महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-91, verse-44

तौ बाहू परिघप्रख्यौ पेततुर्गजसत्तमात् ।
वसुंधराधराद्भ्रष्टौ पञ्चशीर्षाविवोरगौ ॥४४॥

44. tau bāhū parighaprakhyau petaturgajasattamāt ,
vasuṁdharādharādbhraṣṭau pañcaśīrṣāvivoragau.

44. tau bāhū parighaprakhyau petatuḥ gajasattamāt
vasuṃdharādharāt bhraṣṭau pañcaśīrṣau iva uragau

44. parighaprakhyau tau bāhū gajasattamāt petatuḥ
vasuṃdharādharāt bhraṣṭau pañcaśīrṣau iva uragau

44. Those two arms, resembling iron maces, fell from Jalasandha, who was like the best of elephants, just as two five-headed serpents (uragau) might fall from a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• बाहू (bāhū) - two arms

• परिघप्रख्यौ (parighaprakhyau) - resembling iron maces, like clubs

• पेततुः (petatuḥ) - they two fell, they two flew

• गजसत्तमात् (gajasattamāt) - from Jalasandha, who is compared to an excellent elephant in strength and size (from the best of elephants)

• वसुंधराधरात् (vasuṁdharādharāt) - from a mountain, from the supporter of the earth

• भ्रष्टौ (bhraṣṭau) - fallen, dropped, slipped

• पञ्चशीर्षौ (pañcaśīrṣau) - five-headed

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• उरगौ (uragau) - two serpents, two snakes

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

बाहू (bāhū) - two arms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bāhu

bāhu - arm

परिघप्रख्यौ (parighaprakhyau) - resembling iron maces, like clubs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of parighaprakhya

parighaprakhya - resembling an iron mace/bar

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parigha+prakhya)

• parigha – iron bar, club, mace, bolt
  noun (masculine)
• prakhya – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)

पेततुः (petatuḥ) - they two fell, they two flew

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

गजसत्तमात् (gajasattamāt) - from Jalasandha, who is compared to an excellent elephant in strength and size (from the best of elephants)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of gajasattama

gajasattama - best of elephants, excellent elephant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+sattama)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of sat (good/real).

वसुंधराधरात् (vasuṁdharādharāt) - from a mountain, from the supporter of the earth

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vasuṃdharādhara

vasuṁdharādhara - mountain (literally 'earth-bearer' or 'supporter of the earth')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasuṃdharā+dhara)

• vasuṃdharā – the earth (literally 'bearer of wealth')
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, supporting (often used as suffix for mountains)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √dhṛ (to hold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

भ्रष्टौ (bhraṣṭau) - fallen, dropped, slipped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhraṣṭa

bhraṣṭa - fallen, dropped, slipped, deviated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhraṃś (to fall, drop).

Root: bhraṃś (class 1)

पञ्चशीर्षौ (pañcaśīrṣau) - five-headed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pañcaśīrṣa

pañcaśīrṣa - five-headed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pañcan+śīrṣa)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• śīrṣa – head, top
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

उरगौ (uragau) - two serpents, two snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of uraga

uraga - serpent, snake (literally 'chest-goer')