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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-8, verse-31

तावन्योन्यस्य धनुषी छित्त्वान्योन्यं विनेदतुः ।
शक्तितोमरवर्षेण प्रावृण्मेघाविवाम्बुभिः ॥३१॥
31. tāvanyonyasya dhanuṣī chittvānyonyaṁ vinedatuḥ ,
śaktitomaravarṣeṇa prāvṛṇmeghāvivāmbubhiḥ.
31. tau anyonya-sya dhanuṣī chittvā anyonyam vinedatuḥ
śakti-tomara-varṣeṇa prāvṛṇ-meghāu iva ambubhiḥ
31. tau anyonya-sya dhanuṣī chittvā anyonyam
śakti-tomara-varṣeṇa vinedatuḥ prāvṛṇ-meghāu iva ambubhiḥ
31. Having cut each other's bows, the two warriors roared at one another, showering each other with javelins and lances, just like monsoon clouds pour down water.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तौ (tau) - those two
  • अन्योन्य-स्य (anyonya-sya) - of each other, mutual
  • धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - two bows
  • छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, after cutting
  • अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - at each other
  • विनेदतुः (vinedatuḥ) - they roared, they shouted
  • शक्ति-तोमर-वर्षेण (śakti-tomara-varṣeṇa) - with a shower of javelins and lances
  • प्रावृण्-मेघाउ (prāvṛṇ-meghāu) - two monsoon clouds
  • इव (iva) - like, as if
  • अम्बुभिः (ambubhiḥ) - with waters

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, those
Note: masculine dual nominative of 'tad'
अन्योन्य-स्य (anyonya-sya) - of each other, mutual
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of anyonya
anyonya - each other, mutual
Note: genitive singular of 'anyonya'
धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - two bows
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, dual of dhanus
dhanus - bow
Note: accusative dual of 'dhanus'
छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, after cutting
(indeclinable)
absolutive
absolutive from root 'chid' (7th class)
Root: chid (class 7)
Note: absolutive form
अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - at each other
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya
anyonya - each other, mutual
Note: accusative singular of 'anyonya', used adverbially here.
विनेदतुः (vinedatuḥ) - they roared, they shouted
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vinad
imperfect 3rd dual active of root 'nad' with prefix 'vi'
Prefix: vi
Root: nad (class 1)
शक्ति-तोमर-वर्षेण (śakti-tomara-varṣeṇa) - with a shower of javelins and lances
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakti-tomara-varṣa
śakti-tomara-varṣa - shower of spears and lances
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakti+tomara+varṣa)
  • śakti – spear, javelin, power
    noun (feminine)
  • tomara – lance, javelin
    noun (masculine)
  • varṣa – rain, shower
    noun (masculine)
प्रावृण्-मेघाउ (prāvṛṇ-meghāu) - two monsoon clouds
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of prāvṛṇ-megha
prāvṛṇ-megha - monsoon cloud
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāvṛṣ+megha)
  • prāvṛṣ – rainy season, monsoon
    noun (feminine)
  • megha – cloud
    noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
अम्बुभिः (ambubhiḥ) - with waters
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of ambu
ambu - water
Note: instrumental plural of 'ambu'