महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-41, verse-9

विश्वामित्रवसिष्ठौ तावहन्यहनि भारत ।
स्पर्धां तपःकृतां तीव्रां चक्रतुस्तौ तपोधनौ ॥९॥

9. viśvāmitravasiṣṭhau tāvahanyahani bhārata ,
spardhāṁ tapaḥkṛtāṁ tīvrāṁ cakratustau tapodhanau.

9. viśvāmitravasiṣṭhau tau ahani ahani bhārata
spardhām tapaḥkṛtām tīvrām cakratuḥ tau tapodhanau

9. bhārata tapodhanau tau viśvāmitravasiṣṭhau
ahanyahani tapaḥkṛtām tīvrām spardhām cakratuḥ

9. O Bhārata, those two, Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha, who considered asceticism (tapas) their sole wealth (tapodhana), engaged daily in an intense rivalry (spardhā) stemming from their ascetic practices.

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वामित्रवसिष्ठौ (viśvāmitravasiṣṭhau) - Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha

• तौ (tau) - those two (referring to Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha) (those two, they two)

• अहनि (ahani) - on the day (part of 'day by day') (on the day, daily)

• अहनि (ahani) - on the day (part of 'day by day') (on the day, daily)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata, O King)

• स्पर्धाम् (spardhām) - a rivalry (spardhā) (rivalry, competition, emulation)

• तपःकृताम् (tapaḥkṛtām) - stemming from (their) ascetic practices (caused by asceticism, made by asceticism)

• तीव्राम् (tīvrām) - intense (rivalry) (intense, fierce, severe)

• चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - they two engaged in (the rivalry) (they two did, they two made, they two performed)

• तौ (tau) - those two (referring to Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha) (those two, they two)

• तपोधनौ (tapodhanau) - who considered asceticism (tapas) their sole wealth (tapodhana) (whose wealth is asceticism, rich in asceticism)

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वामित्रवसिष्ठौ (viśvāmitravasiṣṭhau) - Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of viśvāmitravasiṣṭha

viśvāmitravasiṣṭha - Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha (referring to the two sages)

Dvanda compound of two proper nouns.

Compound type : dvandva (viśvāmitra+vasiṣṭha)

• viśvāmitra – Viśvāmitra (a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative of vasu.
  Root: vas (class 1)

तौ (tau) - those two (referring to Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha) (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहनि (ahani) - on the day (part of 'day by day') (on the day, daily)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day, daytime

Note: Repetition (ahani ahani) indicates 'daily' or 'day by day'.

अहनि (ahani) - on the day (part of 'day by day') (on the day, daily)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day, daytime

Note: Repetition (ahani ahani) indicates 'daily' or 'day by day'.

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata, O King)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a ruler

Patronymic from bharata.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

स्पर्धाम् (spardhām) - a rivalry (spardhā) (rivalry, competition, emulation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of spardhā

spardhā - rivalry, competition, emulation, contest

From root spardh (to vie, compete).

Root: spardh (class 1)

तपःकृताम् (tapaḥkṛtām) - stemming from (their) ascetic practices (caused by asceticism, made by asceticism)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tapaḥkṛta

tapaḥkṛta - performed by asceticism, resulting from asceticism

Compound of tapas (asceticism) and kṛta (done, made).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+kṛta)

• tapas – asceticism, penance
  noun (neuter)
  From root tap (to heat, suffer).
  Root: tap (class 1)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  past passive participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix kta.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तीव्राम् (tīvrām) - intense (rivalry) (intense, fierce, severe)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tīvra

tīvra - intense, fierce, severe, sharp, keen

चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - they two engaged in (the rivalry) (they two did, they two made, they two performed)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect

Perfect, 3rd person dual, active voice. Reduplicated stem.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तौ (tau) - those two (referring to Viśvāmitra and Vasiṣṭha) (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तपोधनौ (tapodhanau) - who considered asceticism (tapas) their sole wealth (tapodhana) (whose wealth is asceticism, rich in asceticism)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is asceticism, rich in asceticism

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – asceticism, penance
  noun (neuter)
  From root tap (to heat, suffer).
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)