महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-63, verse-4

श्वेताश्वौ पुरुषादित्यावास्थितावरिमर्दनौ ।
शुशुभाते महात्मानौ चन्द्रादित्यौ यथा दिवि ॥४॥

4. śvetāśvau puruṣādityāvāsthitāvarimardanau ,
śuśubhāte mahātmānau candrādityau yathā divi.

4. śveta-aśvau puruṣa-ādityau āsthitau ari-mardanau
| śuśubhāte mahā-ātmānau candra-ādityau yathā divi

4. śveta-aśvau puruṣa-ādityau ari-mardanau āsthitau
mahā-ātmānau divi candra-ādityau yathā śuśubhāte

4. The two great-souled (mahātman) ones, riding white horses and destroying enemies, shone like the moon and the sun in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• श्वेत-अश्वौ (śveta-aśvau) - (riders) on white horses (having white horses)

• पुरुष-आदित्यौ (puruṣa-ādityau) - two sun-like men, two excellent men

• आस्थितौ (āsthitau) - riding (horses) (mounted, standing on, engaged in)

• अरि-मर्दनौ (ari-mardanau) - crushers of enemies, destroyers of foes

• शुशुभाते (śuśubhāte) - they shone, they appeared beautiful

• महा-आत्मानौ (mahā-ātmānau) - two great souls, two great-souled ones

• चन्द्र-आदित्यौ (candra-ādityau) - the moon and the sun

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• दिवि (divi) - in the sky, in heaven

Words meanings and morphology

श्वेत-अश्वौ (śveta-aśvau) - (riders) on white horses (having white horses)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śveta-aśva

śveta-aśva - having white horses

Compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śveta+aśva)

• śveta – white
  adjective (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mahā-ātmānau'.

पुरुष-आदित्यौ (puruṣa-ādityau) - two sun-like men, two excellent men

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puruṣa-āditya

puruṣa-āditya - sun-like man, excellent man

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+āditya)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• āditya – sun, son of Aditi; a class of gods
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mahā-ātmānau'.

आस्थितौ (āsthitau) - riding (horses) (mounted, standing on, engaged in)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āsthita

āsthita - mounted, standing on, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahā-ātmānau'.

अरि-मर्दनौ (ari-mardanau) - crushers of enemies, destroyers of foes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ari-mardana

ari-mardana - crusher of enemies, destroyer of foes

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+mardana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• mardana – crushing, destroying, treading down
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'mṛd' (to crush)
  Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'mahā-ātmānau'.

शुशुभाते (śuśubhāte) - they shone, they appeared beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (lit) of śubh

perfect middle

Root 'śubh' (to shine). 3rd person dual perfect middle.

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Dual verb, refers to the two great souls.

महा-आत्मानौ (mahā-ātmānau) - two great souls, two great-souled ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahā-ātman

mahā-ātman - great soul, great-souled, noble

Compound noun

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul (ātman), essence, individual spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'śuśubhāte'.

चन्द्र-आदित्यौ (candra-ādityau) - the moon and the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of candra-āditya

candra-āditya - the moon and the sun

Compound noun

Compound type : dvandva (candra+āditya)

• candra – moon, lunar
  noun (masculine)
  Root: cad (class 1)
• āditya – sun, son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle for comparison.

दिवि (divi) - in the sky, in heaven

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day