महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-77

निदर्शयन्तौ त्वस्त्राणि दिव्यानि रणमूर्धनि ।
छादयन्तौ च सहसा परस्परवधैषिणौ ॥७७॥

77. nidarśayantau tvastrāṇi divyāni raṇamūrdhani ,
chādayantau ca sahasā parasparavadhaiṣiṇau.

77. nidarśayantau tu astrāṇi divyāni raṇamūrdhani
chādayantau ca sahasā parasparavadhaiṣiṇau

77. parasparavadhaiṣiṇau raṇamūrdhani divyāni
astrāṇi tu nidarśayantau ca sahasā chādayantau

77. Both, intent on killing each other, displayed divine weapons on the battlefield and swiftly overwhelmed one another.

Words meanings summery:

• निदर्शयन्तौ (nidarśayantau) - displaying, showing, exhibiting

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, and, however

• अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles

• दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine, celestial

• रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - on the battlefield, in the forefront of battle

• छादयन्तौ (chādayantau) - covering, overwhelming, concealing

• च (ca) - and, also

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, forcibly

• परस्परवधैषिणौ (parasparavadhaiṣiṇau) - desirous of killing each other, mutually seeking to kill

Words meanings and morphology

निदर्शयन्तौ (nidarśayantau) - displaying, showing, exhibiting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nidarśayat

nidarśayat - displaying, showing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with upasarga ni and causative suffix -i. Formed with -at suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, and, however

(indeclinable)

अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons, missiles

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile

दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine, celestial

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of divya

divya - divine, celestial

रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - on the battlefield, in the forefront of battle

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of raṇamūrdhan

raṇamūrdhan - forefront of battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+mūrdhan)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, top, forefront
  noun (masculine)

छादयन्तौ (chādayantau) - covering, overwhelming, concealing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of chādayat

chādayat - covering, overwhelming

Present Active Participle

Derived from root chad (to cover), causative form. Formed with -at suffix.

Root: chad (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, forcibly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial instrumental of 'sahas'.

परस्परवधैषिणौ (parasparavadhaiṣiṇau) - desirous of killing each other, mutually seeking to kill

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of parasparavadhaiṣin

parasparavadhaiṣin - desirous of killing each other

From 'vadha' (killing) + 'eṣin' (desirous of), modified by 'paraspara' (mutual).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paraspara+vadha+aiṣin)

• paraspara – mutual, each other
  pronoun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaughter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vadh (class 1)
• aiṣin – desirous, seeking
  adjective (masculine)
  From root iṣ with -in suffix.
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

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