महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-54, verse-18

तावन्योन्यं निरीक्षेतां क्रुद्धाविव महाद्विपौ ।
दहन्तौ लोचनै राजन्परस्परवधैषिणौ ॥१८॥

18. tāvanyonyaṁ nirīkṣetāṁ kruddhāviva mahādvipau ,
dahantau locanai rājanparasparavadhaiṣiṇau.

18. tau anyonyam nirīkṣetām kruddhau iva mahādvipau
dahantau locanaiḥ rājan parasparavadheṣiṇau

18. rājan tau parasparavadheṣiṇau anyonyam kruddhau
mahādvipau iva locanaiḥ dahantau nirīkṣetām

18. O king, those two looked at each other, like two enraged great elephants, burning (with anger) with their eyes, desiring each other's death.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

• निरीक्षेताम् (nirīkṣetām) - they (two) looked, they observed

• क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - two enraged, two angry

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• महाद्विपौ (mahādvipau) - two great elephants

• दहन्तौ (dahantau) - two burning, two scorching

• लोचनैः (locanaiḥ) - by eyes, with eyes

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• परस्परवधेषिणौ (parasparavadheṣiṇau) - two desiring each other's death

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual, reciprocal

निरीक्षेताम् (nirīkṣetām) - they (two) looked, they observed

(verb)

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

Prefix: ni

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: The 'a' augment for imperfect is often dropped in epic literature.

क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - two enraged, two angry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kruddha

kruddha - angry, enraged, wrathful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √krudh (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

महाद्विपौ (mahādvipau) - two great elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahādvipa

mahādvipa - great elephant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+dvipa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• dvipa – elephant (lit. 'two-drinker', referring to its trunk and mouth)
  noun (masculine)

दहन्तौ (dahantau) - two burning, two scorching

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dahat

dahat - burning, scorching, consuming

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √dah (to burn)

Root: dah (class 1)

लोचनैः (locanaiḥ) - by eyes, with eyes

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of locana

locana - eye, seeing

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

परस्परवधेषिणौ (parasparavadheṣiṇau) - two desiring each other's death

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of parasparavadheṣin

parasparavadheṣin - desiring mutual death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paraspara+vadha+eṣin)

• paraspara – mutual, each other, reciprocal
  pronoun
• vadha – killing, slaughter, death
  noun (masculine)
• eṣin – desiring, wishing for, seeking
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Suffix -in
  From root √iṣ (to desire, wish)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)