महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-18, verse-70

तावन्योन्यं भृशं विद्ध्वा रुधिरेण समुक्षितौ ।
अन्योन्यशृङ्गाभिहतौ रेजतुर्वृषभाविव ॥७०॥

70. tāvanyonyaṁ bhṛśaṁ viddhvā rudhireṇa samukṣitau ,
anyonyaśṛṅgābhihatau rejaturvṛṣabhāviva.

70. tau anyonyaṃ bhṛśaṃ viddhvā rudhireṇa samukṣitau
anyonyaśṛṅgābhihatau rejatuḥ vṛṣabhau iva

70. tau anyonyaṃ bhṛśaṃ viddhvā rudhireṇa samukṣitau
anyonyaśṛṅgābhihatau vṛṣabhau iva rejatuḥ

70. Those two, having deeply pierced each other and become drenched with blood, shone like two bulls that have gored each other with their horns.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - Śikhaṇḍī and another warrior (implied, often Bhīṣma from context) (those two, they two)

• अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṁ) - each other, mutually

• भृशं (bhṛśaṁ) - greatly, intensely, deeply

• विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced, having wounded

• रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood, by blood

• समुक्षितौ (samukṣitau) - sprinkled, drenched, covered

• अन्योन्यशृङ्गाभिहतौ (anyonyaśṛṅgābhihatau) - struck by each other's horns, gored by mutual horns

• रेजतुः (rejatuḥ) - shone, appeared splendid

• वृषभौ (vṛṣabhau) - two bulls

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - Śikhaṇḍī and another warrior (implied, often Bhīṣma from context) (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two warriors.

अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṁ) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual, reciprocal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+anya)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun
• anya – other, another
  pronoun

Note: Acts as an adverb here, or direct object of viddhvā.

भृशं (bhṛśaṁ) - greatly, intensely, deeply

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of bhṛśa (violent, strong)

Root: bhṛś

Note: Adverb modifying viddhvā.

विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced, having wounded

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from root vyadh (to pierce, strike)

Root: vyadh (class 4)

रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood, by blood

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood, red

Root: rudh (class 7)

समुक्षितौ (samukṣitau) - sprinkled, drenched, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samukṣita

samukṣita - sprinkled, wetted, drenched, covered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam-ud-kṣi (to sprinkle, wet)

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: kṣi (class 1)

अन्योन्यशृङ्गाभिहतौ (anyonyaśṛṅgābhihatau) - struck by each other's horns, gored by mutual horns

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anyonyaśṛṅgābhihata

anyonyaśṛṅgābhihata - struck by mutual horns

Past Passive Participle in a compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+śṛṅga+abhihata)

• anyonya – each other, mutual
  pronoun
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)
• abhihata – struck, hit, smitten
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from abhi-han (to strike)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with tau and vṛṣabhau.

रेजतुः (rejatuḥ) - shone, appeared splendid

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root rāj, 3rd person dual, perfect active

Root: rāj (class 1)

वृषभौ (vṛṣabhau) - two bulls

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vṛṣabha

vṛṣabha - bull, chief, excellent

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

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