महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-4, verse-71

रोचमानौ नरव्याघ्रौ रोचमानौ ग्रहाविव ।
द्रोणेन युगपद्राजन्दिवं संप्रेषितौ शरैः ॥७१॥

71. rocamānau naravyāghrau rocamānau grahāviva ,
droṇena yugapadrājandivaṁ saṁpreṣitau śaraiḥ.

71. rocamānau naravyāghrau rocamānau grahā iva
droṇena yugapat rājan divam sampreṣitau śaraiḥ

71. rājan,
rocamānau grahā iva rocamānau naravyāghrau droṇena śaraiḥ युगपत् divam sampreṣitau

71. O king, those two glorious, tiger-like men, shining like a pair of planets, were simultaneously sent to heaven by Droṇa's arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• रोचमानौ (rocamānau) - shining, glorious, brilliant

• नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - two tiger-like men, two excellent men, two heroes

• रोचमानौ (rocamānau) - shining, glorious, brilliant

• ग्रहा (grahā) - two planets, two celestial bodies

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa (a proper name)

• युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously, at once, at the same time

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

• दिवम् (divam) - to heaven, to the sky

• सम्प्रेषितौ (sampreṣitau) - sent to heaven (implying killed) (sent, despatched)

• शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

Words meanings and morphology

रोचमानौ (rocamānau) - shining, glorious, brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rocamāna

rocamāna - shining, bright, brilliant, glorious

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root ruc- (to shine, be bright)

Root: ruc (class 1)

नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - two tiger-like men, two excellent men, two heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - a tiger among men, an eminent or excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger (used metaphorically for excellence)
  noun (masculine)

रोचमानौ (rocamānau) - shining, glorious, brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rocamāna

rocamāna - shining, bright, brilliant, glorious

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root ruc- (to shine, be bright)

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: Used here to modify 'grahā' (planets) in the next word, implying they shine like planets.

ग्रहा (grahā) - two planets, two celestial bodies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of graha

graha - planet, celestial body, seizer

Root: grah (class 9)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (the guru or teacher of the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas)

युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously, at once, at the same time

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

दिवम् (divam) - to heaven, to the sky

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

सम्प्रेषितौ (sampreṣitau) - sent to heaven (implying killed) (sent, despatched)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sampreṣita

sampreṣita - sent, despatched, driven, hurled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root iṣ- (to send, to move) with upasargas sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara

śara - arrow, reed