महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-68, verse-61

समाचितौ कर्णशरैः परंतपावुभौ व्यभातां समरेऽच्युतार्जुनौ ।
तमो निहत्याभ्युदितौ यथामलौ शशाङ्कसूर्याविव रश्मिमालिनौ ॥६१॥

61. samācitau karṇaśaraiḥ paraṁtapā;vubhau vyabhātāṁ samare'cyutārjunau ,
tamo nihatyābhyuditau yathāmalau; śaśāṅkasūryāviva raśmimālinau.

61. samācitau karṇaśaraiḥ parantapau
ubhau vyabhātām samare acyutārjunau
tamaḥ nihatya abhyuditau yathā
amalau śaśāṅkasūryau iva raśmimālinau

61. ubhau acyutārjunau karṇaśaraiḥ samācitau parantapau samare vyabhātām.
yathā tamaḥ nihatya abhyuditau amalau raśmimālinau śaśāṅkasūryau iva.

61. Although covered by Karna's arrows, both Achyuta (Krishna) and Arjuna, those destroyers of foes, shone brilliantly in battle. They appeared like the spotless moon and sun, radiant with their garlands of rays, having dispelled the darkness.

Words meanings summery:

• समाचितौ (samācitau) - covered, filled, accumulated (dual)

• कर्णशरैः (karṇaśaraiḥ) - by Karna's arrows

• परन्तपौ (parantapau) - the two destroyers of enemies, tormentors of foes (dual)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both Achyuta and Arjuna (both (masculine dual))

• व्यभाताम् (vyabhātām) - shone, appeared brilliantly (dual)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in the conflict

• अच्युतार्जुनौ (acyutārjunau) - Achyuta (Krishna) and Arjuna (dual)

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, gloom

• निहत्य (nihatya) - having dispelled the darkness (having destroyed, having dispelled, having killed)

• अभ्युदितौ (abhyuditau) - having risen (like the moon and sun) (risen, appeared, ascended (dual))

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

• अमलौ (amalau) - the two spotless ones, pure, unsullied (dual)

• शशाङ्कसूर्यौ (śaśāṅkasūryau) - the moon and the sun (dual)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• रश्मिमालिनौ (raśmimālinau) - garlanded with rays, radiant (dual)

Words meanings and morphology

समाचितौ (samācitau) - covered, filled, accumulated (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samācita

samācita - covered, filled, accumulated, heaped up

Past Passive Participle

from sam- + ā- + √ci (to collect, heap) + -ta

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Modifies ubhau acyutārjunau.

कर्णशरैः (karṇaśaraiḥ) - by Karna's arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of karṇaśara

karṇaśara - Karna's arrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karṇa+śara)

• karṇa – Karna (name of a warrior); ear
  proper noun (masculine)
• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
  from √śṛ (to break, crush)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the agent by which Achyuta and Arjuna were covered.

परन्तपौ (parantapau) - the two destroyers of enemies, tormentors of foes (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of parantapa

parantapa - destroyer of enemies, tormentor of foes

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (para+tapa)

• para – other, hostile, enemy
  adjective
• tapa – heat, torment; causing pain
  noun (masculine)
  from √tap (to heat, torment)
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Modifies ubhau acyutārjunau.

उभौ (ubhau) - both Achyuta and Arjuna (both (masculine dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Refers to Krishna and Arjuna.

व्यभाताम् (vyabhātām) - shone, appeared brilliantly (dual)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vyabhā

imperfect parasmaipada, 3rd person dual

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in the conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, conflict, war

from sam- + √ṛ (to go) or sam- + √mṛ (to die)

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛ (class 1)

अच्युतार्जुनौ (acyutārjunau) - Achyuta (Krishna) and Arjuna (dual)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of acyutārjuna

acyutārjuna - Achyuta and Arjuna

Compound type : dvandva (acyuta+arjuna)

• acyuta – the immutable, imperishable (epithet of Krishna/Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (negative)
  a- (negative prefix) + √cyu (to move, fall) + -ta; literally 'unfallen'
  Prefix: a
  Root: cyu (class 1)
• arjuna – Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince); white, silver
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of vyabhātām.

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, gloom

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance

Note: Object of nihatya.

निहत्य (nihatya) - having dispelled the darkness (having destroyed, having dispelled, having killed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from ni- + √han (to strike, kill) + -ya

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

अभ्युदितौ (abhyuditau) - having risen (like the moon and sun) (risen, appeared, ascended (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of abhyudita

abhyudita - risen, ascended, appeared, prominent

Past Passive Participle

from abhi- + ut- + √i (to go) + -ta

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies śaśāṅkasūryau in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

अमलौ (amalau) - the two spotless ones, pure, unsullied (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of amala

amala - spotless, pure, unsullied, free from dirt/defect

a- (negative prefix) + mala (dirt, impurity)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies śaśāṅkasūryau.

शशाङ्कसूर्यौ (śaśāṅkasūryau) - the moon and the sun (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śaśāṅkasūrya

śaśāṅkasūrya - moon and sun

Compound type : dvandva (śaśāṅka+sūrya)

• śaśāṅka – moon (literally 'hare-marked')
  noun (masculine)
  from śaśa (hare) + aṅka (mark)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)

Note: Main subjects of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

रश्मिमालिनौ (raśmimālinau) - garlanded with rays, radiant (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of raśmimālin

raśmimālin - garlanded with rays, radiant, having a garland of light

from raśmi (ray) + mālin (having a garland)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (raśmi+mālin)

• raśmi – ray, beam of light, cord
  noun (masculine)
• mālin – wearing a garland, garlanded
  adjective
  from mālā (garland) + -in (possessive suffix)

Note: Modifies śaśāṅkasūryau.