महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-11, verse-5

प्रेक्षन्तः सर्वतस्तौ हि योधा योधमहाद्विपौ ।
तावकाश्च परे चैव साधु साध्वित्यथाब्रुवन् ॥५॥

5. prekṣantaḥ sarvatastau hi yodhā yodhamahādvipau ,
tāvakāśca pare caiva sādhu sādhvityathābruvan.

5. prekṣantaḥ sarvataḥ tau hi yodhāḥ yodhamahādvipau
tāvakāḥ ca pare ca eva sādhu sādhu iti atha abruvan

5. yodhāḥ sarvataḥ tau yodhamahādvipau prekṣantaḥ hi
tāvakāḥ ca pare ca eva sādhu sādhu iti atha abruvan

5. From all sides, the warriors, seeing those two who were like great elephants among fighters, indeed, both your people and the others then exclaimed, 'Excellent! Excellent!'

Words meanings summery:

• प्रेक्षन्तः (prekṣantaḥ) - seeing, looking at, observing

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, entirely

• तौ (tau) - those two

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

• योधमहाद्विपौ (yodhamahādvipau) - two great elephants among warriors

• तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your people, your relatives

• च (ca) - and

• परे (pare) - others, enemies

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• साधु (sādhu) - good, excellent, well done

• साधु (sādhu) - good, excellent, well done

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

Words meanings and morphology

प्रेक्षन्तः (prekṣantaḥ) - seeing, looking at, observing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prekṣat

prekṣat - seeing, looking, observing

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb √īkṣ with upasarga pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Forms an adjective modifying yodhāḥ.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, entirely

(indeclinable)

Derived from sarva (all) with the suffix -tas.

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Madrarāja (Śalya) and Bhīma.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter

From √yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Refers to the spectators, subject of abruvan and prekṣantaḥ.

योधमहाद्विपौ (yodhamahādvipau) - two great elephants among warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yodhamahādvipa

yodhamahādvipa - great elephant among warriors

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yodha+mahādvipa)

• yodha – warrior, fighter
  noun (masculine)
  From √yudh (to fight).
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• mahādvipa – great elephant
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of mahā (great) and dvipa (elephant).

Note: Qualifies tau (those two).

तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your people, your relatives

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - yours, related to you; your people

Derived from tava (your).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

परे (pare) - others, enemies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, different, superior, subsequent; enemy

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphasizing particle.

साधु (sādhu) - good, excellent, well done

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

साधु (sādhu) - good, excellent, well done

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating sequence or commencement.

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person plural, active voice.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The 'a-' prefix is characteristic of past imperfect and aorist tenses.