महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-20, verse-10

तौ सिंहाविव नर्दन्तौ धन्विनौ रथिनां वरौ ।
अन्योन्यमभ्यधावेतां शस्त्रप्रवरधारिणौ ॥१०॥

10. tau siṁhāviva nardantau dhanvinau rathināṁ varau ,
anyonyamabhyadhāvetāṁ śastrapravaradhāriṇau.

10. tau siṃhau iva nardantau dhanvinau rathinām varau
anyonyam abhyadhāvetām śastrapravaradhāriṇau

10. siṃhau iva nardantau dhanvinau rathinām varau
śastrapravaradhāriṇau tau anyonyam abhyadhāvetām

10. Roaring like lions, those two archers, who were the best among charioteers and wielded excellent weapons, rushed towards each other.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• सिंहौ (siṁhau) - lions

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• नर्दन्तौ (nardantau) - roaring, shouting

• धन्विनौ (dhanvinau) - archers, bowmen

• रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers

• वरौ (varau) - best, excellent

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• अभ्यधावेताम् (abhyadhāvetām) - they both rushed towards

• शस्त्रप्रवरधारिणौ (śastrapravaradhāriṇau) - wielding excellent weapons

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सिंहौ (siṁhau) - lions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of siṃha

siṁha - lion

Note: Used in dual nominative.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

नर्दन्तौ (nardantau) - roaring, shouting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nardat

nardat - roaring, sounding, shouting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root nard (to roar)

Root: nard (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `tau`.

धन्विनौ (dhanvinau) - archers, bowmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dhanvin

dhanvin - possessing a bow, an archer, a bowman

Possessive suffix -vin

Note: Qualifies `tau`.

रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rathin

rathin - having a chariot, a charioteer

Possessive suffix -in

वरौ (varau) - best, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest

Note: Qualifies `tau`, in apposition to `dhanvinau`.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anyonya

anyonya - one another, mutual

Note: Functions as an object here (rushed *at* each other).

अभ्यधावेताम् (abhyadhāvetām) - they both rushed towards

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abidhāv

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: `abhi` + `a-dhāvetām`.

शस्त्रप्रवरधारिणौ (śastrapravaradhāriṇau) - wielding excellent weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śastrapravaradhārin

śastrapravaradhārin - carrying excellent weapons

Compound adjective describing one who 'carries' (dhārin) 'excellent' (pravara) 'weapons' (śastra).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+pravara+dhārin)

• śastra – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
• pravara – excellent, best, chief
  adjective
  Prefix: pra
• dhārin – holding, carrying, bearing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun (kṛt pratyaya)
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold) with suffix -ini
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `tau`.