महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-54, verse-17

रणमण्डलमध्यस्थौ भ्रातरौ तौ नरर्षभौ ।
अशोभेतां महाराज चन्द्रसूर्याविवोदितौ ॥१७॥

17. raṇamaṇḍalamadhyasthau bhrātarau tau nararṣabhau ,
aśobhetāṁ mahārāja candrasūryāvivoditau.

17. raṇamaṇḍalamadhyasthau bhrātarau tau nararṣabhau
aśobhetām mahārāja candrasūryau iva uditau

17. mahārāja raṇamaṇḍalamadhyasthau tau bhrātarau
nararṣabhau uditau candrasūryau iva aśobhetām

17. O great king, those two brothers, those best of men, standing in the midst of the battle arena, shone like the risen moon and sun.

Words meanings summery:

• रणमण्डलमध्यस्थौ (raṇamaṇḍalamadhyasthau) - standing in the middle of the battle-arena (two)

• भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

• तौ (tau) - those two

• नरर्षभौ (nararṣabhau) - two best among men, two bulls among men

• अशोभेताम् (aśobhetām) - they (two) shone, they appeared beautiful

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• चन्द्रसूर्यौ (candrasūryau) - the moon and the sun

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उदितौ (uditau) - two risen, two ascended

Words meanings and morphology

रणमण्डलमध्यस्थौ (raṇamaṇḍalamadhyasthau) - standing in the middle of the battle-arena (two)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of raṇamaṇḍalamadhyastha

raṇamaṇḍalamadhyastha - standing in the middle of the battle-arena

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+maṇḍala+madhya+stha)

• raṇa – battle, war, combat
  noun (neuter)
• maṇḍala – circle, arena, region
  noun (neuter)
• madhya – middle, center, mid
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix from verb root
  From root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - two brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नरर्षभौ (nararṣabhau) - two best among men, two bulls among men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - best among men, chief of men (lit. bull among men)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human, male
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent, best
  noun (masculine)

अशोभेताम् (aśobhetām) - they (two) shone, they appeared beautiful

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of śobh

Root: śubh (class 1)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

चन्द्रसूर्यौ (candrasūryau) - the moon and the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of candrasūrya

candrasūrya - moon and sun

Compound type : dvandva (candra+sūrya)

• candra – moon, shining, radiant
  noun (masculine)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उदितौ (uditau) - two risen, two ascended

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of udita

udita - risen, ascended, appeared, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √i (to go) with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)