महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-54, verse-28

मत्ताविव जिगीषन्तौ मातङ्गौ भरतर्षभौ ।
उभौ क्रोधविषं दीप्तं वमन्तावुरगाविव ॥२८॥

28. mattāviva jigīṣantau mātaṅgau bharatarṣabhau ,
ubhau krodhaviṣaṁ dīptaṁ vamantāvuragāviva.

28. mattau iva jigīṣantau mātaṅgau bharatarṣabhau
ubhau krodhaviṣam dīptam vamantau uragāu iva

28. ubhau bharatarṣabhau mattau mātaṅgau iva
jigīṣantau dīptam krodhaviṣam uragāu iva vamantau

28. Like two intoxicated elephants eager for victory, both the best among the Bharatas were spewing blazing poison of wrath, just like two serpents.

Words meanings summery:

• मत्तौ (mattau) - intoxicated, maddened, furious

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• जिगीषन्तौ (jigīṣantau) - desiring to conquer, wishing to win

• मातङ्गौ (mātaṅgau) - two elephants

• भरतर्षभौ (bharatarṣabhau) - referring to Bhima and Duryodhana (two best of the Bharatas, two bulls among the Bharatas)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• क्रोधविषम् (krodhaviṣam) - poison of wrath, venom of anger

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, glowing, inflamed, brilliant

• वमन्तौ (vamantau) - vomiting, spitting out, emitting

• उरगाउ (uragāu) - two serpents, two snakes

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

मत्तौ (mattau) - intoxicated, maddened, furious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of matta

matta - intoxicated, maddened, furious, lustful, proud

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √mad (to be exhilarated, intoxicated) with -ta suffix

Root: mad (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

जिगीषन्तौ (jigīṣantau) - desiring to conquer, wishing to win

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jigīṣat

jigīṣat - desiring to conquer/win, ambitious for victory

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

From desiderative stem jigīṣa- of √ji (to conquer, win)

Root: ji (class 1)

मातङ्गौ (mātaṅgau) - two elephants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - an elephant, especially a wild one; an outcast

भरतर्षभौ (bharatarṣabhau) - referring to Bhima and Duryodhana (two best of the Bharatas, two bulls among the Bharatas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull among the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata; a name of India; a king
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – a bull; the best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

क्रोधविषम् (krodhaviṣam) - poison of wrath, venom of anger

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of krodhaviṣa

krodhaviṣa - poison of wrath, venom of anger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krodha+viṣa)

• krodha – anger, wrath, fury
  noun (masculine)
  Root: krudh (class 4)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, glowing, inflamed, brilliant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, glowing, brilliant, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dīp (to shine, blaze)

Root: dīp (class 4)

वमन्तौ (vamantau) - vomiting, spitting out, emitting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vamat

vamat - vomiting, emitting, spitting out

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √vam (to vomit, emit)

Root: vam (class 1)

उरगाउ (uragāu) - two serpents, two snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of uraga

uraga - a serpent, snake (lit. going on the breast)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)