ (arimdamau) - the two subduers of enemies, the two destroyers of foes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of arimdama

arimdama - subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes, enemy-tamer

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe, adversary
  noun (masculine)
• dama – taming, subduing, controlling, punishing
  agent noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'dam' (to tame, to subdue).
  Root: dam (class 1)