महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-90, verse-39

विधुन्वानौ धनुःश्रेष्ठे संदधानौ च सायकान् ।
विसृजन्तौ च शतशो गभस्तीनिव भास्करौ ॥३९॥

39. vidhunvānau dhanuḥśreṣṭhe saṁdadhānau ca sāyakān ,
visṛjantau ca śataśo gabhastīniva bhāskarau.

39. vidhunvānau dhanuḥśreṣṭhe saṃdadhānau ca sāyakān
visṛjantau ca śataśaḥ gabhastīn iva bhāskarau

39. vidhunvānau dhanuḥśreṣṭhe ca sāyakān saṃdadhānau
ca śataśaḥ visṛjantau iva bhāskarau gabhastīn

39. Brandishing their excellent bows and stringing arrows, they both discharged them by hundreds, just like two suns emitting their rays.

Words meanings summery:

• विधुन्वानौ (vidhunvānau) - shaking, brandishing, agitating

• धनुःश्रेष्ठे (dhanuḥśreṣṭhe) - excellent bows, best bows

• संदधानौ (saṁdadhānau) - placing, fixing, stringing (arrows), taking aim

• च (ca) - and, also

• सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows

• विसृजन्तौ (visṛjantau) - releasing, discharging, emitting

• च (ca) - and, also

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of

• गभस्तीन् (gabhastīn) - rays of light, arms

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• भास्करौ (bhāskarau) - two suns, two creators of light

Words meanings and morphology

विधुन्वानौ (vidhunvānau) - shaking, brandishing, agitating

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vidhunvāna

vidhunvāna - shaking, brandishing, causing to tremble

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root 'dhū' (to shake) in the 5th class, with prefix 'vi', and the present middle participle suffix 'śānac'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhū (class 5)

धनुःश्रेष्ठे (dhanuḥśreṣṭhe) - excellent bows, best bows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of dhanuḥśreṣṭha

dhanuḥśreṣṭha - best bow, excellent bow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dhanus+śreṣṭha)

• dhanus – bow, arc, weapon
  noun (neuter)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy).

संदधानौ (saṁdadhānau) - placing, fixing, stringing (arrows), taking aim

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃdadhāna

saṁdadhāna - placing together, fixing, applying, fitting (an arrow), uniting

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root 'dhā' (to place, hold) in the 3rd class, with prefix 'sam', and the present middle participle suffix 'śānac'.

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow, dart, missile

विसृजन्तौ (visṛjantau) - releasing, discharging, emitting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of visṛjat

visṛjat - releasing, discharging, abandoning, creating

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'sṛj' (to create, emit) in the 6th class, with prefix 'vi', and the present active participle suffix 'śatṛ'.

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of

(indeclinable)

Formed by the taddhita suffix '-śas' to 'śata' (hundred).

गभस्तीन् (gabhastīn) - rays of light, arms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gabhasti

gabhasti - ray of light, sunbeam, arm, hand

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

भास्करौ (bhāskarau) - two suns, two creators of light

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, maker of light, luminous

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, luster, splendor, ray
  noun (neuter)
• kara – maker, doer, hand, ray
  agent noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)